سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي وَقْتِ الْمَغْرِبِChapter: The Time For Maghrib.
Hadith 418
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ غَازِيًا وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى مِصْرَ فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا عُقْبَةُ ؟ قَالَ : أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ ، أَوْ قَالَ : عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ إِلَى أَنْ تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ " .
Narrated Abu Ayyub: Marthad ibn Abdullah said: When Abu Ayyub came upon us to fight the infidels and in those days Uqbah ibn Amir was the Governor of Egypt, he (Uqbah) delayed the sunset prayer. Hence Abu Ayyub stood and said: What kind of prayer is this, Uqbah? He said: We were busy. He said: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: My community will remain well, or he said: will remain on its natural condition, so long as it would not delay the evening prayer until the stars shine brightly just like a network.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
418. Commentary:
➊ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) found even the slightest negligence regarding prayer extremely intolerable, and they did not refrain from criticizing their leaders and governors in this matter. Those rulers, too, would accept such constructive and Shari'ah-based criticisms with good grace.
➋ Performing the prayer at its proper time—especially Maghrib—is a sign of the ummah being upon natural disposition (fitrah) and goodness, while delaying it is indicative of the opposite.
➌ If there is a valid excuse, the time for Maghrib remains until before the disappearance of the twilight (redness).
➊ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) found even the slightest negligence regarding prayer extremely intolerable, and they did not refrain from criticizing their leaders and governors in this matter. Those rulers, too, would accept such constructive and Shari'ah-based criticisms with good grace.
➋ Performing the prayer at its proper time—especially Maghrib—is a sign of the ummah being upon natural disposition (fitrah) and goodness, while delaying it is indicative of the opposite.
➌ If there is a valid excuse, the time for Maghrib remains until before the disappearance of the twilight (redness).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 418
