al-Mughaffal, who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Between every two adhans there is a prayer." He said it three times, then (44) added in the third time: "For whoever wishes." Both [versions] were recorded by Muslim (45). 'Uqbah said: We used to perform it during the time of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). And from 'Abd Allah (46) al-Muzani, who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Pray before Maghrib two rak'ahs." He said: Then he said: "Pray before Maghrib two rak'ahs." He said: Then he said: "Pray before Maghrib two rak'ahs, for whoever wishes," for fear that people might adopt it as a Sunnah. Agreed upon (47).
Among them also are the two rak'ahs after the Witr; the evident meaning of Ahmad's statement is that it is not recommended to perform them, but if a person performs them, it is permissible. Al-Athram said: I heard Abu 'Abd Allah being asked about the two rak'ahs after the Witr, and it was said to him: "It has been narrated from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) through various paths, so what is your opinion regarding them (48)?" He replied: "I hope that if a person performs them, it will not be considered a hardship for him, but he should do so while sitting, as the hadith states." I asked: "Do you perform them yourself?" He said: "No, I do not perform them." Abu al-Hasan al-Amidi counted them among the regular Sunnah prayers (al-sunan al-ratibah). The correct view is that they are not a Sunnah.
= al-Musnad 3/280. (44) Omitted from: The original. (45) In: The chapter on between every two adhans there is a prayer, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/573. It was also extracted by al-Bukhari in: The chapter on between every two adhans there is a prayer for whoever wishes, from the Book of the Adhan. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/161, 162. And by Abu Dawud in: The chapter on prayer before Maghrib, from the Book of Voluntary Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/295. And by al-Tirmidhi in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer before Maghrib, from the Chapters of Prayer. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/300. And by al-Nasa'i in: The chapter on prayer between the Adhan and the Iqamah, from the Book of the Adhan. al-Mujtaba 2/23. And by Ibn Majah in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding the two rak'ahs before Maghrib, from the Book of Establishing the Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/368. And by al-Darimi in: The chapter on the two rak'ahs before Maghrib, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/336. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 4/86. (46) In (M) there is an addition: "ibn". He is 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mughaffal al-Muzani. (47) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The chapter on prayer before Maghrib, from the Book of Tahajjud, and in: The chapter on the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) forbidding the forbidden except for what he deemed permissible, from the Book of Holding Fast (al-I'tisam). Sahih al-Bukhari 2/74, 389. Muslim did not extract it; rather, he extracted from 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mughaffal al-Muzani a similar hadith to the previous one, except that he said in the fourth [time]: "For whoever wishes." See: The chapter on between every two adhans there is a prayer, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer 1/573. It was also extracted by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 5/55. (48) In (M): "within them". (49) Omitted from: (M).
المُغَفَّلِ، قال: قال رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "بَيْنَ كُلِّ أذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ". قالَها ثَلَاثًا، ثم (٤٤) قال في الثَّالِثَة: "لِمَنْ شَاءَ". أخْرَجَهُما مُسْلِمٌ (٤٥). وقال عُقْبَةُ: كُنَّا نَفْعَلُه على عَهْدِ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عليه وسَلَّمَ. وعن عبدِ اللَّه (٤٦) المُزَنِيِّ قال: قال رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ". قال: ثم قال: "صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ". قال: ثم قال: "صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ". خَشْيَةَ أنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً. مُتَّفَقٌ عليه (٤٧). ومنها، الرَّكْعَتَانِ بعد الوِتْرِ، فظَاهِرُ كلامِ أحمدَ أنَّه لا يُسْتَحَبُّ فِعْلُهما، وإنْ فَعَلَهما إنْسَانٌ جَاز. قال الأثْرَمُ: سمعتُ أبا عبدِ اللهِ يُسْألُ عن الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بعدَ الوِتْرِ، قِيلَ له: قد رُوِىَ عن النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- مِن وُجُوهٍ، فما تَرَى فيهما (٤٨)؟ فقال: أرْجُو إنْ فَعَلَهُ إنْسَانٌ أنْ (٤٩) لا يُضَيَّقَ عليه، ولكن يكون وهو جَالِسٌ، كما جاءَ الحديثُ. قلتُ: تَفْعَلُه أنْتَ؟ قال: لا، ما أفْعَلُه. وعَدَّهما أبو الحَسنِ الآمِدِيُّ من السُّنَنِ الرَّاتِبَةِ. والصَّحِيحُ أنَّهُما لَيْسَتَا بِسُنَّةٍ؛
= المسند ٣/ ٢٨٠.(٤٤) سقط من: الأصل.(٤٥) في: باب بين كل أذانين صلاة، من كتاب صلاة المسافرين. صحيح مسلم ١/ ٥٧٣. كما أخرجه البخاري، في: باب بين كل أذانين صلاة لمن شاء، من كتاب الأذان. صحيح البخاري ١/ ١٦١، ١٦٢. وأبو داود، في: باب الصلاة قبل المغرب، من كتاب التطوع. سنن أبي داود ١/ ٢٩٥. والترمذي، في: باب ما جاء في الصلاة قبل المغرب، من أبواب الصلاة. عارضة الأحوذي ١/ ٣٠٠. والنسائي، في: باب الصلاة بين الأذان والإقامة، من كتاب الأذان. المجتبى ٢/ ٢٣. وابن ماجه، في: باب ما جاء في الركعتين قبل المغرب، من كتاب إقامة الصلاة. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٣٦٨. والدارمي، في: باب الركعتين قبل المغرب، من كتاب الصلاة. سنن الدارمي ١/ ٣٣٦. والإمام أحمد، في: المسند ٤/ ٨٦.(٤٦) في م زيادة: "بن". وهو عبد اللَّه بن المغفل المزني.(٤٧) أخرجه البخاري، في: باب الصلاة قبل المغرب، من كتاب التهجد، وفي: باب نهى النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- عن التحريم إلا ما تعرف إباحته، من كتاب الاعتصام. صحيح البخاري ٢/ ٧٤، ٣٨٩. ولم يخرجه مسلم، وإنما أخرج عن عبد اللَّه بن المغفل المزني مثل الحديث السابق، إلا أنه قال في الرابعة: "لمن شاء". انظر: باب بين كل أذانين صلاة، من كتاب صلاة المسافرين ١/ ٥٧٣. وأخرجه الإمام أحمد، في: المسند ٥/ ٥٥.(٤٨) في م: "فيها".(٤٩) سقط من: م.
