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Sahih Muslim 705h — Combining Two Prayers in the Prophet's Time
Joining two prayers when not traveling
Combining Two Prayers During the Life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Muslim : 705h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 705h
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الصَّلاَةَ فَسَكَتَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ الصَّلاَةَ . فَسَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ الصَّلاَةَ فَسَكَتَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ لاَ أُمَّ لَكَ أَتُعَلِّمُنَا بِالصَّلاَةِ وَكُنَّا نَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلاَتَيْنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abdullah b. Shaqiq al-'Uqaili Narrated from:
A person said to Ibn 'Abbas (as he delayed the prayer): Prayer. He kept silence. He again said: Prayer. He again kept silence, and he again cried: Prayer. He again kept silence and said: May you be deprived of your mother, do you teach us about prayer? We used to combine two prayers during the life of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 705hIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 68USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1524
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 705h
This narration is another report from Abdullah b. Shaqiq about Ibn Abbas. A man repeatedly said, “Prayer,” while Ibn Abbas kept silent at first. Then Ibn Abbas answered that they used to combine two prayers during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The main idea is simple: Ibn Abbas was pointing to a known practice from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم time. This Hadith is useful for people searching for combining two prayers hadith or Ibn Abbas prayer delay report. The text does not give every detail of when, why, or how in this wording. It only gives the point Ibn Abbas made: combining two prayers was known during the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم life.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas said two prayers were combined during the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم lifetime.
- He responded after a man kept calling attention to prayer.
- The narration points back to the Sunnah as the basis for his answer.
- The wording should be kept as it is, without adding details from outside the text.
