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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He then said (again): Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer, it applies to those who wish to do so. That was because he feared that the people might treat it as sunnah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1281)   

أحمد:٢٠٥٥٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ وَعَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  


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The Prophet ﷺ said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so." He said so because he did not like the people to take it as a tradition.  

البخاري:١١٨٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

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The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform (an optional) prayer before Maghrib prayer." (He repeated it thrice) and the third time he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so," lest the people should take it as a Sunna (tradition). (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 2)  

البخاري:٧٣٦٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer. He then said (again): Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer, it applies to those who wish to do so. That was because he feared that the people might treat it as sunnah.  

أبو داود:١٢٨١حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

ذِكْرُ أَمْرِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ بِالرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ

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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed two units before Maghrib prayer, then he said after the third unit, "For whoever wishes." He was concerned that people would consider it a Sunnah.  

ابن حبّان:١٥٨٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ * ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ «لِمَنْ شَاءَ» خَافَ أَنْ يَحْسِبَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray two units (rak'ahs) before Maghrib prayer. Then he said, "Pray two units (rak'ahs) before Maghrib prayer for whoever fears that people may consider it a recommended act."  

البيهقي:٤٤٨٨أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلُّوا قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةً
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السيوطي:١٥١٤٨a

"صَلُّوا قَبْلَ المَغْرب رَكعَتَين، صلوا قَبْلَ المَغْرب رَكْعَتين لمَن شَاءَ".  

[حم] أحمد [د] أبو داود [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن عبد الله بن الْمغَفَّل المُزَنِى