Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about a man who was intimate with a woman who is not lawful for him, and did everything except intercourse? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let him perform ablution well, then stand and pray." Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night" [Surah Hud: 114]. It was asked: Is this specific to him or general for all Muslims? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather it is for all Muslims."
Its chain is mursal (broken): Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla did not meet Mu'adh bin Jabal.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 610
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