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Sahih al-Bukhari 1091

Chapter: Three Rak'a of Maghrib prayer during the journey

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1091

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْرُ فِي السَّفَرِ يُؤَخِّرُ الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى يَجْمَعَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ‏.‏ قَالَ سَالِمٌ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَفْعَلُهُ إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْرُ‏.‏ وَزَادَ اللَّيْثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ سَالِمٌ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ سَالِمٌ وَأَخَّرَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ الْمَغْرِبَ، وَكَانَ اسْتُصْرِخَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ الصَّلاَةُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سِرْ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ الصَّلاَةُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سِرْ‏.‏ حَتَّى سَارَ مِيلَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْرُ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْرُ يُؤَخِّرُ الْمَغْرِبَ، فَيُصَلِّيهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ، ثُمَّ قَلَّمَا يَلْبَثُ حَتَّى يُقِيمَ الْعِشَاءَ فَيُصَلِّيَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ، وَلاَ يُسَبِّحُ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى يَقُومَ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

"I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delaying the Maghrib prayer till he offered it along with the `Isha' prayer whenever he was in a hurry during the journey." Salim narrated, "Ibn `Umar used to do the same whenever he was in a hurry during the journey." And Salim added, "Ibn `Umar used to pray the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together in Al-Muzdalifa." Salim said, "Ibn `Umar delayed the Maghrib prayer because at that time he heard the news of the death of his wife Safiya bint Abi `Ubaid. I said to him, 'The prayer (is due).' He said, 'Go on.' Again I said, 'The prayer (is due).' He said, 'Go on,' till we covered two or three miles. Then he got down, prayed and said, 'I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying in this way, whenever he was in a hurry during the journey.' `Abdullah (bin `Umar) added, "Whenever the Prophet was in a hurry, he used to delay the Maghrib prayer and then offer three rak`at (of the Maghrib) and perform Taslim, and after waiting for a short while, Iqama used to be pronounced for the `Isha' prayer when he would offer two rak`at and perform Taslim. He would never offer any optional prayer till the middle of the night (when he used to pray the Tahajjud)."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1091).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْر فِي السَّفَر ) يَخْرُج مَا إِذَا أَعْجَلَهُ السَّيْر فِي الْحَضَر , كَأَنْ يَكُون خَارِج الْبَلَد فِي بُسْتَان مَثَلًا. قَوْله : ( وَزَادَ اللَّيْث حَدَّثَنِي يُونُس ) وَصَلَهُ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ بِطُولِهِ عَنْ الْقَاسِم بْن زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ اِبْن زَنْجَوَيْهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيم بْن هَانِئ عَنْ الرَّمَادِيّ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي صَالِح عَنْ اللَّيْث بِهِ. قَوْله : ( وَأَخَّرَ اِبْن عُمَر الْمَغْرِب وَكَانَ اِسْتَصْرَخَ عَلَى صَفِيَّة بِنْت أَبِي عُبَيْد ) هِيَ أُخْت الْمُخْتَار الثَّقَفِيّ , وَقَوْله اُسْتُصْرِخَ بِالضَّمِّ أَيْ اُسْتُغِيثَ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِع , وَهُوَ مِنْ الصُّرَاخ بِالْخَاءِ الْمُعْجَمَة , وَالْمُصْرَخ الْمُغِيث قَالَ اللَّه تَعَالَى ( مَا…

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