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Muwatta MalikThe Times of Prayer

Muwatta Malik 1

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1

Narrator:Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badrī

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى اللَّيْثِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏

"‏ بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ ‏"

He said, "Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi related to me from Malik ibn Anas from Ibn Shihab that one day Umar ibn Abdal-Aziz delayed the prayer. Urwa ibn az-Zubayr came and told him that al-Mughira ibn Shuba had delayed the prayer one day while he was in Kufa and Abu Masud al- Ansari had come to him and said, 'What's this, Mughira? Don't you know that the angel Jibril came down and prayed and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed.' Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed. Then Jibril said, 'This is what you have been ordered to do.' Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz said, 'Be sure of what you relate, Urwa. Was it definitely Jibril who established the time of the prayer for the Messenger of Allah?' " Urwa said, "That's how it was related to Bashir ibn Abi Masud al-Ansari by his father."

Reported by Malik (No. 1).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمًا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عُمَرُ أَخَّرَهَا عَنْ الْوَقْتِ الْمُخْتَارِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ وَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخَّرَهَا عَنْ جَمِيعِهِ إِلَى وَقْتِ الضَّرُورَةِ وَالْأَشْبَهُ بِفَضْلِ عُمَرَ وَحَالِهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ التَّأْخِيرُ وَقْتَ الْإِسْفَارِ فَيَكُونَ عُرْوَةُ أَنْكَرَ عَلَيْهِ تَأْخِيرَهَا بِالْجَمَاعَةِ الَّتِي مِنْ سُنَّتِهَا أَنْ تُقَامَ صَلَاتُهَا فِي أَوَّلِ الْأَوْقَاتِ وَإِنْ كَانَ يَجُوزُ عَلَيْهِ السَّهْوُ عَنْ الْعِلْمِ بِأَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ تَأْخِيرُ الصَّلَاةِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ وَقْتِ الِاخْتِيَارِ وَلَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَفِيَ عَلَيْهِ رَحِمَهُ…

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  • مسند السراج (910)جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ، بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (549)جِبْرِيلَ عليه السلام نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ ؟
  • موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (1)جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ ، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ

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