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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 3956 — I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik about praying
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ الْكُوفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ ، فَقَالَ : كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَضْرِبُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ ، قَالَ : فَكُنَّا نُصَلِّي عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ، فَقُلْتُ : هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - صَلَّاهُمَا ؟ قَالَ : قَدْ كَانَ يَرَانَا نُصَلِّيهِمَا فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا .
Mukhtar bin Fulful (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about praying after Asr, and he said: "Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to rebuke and beat (people) for performing (voluntary) prayer after Asr." He further said: "In the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we used to pray two rak'ahs after sunset and before the Maghrib prayer." I asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself pray these two rak'ahs? He replied: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to see us praying these two rak'ahs, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) neither ordered us (as an obligation) to pray them nor forbade us from them."
