Once ʿUmar bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz delayed the ʿAsr prayer a little. ʿUrwa said to him, "Gabriel descended and led the prayer in front of the Prophet ﷺ " On that ʿUmar said, "O ʿUrwa! Be sure of what you say." "Urwa, "I heard Bashir bin Abi Masud narrating from Ibn Masud who heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Gabriel descended and led me in prayer; and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, counting with his fingers five prayers."  

لَهُ عُرْوَةُ أَمَا إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ قَدْ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى أَمَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ يَا عُرْوَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ بَشِيرَ بْنَ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَأَمَّنِي فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ يَحْسُبُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ  

Once ʿUmar bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz delayed the prayer and ʿUrwa bin Az-Zubair went to him and said, "Once in 'Iraq, Al-Mughira bin Shuʿba delayed his prayers and Abi Masʿud Al-Ansari went to him and said, 'O Mughira! What is this? Don't you know that once Gabriel came and offered the prayer (Fajr prayer) and Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed too, then he prayed again (Zuhr prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and again he prayed (ʿAsr prayers and Messenger of Allah ﷺ did the same; again he prayed (Maghrib-prayer) and so did Messenger of Allah ﷺ and again prayed (ʿIsha prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and (Gabriel) said, 'I was ordered to do so (to demonstrate the prayers prescribed to you)?'" ʿUmar (bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz) said to ʿUrwa, "Be sure of what you Say. Did Gabriel lead Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the stated times of the prayers?" ʿUrwa replied, "Bashir bin Abi Masʿud narrated like this on the authority of his father." ʿUrwa added, "Aisha told me that Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray ʿAsr prayer when the sunshine was still inside her residence (during the early time of ʿAsr).  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا وَهْوَ بِالْعِرَاقِ۔ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ: بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ  

Once ʿUmar bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz delayed the prayer and ʿUrwa bin Az-Zubair went to him and said, "Once in 'Iraq, Al-Mughira bin Shuʿba delayed his prayers and Abi Masʿud Al-Ansari went to him and said, 'O Mughira! What is this? Don't you know that once Gabriel came and offered the prayer (Fajr prayer) and Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed too, then he prayed again (Zuhr prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and again he prayed (ʿAsr prayers and Messenger of Allah ﷺ did the same; again he prayed (Maghrib-prayer) and so did Messenger of Allah ﷺ and again prayed (ʿIsha prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and (Gabriel) said, 'I was ordered to do so (to demonstrate the prayers prescribed to you)?'" ʿUmar (bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz) said to ʿUrwa, "Be sure of what you Say. Did Gabriel lead Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the stated times of the prayers?" ʿUrwa replied, "Bashir bin Abi Masʿud narrated like this on the authority of his father." ʿUrwa added, "Aisha told me that Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray ʿAsr prayer when the sunshine was still inside her residence (during the early time of ʿAsr).  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا وَهْوَ بِالْعِرَاقِ۔ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ: بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ