2/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 166 — A Chain Note on Prayer Timing
What Has Been Related About The Time For The Last Isha Prayer
Hadith Chain Note on the Prayer Time Report
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 166
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 166
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، . وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ أَصَحُّ عِنْدَنَا لأَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ هَارُونَ رَوَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، نَحْوَ رِوَايَةِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ .
An-Nu'man bin Bashir Narrated from:
A Similar Narration (From Another Chain Linking To) This Chain Is Also Reported.
[1] As Abū Bishr did in no. 165.[2] That is, no. 165 which he reported from Abū Bishr.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 166In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 166
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 166
This entry is a chain-focused note linked to the previous report about the prescribed time of a prayer. It says that a similar narration came through another route, and then it mentions that Abu Awanah's report was considered more correct because of supporting transmission from Shu'bah. The main teaching is about Hadith accuracy, not a new prayer act. A reader searching for prayer time hadith may find this entry, but the content itself is about how narrations were weighed. It shows that the scholars did not simply quote reports; they also compared chains and pointed out stronger routes.
What we learn from this hadith
- Similar reports may have different narrator routes.
- A stronger chain can be preferred when supported by another reliable route.
- This text teaches care in transmission rather than a new ruling.
- Hadith notes help readers understand why a wording is accepted or preferred.
