Hadith 23121

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبةُ ، عَنِ الْأَزْرَقِ بنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ عَبدِ اللَّهِ بنِ رَباحٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَاب النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي فَرَآهُ عُمَرُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : اجْلِسْ ، فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَاب أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِصَلَاتِهِمْ فَصْلٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَحْسَنَ ابنُ الْخَطَّاب " .
It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Asr prayer. After that, a man stood up and began to pray. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him and said, "Sit down, for the People of the Book were destroyed only because there was no break between their prayers." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Ibn Khattab has spoken well."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23121
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