الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
بَابُ وَقْتِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَأَنَّهَا وِتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ
Chapter on the Time of Maghrib and That It Is the Witr of Daytime Prayers
Hadith 1147
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَهُوَ يَرَى مَوَاقِعَ نَبْلِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We would perform the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then a man would finish and go towards Banu Salamah, but even at that time he could see the places where his arrows had fallen.
Hadith 1148
عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى أَهْلِيهِمْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ يَرْتَمُونَ يُبْصِرُونَ وَقْعَ سِهَامِهِمْ
A companion from the Aslam tribe narrates that they used to perform the Maghrib prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then return to their homes far from Madinah, shoot arrows, and see the places where their arrows fell.
Hadith 1149
عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ سَاعَةَ تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ إِذَا غَابَ حَاجِبُهَا
Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the Maghrib prayer at the time when the sun had set and the edge of its disc had disappeared.
Hadith 1150
عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((صَلُّوا الْمَغْرِبَ لِفِطْرِ الصَّائِمِ وَبَادِرُوا طُلُوعَ النُّجُومِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At the time of the fasting person's iftar, perform the Maghrib prayer and offer it before the appearance of the stars.
Hadith 1151
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((بَادِرُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ النَّجْمِ))
(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Perform the Maghrib prayer before the appearance of the stars.
Hadith 1152
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((صَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ وَتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ فَأَوْتِرُوا صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ، وَصَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Maghrib prayer is the witr of the day’s prayers, so make the night prayer also witr, and the night prayer is in sets of two rak‘ahs, and in the last part of the night, witr is one rak‘ah.
