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ahmad:13983 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "When the Mu'adhin called for prayer, the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would quickly get up to perform the voluntary prayers until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out. They would similarly perform the two rak'ahs before Maghrib prayer. There was little time between the calling for prayer and the commencement of the prayer."  

أحمد:١٣٩٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يَعْنِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ إِلَّا قَرِيبٌ  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:625 – Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī > Anas b. Mālik

"When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ would proceed to the pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet ﷺ arrived and in this way they used to pray two rakʿat before the Maghrib prayer. There used to be a little time between the Adhan and the Iqama." Shuʿba said, "There used to be a very short interval between the two (Adhan and Iqama).  

البخاري:٦٢٥ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِ شَىْءٌ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ  

nasai:682 – Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Abū ʿĀmir > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī > Anas b. Mālik

"When the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would get up and rush to the pillars (in the Masjid) and pray until the Prophet ﷺ came out and they were like that. They would pray before Maghrib and there was nothing between the Adhan and Iqamah."  

النسائي:٦٨٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَامِرٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ يُصَلُّونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ وَيُصَلُّونَ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِ شَىْءٌ  

darimi:1481 – Saʿīd b. al-Rabīʿ > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir > Anas

[Machine] "The muezzin used to call the prayer for Maghrib during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would gather at the door. They would line up until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would come out, and they would be in that state." He said, and he did not stay for long.  

الدارمي:١٤٨١ – أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا قَالَ

كَانَ «الْمُؤَذِّنُ يُؤَذِّنُ لِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَقُومُ لُبَابُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ» قَالَ وَقَلَّ مَا كَانَ يَلْبَثُ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ

ibnhibban:2489 – Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir > Anas b. Mālik

"When the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would get up and rush to the pillars (in the Masjid) and pray until the Prophet ﷺ came out and they were like that. They would pray before Maghrib and there was nothing between the Adhan and Iqamah." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 682)   

ابن حبّان:٢٤٨٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

«كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ يُصَلُّونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ شَيْءٌ»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ حَاضِرٌ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَلِكَ

ibnhibban:1589 – ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAmr b. ʿĀmir > Anas b. Mālik

"When the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would get up and rush to the pillars (in the Masjid) and pray until the Prophet ﷺ came out and they were like that. They would pray before Maghrib and there was nothing between the Adhan and Iqamah." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 682)   

ابن حبّان:١٥٨٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

«إِنْ كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ شَيْءٌ»