5/31. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 614b — Maghrib and Prayer Time Limits
The times of the five prayers
Maghrib Prayer Time Hadith: Before the Twilight Disappears
Sahih Muslim : 614b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 614b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ بَدْرِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ سَائِلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاَةِ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ نُمَيْرٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَصَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغِيبَ الشَّفَقُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي .
Abu Musa Narrated from:
An Inquirer came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him about the times of prayers, and the rest of the hadith is the same (as narrated above) but for these words: " On the second day he (the Holy Prophet) observed the evening prayer before the disappearance of the twilight."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 614bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 228USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1281
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 614b
This report follows the same meaning as the previous narration from Abu Musa. A person asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about the times of prayer, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed the answer through actual prayer times. The special wording here mentions that on the second day, Maghrib was prayed before the disappearance of twilight. This detail helps clarify the Maghrib prayer time in Islam. It shows that Maghrib begins after sunset and remains connected to the period before twilight is gone. The Hadith stays focused on the practical timing of prayer. For someone searching for a Hadith about Maghrib time or Islamic prayer time limits, this narration gives a clear and simple sign.
What we learn from this hadith
- Maghrib prayer is connected to sunset and the period before twilight disappears.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught prayer times through observed practice.
- Different narrations can mention helpful details about the same lesson.
- Prayer timing is based on visible signs in the day and night.
