Hadith 702

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَمَسْرُوقٌ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ، فَقُلْنَا : يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدُهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الْإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلَاةَ ، وَالْآخَرُ يُؤَخِّرُ الْإِفْطَارَ وَيُؤَخِّرُ الصَّلَاةَ ، قَالَتْ : أَيُّهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الْإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلَاةَ ؟ قُلْنَا : عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَتْ : هَكَذَا صَنَع رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَالْآخَرُ أَبُو مُوسَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَأَبُو عَطِيَّةَ اسْمُهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، وَابْنُ عَامِرٍ أَصَحُّ .
´Abu Atiyyah said:` "Masruq and I entered upon Aishah and we said: 'O Mother of the Believers! There are two men from the Companions of Muhammad, one of them hastens to break the fasts and he hastens to perform Salat. The other delays breaking the fast and he delays the Salat.' She said: 'Which of them hastens to break the fast and hastens to perform the Salat?' We said that it was Abdullah bin Mas'ud. She said: 'This is how the Messenger of Allah did it.' And the other was Abu Musa."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الصيام عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 702
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (2039)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الصوم 9 (1099) ، سنن ابی داود/ الصوم 20 (2354) ، سنن النسائی/الصیام 23 (2160) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 17799) ، مسند احمد (6/48) (صحیح) وأخرجہ مسند احمد (6/173) من غیر ہذا الطریق۔»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
Apparently, by this is meant the Maghrib (sunset) prayer, and it can also be interpreted in a general sense; in that case, Maghrib will also be included among them.

2:
The first person, that is, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu), adhered to strictness and the Sunnah, while the second person, that is, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, acted upon permissibility and concession.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 702
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: For us, the conduct and way of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) alone is the best example. And Ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) is also a Muslim jurist (faqih) who, in every respect, used to follow and emulate the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), as has been mentioned among his virtues.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2556
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In the best of generations, the actions of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were also measured against the statements and actions of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), because the absolute proof is the blessed person of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).

➋ To break the fast (iftar) and to perform the Maghrib prayer at its earliest time is legislated and Sunnah.

➌ The Companion who delayed somewhat, Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu), perhaps did so out of caution, but now, after the advent of prayer time calendars, there is no justification for delay as a precaution.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2354