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Bayhaqi 4401 — Explanation that this prohibition applies to some

أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَخْتَوَيْهِ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ أَيْمَنَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ، فَقَالَتْ: " وَالَّذِي هُوَ ذَهَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ، تَعْنِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، مَا تَرَكَهُمَا حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَمَا لَقِيَ اللهَ حَتَّى ثَقُلَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي كَثِيرًا مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ أَوْ جَالِسٌ " فَقَالَ لَهَا: إِنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْهُمَا، وَيَضْرِبُ عَلَيْهِمَا، فَقَالَتْ: " صَدَقْتَ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهِمَا، وَلَا يُصَلِّيهِمَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُثْقِلَ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ، وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مَا يُخَفِّفُ عَنْهُمْ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ.
Abd al-Wahid bin Ayman said: My father asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the two rak'ahs after Asr, and she said: By the One who took his soul, meaning the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never abandoned them until his death. In his (peace and blessings be upon him) final days praying became difficult for him (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray sitting. The narrator said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to forbid these two rak'ahs and would even beat people over them. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: That is true, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray them, and he did not pray them in the mosque, lest it become burdensome for his Ummah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) loved what made things lighter for them.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4401
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح۔ بخاري 590»