ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ فَرْضَهُ جَمَاعَةً ثُمَّ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ بِتِلْكَ الصَّلَاةِ

[Machine] Muadh ibn Jabal used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ and then go back to his people and lead them in prayer. One night, the Prophet ﷺ delayed the Isha prayer, and Muadh ibn Jabal prayed with him, then returned to us and led us in prayer. He started reciting Surat Al-Baqarah, and when a man from the people saw this, he stepped aside and prayed by himself, then left. We asked him, "What happened, O so and so? Did you pretend or do nifāq (hypocrisy)?" He replied, "I did not pretend or do nifāq, but I will inform the Prophet ﷺ about this." So he went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, Muadh prays with you and then goes back and leads us in prayer. Also, you delayed Isha prayer last night and Muadh prayed with you, then came back and led us in prayer. He started reciting Surat Al-Baqarah, and when I saw that, I stepped aside and prayed alone." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Is it that you, O Muadh, who caused fitnah? Is it that you, O Muadh, who caused fitnah? Recite Surat such and such and Surat such and such."  

كَانَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَيَؤُمُّهُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَصَلَّى مَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا فَتَقَدَّمَ لَيَؤُمَّنَا فَافْتَتَحَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ تَنَحَّى فَصَلَّى وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مَا لَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنَافَقْتَ؟ قَالَ مَا نَافَقْتُ وَلَآتِيَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَأُخْبِرَنَّهُ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا يُصَلِّي مَعَكَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَؤُمُّنَا وَإِنَّكَ أَخَّرْتَ الْعِشَاءَ الْبَارِحَةَ فَصَلَّى مَعَكَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا فَتَقَدَّمَ لَيَؤُمَّنَا فَافْتَتَحَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ تَنَحَّيْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ وَحْدِي أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ نَوَاضِحَ وَإِنَّمَا نَعْمَلُ بِأَيْدِينَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ اقْرَأْ بِسُورَةِ كَذَا وَسُورَةِ كَذَا»  

[Machine] Mu'adh used to pray the Isha or the Atamah prayer with the Prophet ﷺ , then he would go back and lead his people from the tribes of Banu Salimah in prayer. One night, the Prophet ﷺ delayed the Isha prayer, so Mu'adh prayed it with him and then went back to lead his people. He recited Surah Al-Baqarah, and a man behind him moved and prayed alone. They asked him if he thought Mu'adh was a hypocrite, to which he replied no, but that he was going to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, you delayed the Isha prayer, and Mu'adh prayed it with you, then he went back and led us. So he recited Surah Al-Baqarah, and when I saw that, I delayed and prayed. We are the people of clear explanations, we do things with our own hands." The Prophet ﷺ approached Mu'adh and said, "Are you misleading, O Mu'adh? Are you misleading?" He recited Surah such and such, and Surah such and such (verse numbers are mentioned). Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, narrating from Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, narrating from Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad Al-Qabbani, narrating from Muhammad ibn Abbad, narrating from Sufyan, narrating from Amr, narrating from Jabir, who said, "Mu'adh used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ , then he would come and lead his people in prayer. He prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night for the Isha prayer, then he came and led his people. He recited Surah Al-Baqarah, and a man moved and left. He greeted and prayed alone, then left. He mentioned the rest of the hadith, but no one said, "Peace be upon him" in this hadith except Muhammad ibn Abbad.  

كَانَ مُعَاذٌ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ أَوِ الْعَتَمَةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّيهَا لِقَوْمِهِ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ قَالَ فَأَخَّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَصَلَّى مُعَاذٌ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأَمَّ قَوْمَهُ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَتَنَحَّى رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَصَلَّى وَحْدَهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ أَنَافَقْتَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي آتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ أَخَّرْتَ الْعِشَاءَ وَإِنَّ مُعَاذًا صَلَّى مَعَكَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأَمَّنَا فَافْتَتَحَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ تَأَخَّرْتُ وَصَلَّيْتُ وَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ نَوَاضِحَ نَعْمَلُ بِأَيْدِينَا فَأَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ؟ اقْرَأْ بِسُورَةِ كَذَا وَسُورَةِ كَذَا 5101 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَبَّانِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ قَالَ كَانَ مُعَاذٌ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي فَيَؤُمُّ قَوْمَهُ فَصَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ أَتَى قَوْمَهُ فَافْتَتَحَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَانْحَرَفَ رَجُلٌ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ وَانْصَرَفَ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ بِمَعْنَاهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ أَحَدٌ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ