Narration:
وَفِي رِوَايَةِ بْنِ فُضُيلٍ…
In a narration by Ibn Fudayl, from his father, from Nāfiʿ and ʿAbdullāh ibn Wāqid: The Mu’adhdhin (caller to prayer) of ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar once announced “الصَّلَاةُ (Prayer).” Ibn ʿUmar replied, “Continue (traveling),” and when it was just before the twilight (shafaq) had disappeared, they dismounted and performed Maghrib prayer. Then they waited until the twilight had vanished and performed ʿIshāʾ prayer. He then said:
“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a hurry due to any matter, he would do just as I have done.”
This same meaning is also narrated from ʿAqīl ibn Jābir and ʿAṭāʾ.
Authentication and References:
This Hadith is authentic.
- Abū Dāwūd: 1212 (Isnād Hasan)
- Abū Dāwūd: 1218 – Narrated by ʿAqīl ibn Khālid
- Abū Dāwūd: 1213 – Narrated by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir
✿ Key Points and Benefits:
➊ During travel, it is permissible to have a companion who can call the Adhān and Iqāmah. A secondary benefit of having a travel companion is that the prayer can be performed in congregation even during travel.
➋ The ʿIshāʾ prayer may be offered after Maghrib once the twilight (shafaq) has vanished. That is, it can be performed with some degree of advancement alongside Maghrib, when there is urgency or need to do so—such as during travel or when time is limited.
📚 This content is extracted from the book “Ḍiyāʾ al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Ilmām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām” authored by Shaykh Taqiyy al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, and translated by Mawlānā Maḥmūd Aḥmad Ghaznfar.
