Chapter: Salat Al Jam’ (Al-Muzdalifah).

Abdullah bin Umar said The Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined the sunset and the night prayers at Al Muzdalifah.

The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted by Al Zuhri through a different chain of narrators. This version adds “Each prayer with an iqamah”. Ahmad reported on the authority of Waki “he offered each prayer with a single iqamah. ”

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted to the same effect by by Al Zuhri with a different chain of narrators beginning with Ibn Hanbal on the authority of Hammad. This version adds “With an iqamah for every prayer, he did not call adhan for the first prayer and he did not offer supererogatory prayer after any of them. The narrator Makhlad said “He did not call adhan for any of them. ”

Abdullah ibn Malik said: I offered three rak'ahs of the sunset prayer and two rak'ahs of the night prayer along with Ibn Umar. Thereupon Malik ibn al-Harith said: What is this prayer? He said: I offered these prayers along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in this place with a single iqamah.

Saeed bin Jubair and Abdullah bin Malik said “We offered the sunset and the night prayers at Al Muzdalifah along with ibn Umar with one iqamah. ” The narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition as reported by Ibn Kathir.

Saeed bin Jubair said “We returned along with Ibn Umar and when we reached Al Muzdalifah he led us in the sunset and night prayers with one iqamah and three rak’ahs of the sunset prayer and two rak’ahs of the night prayer. When he finished the prayer Ibn Umar said to us The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer in this way at this place. ”

Salamah bin Kuhail said “I saw Saeed bin Jubair he called the iqamah at Al Muzdalifah and offered three ra’kahs of the sunset prayer and two ra’kahs of the night prayer. He then said “I attended Ibn Umar. ” He did like this in this place and he (Ibn Umar) said “I attended the Messenger of Allah ﷺ”. He did in a similar way in this place.

Ashath bin Sulaim reported on the authority of his father “I proceeded along with Ibn Umar from ‘Arafah towards Al Muzdalifah. ” He was not tiring of uttering “Allaah is most great” and “There is no god but Allaah”, till we came to Al Muzdalifah. He uttered the adhan and the iqamah or ordered some person who called the adhan and the iqamah. He then led us the three rak’ahs of the sunset prayers and turned to us and said (Another) prayer. Thereafter he led us in the two rak’ahs of the night prayer. Then he called for his dinner. He (Ashath) said ‘Ilaj bin Amr reported a tradition like that of my father on the authority of Ibn Umar. Ibn Umar was asked about it. He said “I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a similar manner. ”

Ibn Masud said “ I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observe a prayer out of its proper time except (two prayers) at Al Muzdalifah. He combined the sunset and night prayers at Al Muzdalifah and he offered the dawn prayer that day before its proper time.

Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: When the morning came, the Prophet ﷺ stood at the mountain Quzah and said: This is Quzah, and this is a place of stationing, and the whole of al-Muzdalifah is a place of stationing. I sacrificed the animals here, and the whole of Mina is a place of sacrifice. So sacrifice in your dwellings.

Jabir reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying “I halted here in ‘Arafah and the whole of ‘Arafah is a place of halting. I halted here in Al Muzdalifah and the whole of Al Muzdalifah is a place of halting. I sacrificed the animals here and the whole of Mina is a place of sacrifice. So sacrifice in your dwellings.

Jabir bin Abdallah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “The whole of ‘Arafah is a place of halting, the whole of Mina is a place of sacrifice, the whole of Al Muzdalifah is a place of halting and all the passes of Makkah are a thoroughfare and a place of sacrifice.

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: The Arabs in the pre-Islamic period did not return from al-Muzdalifah till they saw sunlight at the mountain Thabir. The Prophet ﷺ opposed them and returned before the sunrise.