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Sunan Ibn Majah 689 — Not Delaying Maghrib Until Stars
The Time Of The Maghrib Prayer
Maghrib Prayer and Not Delaying Until Stars
Sunan Ibn Majah : 689
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 689
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَاجَهْ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ يَحْيَى يَقُولُ اضْطَرَبَ النَّاسُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِبَغْدَادَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الأَعْيَنُ إِلَى الْعَوَّامِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْنَا أَصْلَ أَبِيهِ فَإِذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيهِ .
'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'My Ummah will continue to adhere to the Fitrah so long as they do not delay the Maghrib until the stars have come out." (Hasan) Abu 'Abdullah bin Majah said: I heard Muhammed bin Yahya saying: 'The people in Baghdad were confused in narrating this Hadith. Abu Bakr Al-A'yan and I went to 'Awwam bin 'Abbad bin 'Awwam and he brought out to us the book of his father, and this Hadith was in it.'"
[1] Natural inclination of man, i.e., Islam.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 689In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 689
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 689
This Hadith about Maghrib prayer time gives a clear warning about delay. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said his Ummah would continue to adhere to the Fitrah as long as they did not delay Maghrib until the stars had come out. The core message is easy to understand: Maghrib should not be pushed late until the sky is full of stars. The narration also includes a note from Ibn Majah about how this Hadith was checked from a written source, but the main teaching remains the timing of Maghrib. For readers searching “do not delay Maghrib until stars hadith,” this report gives a strong reminder to pray Maghrib on time.
What we learn from this hadith
- Maghrib should not be delayed until the stars appear.
- The Hadith connects timely Maghrib with remaining upon Fitrah.
- The narration teaches care and promptness at the start of Maghrib time.
