Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ المؤلف وانظر الحدیث الآتي ( تحفة الأشراف : 11649) ، (ضعیف الإسناد) (قتادہ کی نعمان بن مقرن رضی الله عنہ سے لقاء نہیں اس لیے اس سند میں انقطاع ہے، اگلی سند سے یہ حدیث صحیح ہے)»
Commentary: Note: (Qatadah did not meet Nu'man bin Muqarrin radi Allahu anhu, therefore there is a break (inqita') in this chain of narration. This hadith is authentic through the next chain.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1612
Ma'qil bin An-Nu‘man bin Muqarrin (RAA) narrated, ‘I witnessed (battles with) Allah’s Messenger and if he did not start fighting at the beginning of the day, he delayed the fighting till the sun had passed the meridian, and the wind blew and victory descended from Allah.” Related by Ahmad and the three Imams. Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.
Explanation: From this hadith, it is understood that the commencement of battle should be at dawn; if there is some delay, then one should wait until the sun has declined. However, this is in the case when the initiation of fighting is to be from the Muslims’ side.