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Sahih Muslim 705g — Ibn Abbas on Combining Prayers
Joining two prayers when not traveling
Ibn Abbas Combining Prayers Hadith: Learning the Sunnah Carefully
Sahih Muslim : 705g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 705g
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْخِرِّيتِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَوْمًا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَبَدَتِ النُّجُومُ وَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ الصَّلاَةَ الصَّلاَةَ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ لاَ يَفْتُرُ وَلاَ يَنْثَنِي الصَّلاَةَ الصَّلاَةَ . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَتُعَلِّمُنِي بِالسُّنَّةِ لاَ أُمَّ لَكَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ فَحَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَىْءٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَصَدَّقَ مَقَالَتَهُ .
Abdullah b. Shaqiq Narrated from:
Ibn 'Abbas one day addressed us in the afternoon (after the afternoon prayer) till the sun disappeared and the stars appeared, and the people began to say: Prayer, prayer. A person from Banu Tamim came there. He neither slackened nor turned away, but (continued crying): Prayer, prayer.Ibn 'Abbas said: May you be deprived of your mother, do you teach me Sunnah? And then he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combining the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and 'Isha' prayers. 'Abdullah b. Shaqiq said: Some doubt was created in my mind about it. So I came to Abu Huraira and asked him (about it) and he testified his assertion.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 705gIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 67USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1523
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 705g
This Hadith shows a scene where Ibn Abbas spoke after Asr until the sun set and stars appeared. Some people called out, “Prayer, prayer.” Ibn Abbas answered strongly and said he had seen the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم combine Dhuhr with Asr and Maghrib with Isha. Abdullah b. Shaqiq felt some doubt, so he asked Abu Huraira, and Abu Huraira confirmed what Ibn Abbas had said. The main search topic is the hadith of Ibn Abbas combining prayers. The text teaches us to take the Sunnah from those who witnessed it, and to ask reliable companions when something is unclear. It also keeps the focus on the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas said he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم combine the two prayer pairs.
- Abu Huraira confirmed Ibn Abbas’s statement when asked.
- The report shows that questions can be asked when a matter is unclear.
- It reminds readers not to speak about Sunnah without knowledge.
