English
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray any prayer outside its proper time except two: he combined Maghrib and Isha at Muzdalifah, and prayed Fajr earlier than its usual time that day." [Agreed upon]
In Muslim's version: "He prayed Fajr before its time when it was still dark." Both Sahihayn record that he prayed both prayers together at Muzdalifah and prayed Fajr at dawn.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1289a (unverified) 94% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 1682 (unverified) 90% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) "I never saw" - Al-Nawawi said Abu Hanifah used Ibn Mas'ud's statement "I never saw him pray outside its time except..." to prohibit combining prayers while traveling, since Ibn Mas'ud was among the Prophet's closest companions and only reported this one instance of combination.
Note 2
(2) "Prayed Fajr earlier" - This supports Abu Hanifah's view that it is preferable to pray Fajr at the end of its timeframe on other days. (Al-Nawawi)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: ما رأيت إلخ: قال النووي: أخذ أبو حينفة الله بقول ابن مسعود: وما رأيته صلى صلاة إلا لميقاتها إلخ على منع الجمع بين الصلاتين في السفر؛ لأن ابن مسعود من ملازمي النبي ، وقد أخبر أنه ما رآه يجمع إلا في هذه الليلة.
Note 2
(۲) قوله : قبل ميقاتها فيه حجة لأبي حنيفة في استحباب صلاة الفجر في آخر الوقت في غير هذا اليوم. قاله النووي.