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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Traveling

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 550

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Voluntary Prayers While Traveling

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 550

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُسْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ سَفَرًا

فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ تَرَكَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ ‏

Al-Bara bin Azib said:

"I accompanied the Messenger of Allah on eighteen journeys, and I did not see him leave the two Rak'ah when the sun waned before Zuhr."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 550) and Abu Dawud (No. 1222).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ ) , بِضَمِّ السِّينِ مُصَغَّرًا ثِقَةٌ , ( عَنْ أَبِي بُسْرَةَ ) بِضَمِّ الْبَاءِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَسُكُونِ السِّينِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ الْغِفَارِيِّ. مَقْبُولٌ مِنْ الرَّابِعَةِ كَذَا فِي التَّقْرِيبِ , وَقَالَ فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ وَثَّقَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ. وَقَالَ فِي قُوتِ الْمُغْتَذِي بِضَمِّ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَسُكُونِ السِّينِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ تَابِعِيٌّ لَا يُعْرَفُ اِسْمُهُ وَلَمْ يَرْوِ عَنْهُ غَيْرُ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ , وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الْكُتُبِ إِلَّا هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عِنْدَ الْمُصَنِّفِ وَابْنِ مَاجَهْ , وَرُبَّمَا اِشْتَبَهَ عَلَى مَنْ يَتَنَبَّهُ لَهُ بِأَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ بِفَتْحِ الْبَاءِ وَبِالصَّادِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ , وَهُوَ صَحَابِيٌ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 550
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 550
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 550
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 550

Other versions

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 1222

I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on eighteen journeys and I never saw him fail to pray two rak'ahs when the sun had passed the meridian before offering the noon prayer.

صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ سَفَرًا فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ تَرَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 1352

Al-Bara’ said, "I accompanied God’s Messenger on eighteen journeys and I never saw him fail to pray two rak'as when the sun had passed the meridian before praying the noon prayer.” Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying that this is a gharib tradition.

وَعَن الْبَراء قَالَ: صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ سَفَرًا فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ تَرَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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  • شرح السنة (1023)صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ سَفَرًا ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ تَرَكَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ . أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ الضَّبِّيُّ ، أنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَرَّاحِيُّ ، نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْمَحْبُوبِيُّ ، نا أَبُو عِيسَى ، نا قُتَيْبَةُ ، نا اللّ

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عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { أَوَّلُ مَا فُرِضَتْ اَلصَّلَاةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ , فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلَاةُ اَلسَّفَرِ وَأُتِمَّتْ صَلَاةُ اَلْحَضَرِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري…

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صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّهْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَالْعَصْرَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

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