Hadith 339

نا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، وَمُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ ، قَالا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْجَزَرِيُّ ، نا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ غَازِيًا ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى مِصْرَ ، فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلاةُ يَا عُقْبَةُ ؟ فَقَالَ : شُغِلْنَا ، فَقَالَ : أَمَا وَاللَّهِ ، مَا بِي إِلا أَنْ يَظُنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ هَكَذَا ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " لا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ، مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ " . هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الدَّوْرَقِيِّ ، وَقَالَ الْمُؤَمَّلُ , وَالْفَضْلُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ : أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " لا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي . نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْحَرَشِيُّ ، نا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ : فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ، وَقَالَ : أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " لا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ ؟ " قَالَ : بَلَى
Hazrat Mirthad bin Abdullah Yazni (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ayub (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us while engaging in jihad, and at that time the governor of Egypt was Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him). He (Uqbah) performed the Maghrib prayer late, so Sayyiduna Abu Ayub (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said, "O Uqbah, which prayer is this?" He replied, "We were occupied (that is why it was delayed)." So he said, "By Allah, I have no difficulty except that people will assume that you saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing (the prayer) delayed in this manner. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'My Ummah will remain upon goodness, or he said, upon the natural disposition (fitrah), as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars are densely gathered.' These are the words of the narration of Duraqi. In the narration of Mu’ammal and Afzal bin Ya’qub, it is stated: 'Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that my Ummah will always remain upon goodness...?' Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates the above-mentioned narration through the chain of Muhammad bin Musa Harshi, and said: 'Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "My Ummah will always remain upon goodness or upon the natural disposition as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars are densely gathered?"' He replied, 'Why not (I have heard it).'
Hadith Reference صحيح ابن خزيمه / كتاب‏:‏ الصلاة / 339
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