حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّاطَرِيُّ ، نَا أَبِي ، نَا رَبَاحُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الذِّمَارِيُّ ، ثَنَا الْمُطْعِمُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ ، يَقُولُ :
سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، يَقُولُ : سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ وَقْتِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَلَمَّا دَلَكَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ لِلظُّهْرِ ، فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْعَصْرِ حِينَ ظَنَنَّا أَنَّ ظِلَّ الرَّجُلِ أَطْوَلُ مِنْهُ ، فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْمَغْرِبِ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، وَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْعِشَاءِ حِينَ أُذْهِبَ بَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ، وَهُوَ الشَّفَقُ ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْفَجْرِ حِينَ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ ، فَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ مِنَ الْغَدِ لِلظُّهْرِ حِينَ دَلَكَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَأَخَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَانَ ظِلُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلَهُ ، فَأَقَامَ وَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْعَصْرِ ، فَأَخَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَانَ ظِلُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلَيْهِ ، فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقَامَ وَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْمَغْرِبِ حِينَ غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَأَخَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَادَ يَغِيبُ بَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ الشَّفَقِ فِيمَا يَرَى ، ثُمَّ أَمْرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْعِشَاءِ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ ، فَنِمْنَا ثُمَّ قُمْنَا مِرَارًا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَنْتَظِرُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ غَيْرُكُمْ ، وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا ، وَلَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُ بِتَأْخِيرِ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَقْرَبَ مِنْ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ I " ، ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ لِلْفَجْرِ ، فَأَخَّرَهَا حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ ، فَأَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلَّى ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : I " الْوَقْتُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ الْوَقْتَيْنِ .
I " لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الْمُطْعِمِ بْنِ الْمِقْدَامِ إِلَّا رَبَاحُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ I " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "A man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the times of prayer. So when the sun passed its zenith, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the call to prayer (adhan) for Zuhr; then, at the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said the iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then, when it seemed to us that a man's shadow had become longer than his height, he gave the adhan for Asr; then, at the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said the iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then, when the sun had set, he gave the adhan for Maghrib; then, at the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said the iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then, when the whiteness of the day, that is the twilight (shafaq), had disappeared, he gave the adhan for Isha; then, at his (peace and blessings be upon him) command, he said the iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then, when dawn broke, he gave the adhan for Fajr; then, at his (peace and blessings be upon him) command, he said the iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer.
The next day Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the adhan for Zuhr as soon as the sun passed its zenith, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed it until the shadow of everything was equal to its own length; then the iqamah was said and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then the adhan for Asr was given, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed it until the shadow of everything was twice its length; then, at his (peace and blessings be upon him) command, the iqamah was said and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then the adhan for Maghrib was given when the sun had set, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed it until the whiteness of the day was about to disappear (and, as observed, this was the beginning of the twilight); then, at his (peace and blessings be upon him) command, the iqamah was said and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then, when the twilight had disappeared, the adhan for Isha was given; then we slept and woke up several times, and then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and said: 'No one among the people other than you is waiting for this prayer, and as long as you keep waiting for the prayer, you are as if in prayer. Were it not that I feared hardship for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay this prayer until midnight or close to it.' Then the adhan for Fajr was given, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed it so much that the sun was about to rise; then, at his (peace and blessings be upon him) command, the iqamah was said and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The time of prayer is between these two times.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Mut'im bin al-Miqdam (may Allah have mercy on him) except Rabah bin al-Walid (may Allah have mercy on him), and Marwan bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from him."