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Sunan Abi Dawud 1284 — Ibn Umar on Prayer Before Maghrib
The Prayer Before Maghrib
Ibn Umar on Two Rak'ahs Before Maghrib: A Careful Report
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1284
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1284
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ، قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهِمَا . وَرَخَّصَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ مَعِينٍ يَقُولُ هُوَ شُعَيْبٌ يَعْنِي وَهِمَ شُعْبَةُ فِي اسْمِهِ .
Tawus Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar was asked about praying two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He replied: I did not see anyone praying them during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (Ibn Umar) permitted to pray two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer. Abu Dawud said: I heard Yahya b. Ma'in say: The correct name of the narrator Abu Shu'aib is the Shu'aib. Shu'bah made a mistake in narrating his name.
[1] Shu’aib instead of Abū Shu’aib.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1284In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 35English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1279
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1284
This Ibn Umar two rakahs before Maghrib hadith reports a specific answer from Ibn Umar. He was asked about praying two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. His reply was that he did not see anyone praying them during the time of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The narration also says that he permitted two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer. This report should be read as his stated observation in this text. It does not add a direct command or prohibition from the Prophet in the wording given here. The last part is a narrator note from Abu Dawud about the name of Abu Shu'aib, showing care in preserving the chain and wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar answered based on what he said he had seen during the Prophet's time.
- This narration records observation rather than a direct Prophetic command.
- The report mentions permission for two rak'ahs after Asr from Ibn Umar.
- Abu Dawud's note shows attention to accuracy in narrator names.
