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ibnhibban:2671Shabāb b. Ṣāliḥ And ʿAbd Allāh b. Qaḥṭabah > Wahb b. Baqiyyah > Khālid > Khālid > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed three units of prayer in the afternoon (Asr) prayer, and Al-Khirbaq said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, did you forget or was the prayer shortened?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Did Al-Khirbaq speak the truth?" They replied, "Yes."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٧١أَخْبَرَنَا شَبَابُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَحْطَبَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَلَّمَ فِي ثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «أَصَدَقَ الْخِرْبَاقُ؟ » فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ  


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ibnhibban:2654Shabāb b. Ṣāliḥ And ʿAbd Allāh b. Qaḥṭabah > Wahb b. Baqiyyah > Khālid > Khālid > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ performed three units of prayer in the late afternoon (Asr) prayer. Al-Khirbaq, a companion, said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, did you forget or is the prayer shortened?" He ﷺ replied, "Has Al-Khirbaq spoken the truth?" They said, "Yes."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٥٤حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَحْطَبَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَلَّمَ فِي ثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «أَصَدَقَ الْخِرْبَاقُ؟ » فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ  

tabarani:4182ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Minhāl > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Khālid al-Ḥadhhāʾ > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the salutation at the end of three rakahs in the afternoon prayer, then went into the apartment (according to the version of maslamah). A man called al-Khirbaq who had long arms got up and said ; has the prayer been shortened, Messenger of Allah ? He came out angrily trailing his cloak and said : Is he telling the truth ? they said; Yes. He then prayed that rakah, then gave the salutation, then made two prostrations, then gave the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1018)   

الطبراني:٤١٨٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ فَدَخَلَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ وَكَانَ طَوِيلَ الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ فَقَالَ «أَصْدَقَ» فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى تِلْكَ الرَّكْعَةَ  

tabarani:15615ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Minhāl > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Khālid al-Ḥadhhāʾ > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed three Rak'ahs of Asr, then a man named Al-Khirbaq entered and stood before him. He had long hands. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have shortened the prayer." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and dragged his garment, then asked, "Is that true?" They said, "Yes." So, he stood up and performed that Rak'ah.  

الطبراني:١٥٦١٥حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ فَدَخَلَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ كَانَ طَوِيلَ الْيَدَيْنِ قَالَ قَصَرْتَ الصَّلَاةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ فَقَالَ «أَصَدَقَ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى تِلْكَ الرَّكْعَةَ