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Sunan an-Nasai 2161 — Hastening Iftar and Prayer
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Sulaiman Bin mihran in the Hadith of 'Aishah about delaying Sahur, and the different wordings
Hastening Iftar: A Clear Sunnah from Aishah
Sunan an-Nasai : 2161
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2161
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَمَسْرُوقٌ، عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْنَا لَهَا يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَجُلاَنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدُهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلاَةَ وَالآخَرُ يُؤَخِّرُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُؤَخِّرُ الصَّلاَةَ . فَقَالَتْ أَيُّهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلاَةَ قُلْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ . قَالَتْ هَكَذَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَالآخَرُ أَبُو مُوسَى رضى الله عنهما .
Abu 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
Masruq and I came to 'Aishah and we said to her: 'O mother of the Believers, two men from among the Companions of Muhammad; one of them hastens the Iftar and hastens the prayer, and the other delays Iftar and delays the prayer; She said: 'Which one of them hastens Iftar and has hastens the prayer?' we said : 'Abdullah bin Masud.' She said: 'That is what the Messenger of Allah used to do."" And the other was Abu Musa.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2161In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 72English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2163
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2161
This Hadith about hastening iftar shows how Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, answered a practical question about fasting. Abu Atiyyah and Masruq asked her about two Companions: one hurried to break the fast and hurried to the prayer, while the other delayed both. When she learned that Abdullah bin Masud was the one who hastened iftar and prayer, she said that this was what the Messenger of Allah used to do. The core message is simple: in this report, the Sunnah is connected with prompt iftar and prompt prayer. The Hadith does not criticize Abu Musa directly; it only identifies the practice that matched the Prophet's action.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's practice in this report was to hasten iftar and the prayer.
- Aishah answered by pointing to what the Messenger of Allah used to do.
- Questions about worship can be referred to those who knew the Prophet's practice closely.
