Darussalam · Volume 2
5. The Book Of The Voluntary PrayersSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1282 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 26
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Sahih
صحيح
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Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح. وأخرجه مسلم وأبو عوانة في "صحيحيهما")
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1282. Al-Mukhtār bin Fulful narrated from Anas bin Mālik that he said: "I prayed two Rak'ahs before Maghrib during the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." He said: "I said to Anas: 'Did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ see you (doing this)?' He replied: 'Yes, he saw us, and he did not command us, nor did he prevent us (from offering it).'" (Sahih)
1282 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ الْبَزَّازُ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: «صَلَّيْتُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ: أَرَآكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ، رَآنَا فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا، وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا»
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That is, it is not compulsory. He said it by way of exhortation and inducement. It was not a command.