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Muwatta Malik 22

Weak graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 22

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ فَلَقِيَ رَجُلاً لَمْ يَشْهَدِ الْعَصْرَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا حَبَسَكَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ عُذْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ طَفَّفْتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَيُقَالُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَفَاءٌ وَتَطْفِيفٌ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that once Umar ibn al-Khattab left after doing the asr prayer and met a man who had not been there. Umar asked him what had kept him from the prayer and eventhough the man gave a good reason, Umar said, "You have given yourself short measure."

Yahya added that Malik commented, "It is said that everything has a short measure and a full measure."

Reported by Malik (No. 22).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) :ذَكَرَ الدَّاوُدِيُّ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَشْهَدْ الْعَصْرَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَذَكَرَ غَيْرُهُ أَنَّهُ ابْنُ حَدِيدَةَ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَوْلُ عُمَرَ لَهُ طَفَّفْت أَيْ نَقَصْت نَفْسَك حَظَّهَا يُرِيدُ أَنَّهُ نَقَصَ حَظَّهَا مِنْ فَضِيلَةِ الْجَمَاعَةِ الْمَقْصُودَةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ جَمَاعَةً إِذَا كَانَ لَهُ إمَامٌ رَاتِبٌ قَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الْمُخَاطَبُ يُدْرِكُ فَضِيلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ بِصَلَاةِ الْفَذِّ وَيُدْرِكُ فَضِيلَةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ فِي غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ الْمَسْجِدِ…

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