English
It is narrated from Na'im ibn Ajil, the freed slave of Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), that he said: "I used to enter the mosque for Maghrib prayer and see some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sitting at the back of the mosque while the people were praying inside. They had already prayed in their homes." [Narrated by At-Tahawi]
At-Tahawi said: "These companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray Maghrib in the mosque because they had already prayed it in their homes, and none of the other companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) disapproved of this. This, in our view, is evidence that the earlier statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had been abrogated. It is not permissible to assume that such a statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was unknown to all of them, leading them to act contrary to it. Rather, they acted in this manner because they were certain that the earlier statement had been abrogated."
Chapter on The Sunnahs and Their Virtues
And His saying: "So exalt Him when the stars set." (Quran 52:49)
Qur’an-related source paragraphs
And the saying of Allah, the Almighty: "So exalt Him, and when the stars disappear." (Quran 50:40)
Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
ہوا کہ مغرب کے فرض پڑھنے کے بعد نفل کی نیت سے شریک جماعت نہیں ہونا چاہئے۔ ایسا ہی فرض کی نیت سے بھی جماعت میں شریک نہیں ہونا چاہئے۔ اس لئے کہ ایک فرض نماز دن میں دو بار نہیں پڑھی جاتی)۔ (اس کی روایت امام طحاوی نے کی ہے۔)