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Sahih al-BukhariPrayers (Salat)

Sahih al-Bukhari 503

Chapter: To offer As-Salat (the prayer) facing a pillar

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 503

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَقَدْ

رَأَيْتُ كِبَارَ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ عِنْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ‏.‏

Narrated Anas:

I saw the most famous people amongst the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) hurrying towards the pillars at the Maghrib prayer before the Prophet (ﷺ) came for the prayer.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 503).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَان ) هُوَ الثَّوْرِيُّ , وَعَمْرو بْن عَامِر هُوَ الْكُوفِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِيّ , لَا وَالِدُ أَسَد فَإِنَّهُ يُجَلِّي , وَلَا عَمْرو بْن عَامِر الْبَصْرِيّ فَإِنَّهُ سُلَمِيٌّ. قَوْله : ( لَقَدْ رَأَيْت ) فِي رِوَايَة الْمُسْتَمْلِي وَالْحَمَوِيّ ( لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْت. قَوْله : ( عِنْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ ) أَيْ عِنْدِ أَذَان الْمَغْرِب , وَصَرَّحَ بِذَلِكَ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ اِبْن مَهْدِيّ عَنْ سُفْيَان وَلِمُسْلِمٍ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن صُهَيْب عَنْ أَنَس نَحْوَهُ. قَوْله : ( وَزَاد شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرو ) هُوَ اِبْن عَامِر الْمَذْكُورُ , قَدْ وَصَلَهُ الْمُصَنِّفُ فِي كِتَاب الْأَذَان مِنْ طَرِيقِ غُنْدَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ " عَنْ عَمْرو بْن عَام…

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