Darussalam · Volume 1
(2) The Book OfThe PrayerSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 671 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 221
Source no. 671 · Volume 2 · Page 243
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١ / ٢٧٩) ، الثمر المستطاب
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671. Mughith bin Sumayi said: "I prayed the Subh with 'Abdullâh bin Zubair in the darkness, and when he said the Taslim, I turned to Ibn 'Umar and said: 'What is this prayer?' He said: 'This is how we prayed with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and with Abu Bakr and 'Umar. When 'Umar was stabbed, 'Uthmān delayed it until there was light.'" (Sahih)
671 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا نَهِيكُ بْنُ يَرِيمَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُغِيثُ بْنُ سُمَيٍّ، قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، الصُّبْحَ بِغَلَسٍ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ، أَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ: «هَذِهِ صَلَاتُنَا، كَانَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، فَلَمَّا طُعِنَ عُمَرُ، أَسْفَرَ بِهَا عُثْمَانُ»
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[1] Al-Isrâ' 17:78.
The best time of Fajr prayer as proved from the precept of the Prophet ﷺ in this regard is to offer it at its earliest hour. This was the practice followed during the times of Abu Bakr and 'Umar ﷺ. 'Uthmān's ﷺ decision to delay the prayer until there was light, was only dictated by the particular circumstances of the time, and was not meant to be permanent. That is why 'Abdullah bin Zubair did not feel the need to delay the prayer, and performed it at its earliest prescribed time in accord with the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.