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darimi:1407Hāshim b. al-Qāsim > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad al-Suwāʾī from his father

[Machine] He prayed the Fajr prayer with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . He said, "There were two men sitting on the side who did not pray." So, the Prophet called them and they were brought to him trembling. He said, "What prevented you from praying?" They replied, "We already prayed in our journey." He said, "Do not do that when you pray in your journey and then catch up with the Imam and pray, as it will be an additional voluntary prayer for you.” Then, the people stood and took hold of his hand, wiping their faces with it. He said, "So, I took his hand and wiped my face with it, and it was cooler than ice and more fragrant than musk."  

الدارمي:١٤٠٧حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ السُّوَائِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ قَالَ فَإِذَا رَجُلَانِ حِينَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَاعِدَانِ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا قَالَ فَدَعَا بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تُرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا قَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا؟» قَالَا صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُمَا الْإِمَامَ فَصَلِّيَا فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ» قَالَ فَقَامَ النَّاسُ يَأْخُذُونَ بِيَدِهِ يَمْسَحُونَ بِهَا وُجُوهَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ فَمَسَحْتُ بِهَا وَجْهِي فَإِذَا هِيَ أَبْرَدُ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ وَأَطْيَبُ رِيحًا مِنَ الْمِسْكِ  


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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī
abudawud:575Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad

Yazid prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was a young boy. When he (the Prophet) had prayed there were two persons (sitting) in the corner of the mosque; they did not pray (along with the Prophet). He called for them. They were brought trembling (before him). He asked: What prevented you from praying along with us? They replied: We have already prayed in our houses. He said: Do not do so. If any of you prays in his house and finds that the imam has not prayed, he should pray along with him; and that will be a supererogatory prayer for him.  

أبو داود:٥٧٥حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْلَى بْنُ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ

عَنْ أَبِيهِأَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ غُلاَمٌ شَابٌّ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى إِذَا رَجُلاَنِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَعَا بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تُرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا قَالاَ قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا فَقَالَ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الإِمَامَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فَلْيُصَلِّ مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَهُ نَافِلَةٌ  

tirmidhi:219Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Hushaym > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad al-ʿĀmirī from his father

"I attended Hajj with the Prophet. I prayed the Subh (Fajr) prayer with him in Masjid AI-Khaif." He said: "When the Prophet finished, he turned (from the Qiblah) and saw two men at the back of the people who had not prayed with him. He said, 'Bring them to me.' So I brought then while they were shuddering with fear. He said: 'What prevented you from praying with us?" They said: 'O Messenger of Allah!' We prayed at our camp.' So he said: 'Do not do that; when you pray in your camp then you come to a Masjid with a congregation, then pray with them. That will be a voluntary prayer for you.'"  

الترمذي:٢١٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عَطَاءٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ الْعَامِرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَجَّتَهُ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ وَانْحَرَفَ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي أُخْرَى الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ عَلَىَّ بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تُرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا فَقَالاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا قَالَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلاَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُمَا مَسْجِدَ جَمَاعَةٍ فَصَلِّيَا مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مِحْجَنٍ الدِّيلِيِّ وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ قَالُوا إِذَا صَلَّى الرَّجُلُ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُ الصَّلَوَاتِ كُلَّهَا فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ وَإِذَا صَلَّى الرَّجُلُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّهُ يُصَلِّيهَا مَعَهُمْ وَيَشْفَعُ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَالَّتِي صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ هِيَ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ عِنْدَهُمْ
ahmad:17479Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad from his father

Yazid prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was a young boy. When he (the Prophet) had prayed there were two persons (sitting) in the corner of the mosque; they did not pray (along with the Prophet). He called for them. They were brought trembling (before him). He asked: What prevented you from praying along with us? They replied: We have already prayed in our houses. He said: Do not do so. If any of you prays in his house and finds that the imam has not prayed, he should pray along with him; and that will be a supererogatory prayer for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 575)   

أحمد:١٧٤٧٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ بِمِنًى وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ شَابٌّ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا فَدَعَا بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا؟ قَالَا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فِي رِحَالِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْإِمَامَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ فَصَلِّيَا مَعَهُ فَهِيَ لَكُمْ نَافِلَةٌ  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ يُصَرِّحُ بِأَنَّ الزَّجْرَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ لَمْ يُرَدْ بِهِ كُلُّ الصَّلَوَاتِ فِي جَمِيعِ الْأَوْقَاتِ

ibnhibban:1564al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad from his father

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed, then when he finished his prayer, he saw two men behind the people. He commanded them to be brought forward and it thundered upon their arrival. He said to them, "What prevented you from praying with us?" They said, "O Prophet of Allah, we prayed in our journey." Then they turned towards each other and the Prophet ﷺ said, "If you have already prayed in your journey and then you catch up with the congregational prayer, then pray, for it will be considered as a voluntary prayer for you."  

ابن حبّان:١٥٦٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي مُؤَخَّرِ النَّاسِ فَأَمَرَ فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تُرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «مَا حَمَلَكُمَا عَلَى أَنْ لَا تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنْا» قَالَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُمَا الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلِّيَا فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ»  

tabarani:18904Abū Khalīfah al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad from his father

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed a prayer, then when he finished his prayer, he found two men behind the people. So he ordered them and they came trembling. Their garments were shaking. He said, "What caused both of you not to pray with us?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we already prayed in our tents. Then we came here." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you both pray in your tents and then catch up with the congregation, then pray, for it will be an additional (optional) prayer for you."  

الطبراني:١٨٩٠٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ ثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ إِذَا هُو بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي مُؤَخَّرِ النَّاسِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكُمَا عَلَى أَنْ لَمْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا قَالَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ صَلَّيْنَا فِي الرِّحَالِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُمَا الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلِّيَا فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ  

tabarani:18905Muṭṭalib b. Shuʿayb al-Azdī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Ibrāhīm b. Aʿyan > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. Yazīd b. al-Aswad al-Suwāʾī from his father

[Machine] We prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the Fajr prayer in Mina, when suddenly two men at the back of the mosque did not pray. The Messenger then called for them, and they were brought to him trembling. He asked them, "What prevents you from praying with us?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, we have already prayed in our tents." He said, "Do not do that. If you have already prayed in your tents and then you come to the imam and he has not prayed, then pray with him, for it will be an extra prayer for you."  

الطبراني:١٨٩٠٥حَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ السُّوَائِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ بِمِنًى فَإِذَا رَجُلَانِ فِي مُؤَخَّرِ الْمَسْجِدِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا فَدَعَا بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا قَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُمَا الْإِمَامَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فَصَلَّيَا مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ