السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: صلاة الوسطى وقول من قال: هي الظهر
The middle prayer, and the view of those who said it is Zuhr
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ أنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالْهَجِيرِ أَوْ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَكَانَتْ أَثْقَلَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَنَزَلَتْ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} [البقرة: ٢٣٨] قَالَ: لِأَنَّ قَبْلَهَا صَلَاتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا صَلَاتَيْنِ " وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ غُنْدَرٌ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ: الظُّهْرُ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer (the Zuhr prayer) at midday. This was very burdensome for his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Then this verse was revealed: "Guard the prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah in devout obedience." [Surah al-Baqarah: 238] (Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him)) said: This is the middle prayer, because there are two prayers before it and two prayers after it.
In another narration the wording is that "he used to offer the Zuhr prayer at midday."
In another narration the wording is that "he used to offer the Zuhr prayer at midday."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ عَنْ زُهْرَةَ قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى فَقَالَ: " هِيَ الظُّهْرُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّيهَا بِالْهَجِيرِ " وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ فَزَادَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَعْنِي زَيْدًا: هِيَ الظُّهْرُ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أُسَامَةَ وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيِّ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَأُسَامَةَ نَحْوَهُ.
(a) It is narrated from Zuhrah: We were sitting with Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). They sent some people to Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), and they asked him about the middle prayer. He said: It is Zuhr; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer it at midday (in the heat).
(b) In a narration transmitted through another chain there is this addition: "That is, Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is the Zuhr prayer," and then they sent this message to Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him).
(b) In a narration transmitted through another chain there is this addition: "That is, Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is the Zuhr prayer," and then they sent this message to Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him).
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ثنا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ ثنا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ زُهْرَةُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَاعِدًا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ يَقُولُ: " صَلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى هِيَ صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ " قَالَ: فَمَرَّ عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ: أَرْسِلُوا إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَسَلُوهُ فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِ غُلَامًا فَسَأَلَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ: هِيَ صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ فَشَكَكْنَا فِي قَوْلِ الْغُلَامِ فَقُمْنَا جَمِيعًا فَذَهَبْنَا إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ: هِيَ الظُّهْرُ ".
Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I, Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibrahim bin Talhah (may Allah have mercy on him) were sitting together. I said that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that the middle prayer means the Zuhr prayer. He then said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by us, and Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Send someone to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask him about this. So we sent a boy to him; he asked him, came back and said: It is the Zuhr prayer. We were not convinced by what the boy said, so we all got up and went to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, and he said: It is the Zuhr prayer.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ ثنا عَفَّانُ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " الصَّلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ ".
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The middle prayer means the Zuhr prayer.
