2/10. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 416 — Early Maghrib Prayer
The Time For Maghrib
Maghrib Prayer Time While There Is Still Light
Sunan Abi Dawud : 416
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 416
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ نَرْمِي فَيَرَى أَحَدُنَا مَوْضِعَ نَبْلِهِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then shoot arrows, one of us could see the place where arrow would fall.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 416In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 26English translation : Book 2, Hadith 416
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 416
This hadith gives a vivid sign for the early timing of Maghrib. Anas b. Malik says that they used to pray Maghrib with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and then shoot arrows, and one of them could still see where his arrow fell. For readers searching for Maghrib prayer time hadith, the point is easy to picture: Maghrib was prayed soon after sunset, while enough light remained to see the arrow's landing place. The narration does not discuss delaying Maghrib until late night or joining it with another prayer. It simply shows that after praying Maghrib with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, there was still visible light for people to see their arrows.
What we learn from this hadith
- Maghrib was prayed early enough for light to remain afterward.
- The arrow example gives a clear practical sign of timing.
- The report connects Maghrib with the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم practice.
- The narration does not add details beyond this early timing scene.
