at 'Arafah, and the night of Muzdalifah there. This is the narration of Ibn al-Qasim from Malik and is his preferred view. They argued that the times [of prayer] are established by tawatur (mutually corroborating reports), so it is not permissible to abandon them based on a single report (khabar wahid). Our response is what Nafi' reported from Ibn 'Umar, that when his journey was hastened, he would combine Maghrib and 'Isha, and say: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to combine them when his journey was hastened." And from Anas, who said: "When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) departed before the sun had passed its zenith, he would delay Dhuhr until the time of 'Asr, then he would descend and combine them. If the sun had passed its zenith before he departed, he would pray Dhuhr and then mount [his ride]." Both are agreed upon. And in [the Sahih of] Muslim, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "If the journey was hastened upon him, he would delay Dhuhr until the time of 'Asr, then combine them, and delay Maghrib until he could combine it with 'Isha when the twilight had vanished."
(8) In [manuscript] A: "the singular". (9) The first [Hadith]: Recorded by al-Bukhari in the Chapter: Praying Maghrib three [rak'ahs] while traveling; the Chapter: Combining prayers during travel between Maghrib and 'Isha; and the Chapter: Whether the Adhan or Iqamah should be called when combining Maghrib and 'Isha, from the Book of Shortening [the Prayer]; and in the Chapter: The traveler who, when his journey is hastened, rushes to his family, from the Book of 'Umrah; and in the Chapter: Speed in Traveling, from the Book of Jihad. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/55, 57, 58, 3/10, 4/70, 71. Also by Muslim in the Chapter: The Permissibility of Combining Two Prayers While Traveling, from the Book of Travelers. Sahih Muslim 1/488, 489. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud in the Chapter: Combining Two Prayers, from the Book of Travel. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/277; al-Tirmidhi in the Chapter: On Combining Two Prayers, from the Chapters of Travel, 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/28; al-Nasa'i in the Chapter: The Time at Which a Traveler Combines Maghrib and 'Isha, and the Chapter: The Condition in Which One Combines Two Prayers, from the Book of Prayer Times, al-Mujtaba 1/232, 233; al-Darimi in the Chapter: Combining Two Prayers, from the Book of Prayer, Sunan al-Darimi 1/356, 357; Imam Malik in the Chapter: Combining Two Prayers in Residency and Travel, al-Muwatta 1/144; and Imam Ahmad in the Musnad 2/4, 7, 8, 54, 77, 80, 102, 106, 148, 150. The second [Hadith]: Recorded by al-Bukhari in the Chapter: Delaying Dhuhr until 'Asr... etc., and the Chapter: If one departs after the sun has passed its zenith, from the Book of Shortening. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/58. And [by] Muslim in the Chapter: The Permissibility of Combining Two Prayers While Traveling, from the Book of Travelers. Sahih Muslim 1/489. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud in the Chapter: Combining Two Prayers, from the Book of Travel, Sunan Abi Dawud 1/278; al-Tirmidhi in the Chapter: On Combining Two Prayers, from the Chapters of Travel, 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/26, 27; al-Nasa'i in the Chapter: The Time at Which a Traveler Combines... etc., from the Book of Prayer Times, al-Mujtaba 1/229; and Imam Ahmad in the Musnad 3/247, 265. (10) In the manuscripts: "hatta" (until). The reading established in Sahih Muslim is what we have used.
