6/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 705b — No Hardship in Prayer
Joining two prayers when not traveling
Combining Prayers Without Hardship Hadith in Medina
Sahih Muslim : 705b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 705b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، وَعَوْنُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، - قَالَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ جَمِيعًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي غَيْرِ خَوْفٍ وَلاَ سَفَرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ فَسَأَلْتُ سَعِيدًا لِمَ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَمَا سَأَلْتَنِي فَقَالَ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يُحْرِجَ أَحَدًا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together in Medina without being in a state of fear or in a state of journey. (Abu Zubair said: I asked Sa'id [one of the narrators] why he did that. He said: I asked Ibn 'Abbas as you have asked me, and he replied that he [the Holy Prophet] wanted that no one among his Ummah should be put to [unnecessary] hardship.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 705bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1516
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 705b
This hadith about combining prayers in Medina gives the action and the reason as reported by Ibn Abbas. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Dhuhr and Asr together in Medina while there was no fear and no journey. Abu Zubair asked Sa'id why this happened. Sa'id said he had asked Ibn Abbas the same question, and Ibn Abbas replied that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wanted that no one among his Ummah should be put to unnecessary hardship. The core message is ease in the wording of the hadith itself. For people searching for no hardship hadith, combining prayers in Medina, or Sahih Muslim 705b explanation, this narration gives a direct answer from Ibn Abbas.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم combined Dhuhr and Asr in Medina without fear or travel.
- Ibn Abbas explained the reason as removing unnecessary hardship from the Ummah.
- The narration shows a question-and-answer method for understanding the action.
