Those who held that Maghrib should be hastened

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to offer the Maghrib prayer in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then we would come to Banu Salimah, and we could still see as far as the distance of an arrow's shot.

Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we would offer the Maghrib prayer and return home, and there was still so much light that we could see as far as the distance of an arrow's shot.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Offer this prayer, meaning Maghrib, while the wide path between the two mountains is still bright.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to his governors: Do not wait for the stars to shine out before the Maghrib prayer.

Al-Aswad said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) used to offer the Maghrib prayer once the sun had set, and he would say: By the One besides whom there is no god, this is the time of this prayer.

Muhammad bin Bishr said: Ibn al-Hanafiyyah used to order his muezzin to give the adhan for Maghrib as soon as the sun had set.

Al-Zubayr bin Adi said: Suwayd bin Ghafalah used to order his muezzin to give the adhan for Maghrib as soon as the sun had set.

Abdullah al-Danaj said: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to practise archery after the Maghrib prayer.

Hajib bin Umar said: I heard my paternal uncle al-Hakam bin al-A'raj asking Dirham Abu Hind about this hadith. Dirham said: I came from the market and met some people returning after praying behind Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him). There was still so much light at that time that I was in doubt whether the sun had set yet or not.

Abu al-Anbas said: I asked my father: You have prayed with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); tell me at what time he used to offer the Maghrib prayer. He said: He used to offer the Maghrib prayer when the disc of the sun had disappeared.

A man narrates: We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then we would return to our homes, and we could still see the distance of an arrow's shot. The narrator said: I asked al-Zuhri: How far were their homes from Madinah? He said: Two thirds of a mile.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After offering the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we would go to the market, and there was so much light that if an arrow were shot, we could see where it fell.

Masruq said: I offered the Maghrib prayer with Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) at a time when there was so much light that if a man shot an arrow, he could see where it fell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the Maghrib prayer when the fasting person breaks his fast, hastening to it before the stars appear."