Abu Salama asked ‘A’isha about the two prostrations (i. e. rak’ahs) which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made after the ‘Asr. She said:
He (the Holy Prophet) observed them before the ‘Asr prayer, but then he was hindered to do so, or he forgot them and then he observed them after the ‘Asr, and then he continued observing them. (It was his habit) that when he (the Holy Prophet) observed prayer, he then continued observing it. Isma’il said: It implies that he always did that.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ – قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهِمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهِمَا قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ شُغِلَ عَنْهُمَا أَوْ نَسِيَهُمَا فَصَلاَّهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ أَثْبَتَهُمَا وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَثْبَتَهَا . قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ تَعْنِي دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 835 a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 362 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1816 |
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‘A’isha reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not abandon at all observing two rak’ahs after the ‘Asr in my house.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي جَمِيعًا، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ عِنْدِي قَطُّ .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 835 b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 363 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1817 |
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‘A’isha reported:
Two are the prayers which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) always observed in my house-openly or secretly-two rak’ahs before the dawn and two rak’ahs after the ‘Asr.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، – وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ صَلاَتَانِ مَا تَرَكَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِي قَطُّ سِرًّا وَلاَ عَلاَنِيَةً رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 835 c |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 364 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1818 |
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Aswad and Masruq reported:
We bear testimony to the fact that ‘A’isha said: Never was there a day that he (the Holy Prophet) was with me and he did not observe two rak’ahs of prayer in my house, i. e. two rak’ahs after the Asr.
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَمَسْرُوقٍ، قَالاَ نَشْهَدُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ يَوْمُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَكُونُ عِنْدِي إِلاَّ صَلاَّهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِي . تَعْنِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 835 d |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 365 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1819 |
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Chapter: Excellence Of Observing Two Rak’ahs Before The Evening Prayer
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باب اسْتِحْبَابِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ
Mukhtar b. Fulful said:
I asked Anas b. Malik about the voluntary prayers after the afternoon prayer, and he replied: ‘Umar struck hit hands on prayer observed after the ‘Asr prayer and we used to observe two rak’ahs after the sun set before the evening prayer during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I said to him: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observe them? He said: He saw us observing them, but he neither commanded us nor forbade us to do so.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، – قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، – عَنْ مُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنِ التَّطَوُّعِ، بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ كَانَ عُمَرُ يَضْرِبُ الأَيْدِي عَلَى صَلاَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ وَكُنَّا نُصَلِّي عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ . فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَّهُمَا قَالَ كَانَ يَرَانَا نُصَلِّيهِمَا . فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 836 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 366 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1820 |
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Anas b. Malik reported:
When we were in Medina, the moment the Mu’adhdhin made the call to the sunset prayer, the people hastened to the pillars of the mosque and prayed two rak’ahs with the result that any stranger coming into the mosque would think that the obligatory prayer had been observed owing to the number who were praying then.
وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ صُهَيْبٍ – عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ لِصَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ابْتَدَرُوا السَّوَارِيَ فَيَرْكَعُونَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ الْغَرِيبَ لَيَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَيَحْسِبُ أَنَّ الصَّلاَةَ قَدْ صُلِّيَتْ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ مَنْ يُصَلِّيهِمَا .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 837 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 367 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1821 |
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Chapter: Between every two calls, there is a prayer
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باب بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلاَةٌ
Abdullah b. Mughaffal reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) u saying:
There Is between the two calls (Adhan and Iqama) a prayer. And he mentioned it three times, and at the third time he said: This applies to those who wish to do it.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنْ كَهْمَسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ الْمُزَنِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلاَةٌ – قَالَهَا ثَلاَثًا قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ – لِمَنْ شَاءَ ” .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 838 a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 368 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1822 |
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This hadith has been narrated by Abdullah b. Mughaffal by another chain of transmitters, but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said at the fourth time:
” He who wishes (may do to).”
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . مِثْلَهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ “ لِمَنْ شَاءَ ” .
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 838 b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 369 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1823 |
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