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  

He said, "Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi related to me from Malik ibn Anas from Ibn Shihab that one day Umar ibn Abdal-Aziz delayed the prayer. Urwa ibn az-Zubayr came and told him that al-Mughira ibn Shuba had delayed the prayer one day while he was in Kufa and Abu Masud al- Ansari had come to him and said, 'What's this, Mughira? Don't you know that the angel Jibril came down and prayed and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed.' Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. Then he prayed again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. Then Jibril said, 'This is what you have been ordered to do.' Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz said, 'Be sure of what you relate, Urwa. Was it definitely Jibril who established the time of the prayer for the Messenger of Allah?' " Urwa said, "That's how it was related to Bashir ibn Abi Masud al-Ansari by his father."  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ بِالْكُوفَةِ 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 فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ اعْلَمْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوَ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَقَامَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقْتَ الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

[Machine] Abu Mas'ood said, "By Allah, O Mugheera, I know that Jibreel ﷺ descended and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and the people prayed with him. Then Jibreel descended and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and the people prayed with him again, until they counted five prayers. Umar asked him, "Look at what you are saying, O Urwah. Is it that Jibreel is more knowledgeable about the times of prayer?" Urwah said, "That's how Bashir bin Abu Mas'ood narrated to me." Umar continued to learn the prayer times through a sign until he departed from this world."  

لَهُ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ أَمَا وَاللهِ يَا مُغِيرَةُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى وَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى عَدَّ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ انْظُرْ مَا تَقُولُ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوَ إِنَّجِبْرِيلَ هُوَ سَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ؟ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ حَدَّثَنِي بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ فَمَازَالَ عُمَرُ يَتَعَلَّمُ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ بِعَلَامَةٍ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا  

[Machine] "What is this, O Mughira? Did you not know that Jibril descended and prayed, and then the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) prayed, and then Jibril said, 'I have been commanded with this?'"

So Umar said to Urwah ibn Zubayr, "Do you know what you are saying, O Urwah? Is it that Jibril himself establishes the prayer time for the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)?"

Urwah said, "That is how Bashir ibn Abi Mas'ood used to narrate from his father."  

مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ اعْلَمْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَقَامَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

[Machine] "What is this, O Mugheera? Did you not know that Jibreel descended upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed?" Then he said, "I know what you are talking about, O Urwah. Did Jibreel establish the prayer time for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "That was how Bashir ibn Abi Mas'ood narrated it from his father." Urwah added, "Aisha told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Asr and the sun sets in her chambers before it appeared."  

مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «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 أُمِرْتَ» قَالَ أعْلمْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَقَامَ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَظْهَرَ»  

[Machine] Narrated to us Al-Qa'nabi from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz once delayed the prayer in his leadership. Urwah ibn Zubair entered upon him and informed him that Mu'ghirah ibn Shu'bah also delayed the prayer while he was in Kufa. Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari then entered upon him and said, "O Mu'ghirah, what is this? Did you not know that Gabrielﷺ descended and performed the prayer, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer?" Then he said, "By this I was commanded." Abu Mas'ud said, "I know what you are talking about, O Urwah. Or indeed, Gabriel established the prayer for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the time of prayer." He said, "That was how Bashir ibn Abi Mas'ud used to narrate from his father."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمًا فِي إِمْرَتِهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا مُغِيرَةُ مَا هَذَا؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ «أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ 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» قَالَ أَعْلَمُ مَا تُحَدِّثُ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوْ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَقَامَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

[Machine] His father, Abu Mas'ud, said: "By Allah, O Mu'gheerah, you must know that Jibril (Gabriel), ﷺ , came down and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , prayed and the people prayed with him. Then he came down again and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , prayed and the people prayed with him, until he counted five prayers." So, Umar said to him: "Look at what you are saying, O Urwah, and indeed Jibril is the one who determines the time of prayer." So Urwah said to him: "That is what Bishr ibn Abu Mas'ud narrated to me." He said: "So Umar continued to know the time of prayer by a sign until he departed from this world."  

لَهُ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ «أَمَا وَاللهِ يَا مُغِيرَةُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أُنْزِلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى النَّاسُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى النَّاسُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى عَدَّ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ» فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ انْظُرْ مَا تَقُولُ يَا عُرْوَةَ وَإنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ سَنَّ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ حَدَّثَنِي بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ عُمَرُ يَعْلَمُ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ بِعَلَامَةٍ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا  

[Machine] Urwa Massa Al-Mughira was praying Asr in Kufa when Abu Mas'ood Al-Ansari entered upon him and said, "What is this, O Mughira? By Allah, you surely knew that Jibril came down and led the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in prayer, and then the people prayed five prayers, as he said, and then he said, 'This is what I have been commanded to do.'" Umar said to Urwa, "Know what you are saying, for it was Jibril who established the time for prayer." Urwa said, "That is how Bashir bin Abu Mas'ood related it from his father."  

عُرْوَةُ مَسَّى الْمُغِيرَةُ بِصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أبو مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ؟ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ لَقَدْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى النَّاسُ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ يَقُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَكَذَا أُمِرْتُ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِعُرْوَةَ اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُهُ فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَقَامَ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

[Machine] "What is this, O Mu'ghira? By Allah, I know that Jibril (Gabriel), ﷺ , came down and offered the prayer with the Prophet ﷺ. Then, the Prophet ﷺ offered the prayer again. Then, the Prophet ﷺ offered the prayer again. Then, the Prophet ﷺ offered the prayer again. He offered five prayers. Then, he said, 'This is how I was commanded.' Umar was startled when Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated this to him. Umar said, 'Do you know what you are saying, O Urwah? Jibril himself established the prayer time for them?' Urwah said, 'Yes, Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud narrated the same from his father.' Urwah continued, 'Aisha told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to offer the Asr prayer while the sun was still in her chamber before it appeared. Umar bin Abd al-Aziz continued to learn the prayer time with a sign from that day until he left this world.'"  

مَا هَذَا يَا مُغِيرَةُ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ لَقَدْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا أُمِرْتُ فَفَزِعَ عُمَرُ حِينَ حَدَّثَهُ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بِذَلِكَ وَقَالَ اعْلَمْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ يَا عُرْوَةُ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ لَهُوَ أَقَامَ لَهُمْ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَظْهَرَ الشَّمْسُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَتَعَلَّمُ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ بِعَلَامَةٍ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا  

[Machine] That Gabriel came down and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, then he said, "Am I ordered with this?" Omar said to Urwa, "Look what you are narrating, O Urwa, or is it Gabriel who established the prayer for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the time of prayer?" Urwa said, "Bashir bin Abi Mas'ood narrated it from his father." Urwa said, "Aisha, the prophet's wife ﷺ, told me that the prophet ﷺ used to pray Asr while the sun was still in her room before it appeared."  

أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِهَذَا أُمِرْتُ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِعُرْوَةَ انْظُرْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوْ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ أَقَامَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ وَلَقَدْ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَظْهَرَ  

"عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ قَالَ: كنَّا مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَأَخَّرَ صَلَاةً مَرَّةً (يَعْنِى الْعَصْرَ) وَهُوَ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْه أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِىُّ، فَقَالَ أَمَا وَالله يَا مُغيرَةُ؟ ! لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ (فَصَلَّى) فَصَلِّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَصَلَّى النَّاسُ معَه، ثمَ نَزَل فَصَلَّى، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ مَعَهُ، حَتَّى عَدَّ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ: هَكَذَا أُمِرْتُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: انْظُرْ مَا تَقُولُ يَا عُرْوَةُ، أوَ أنَّ جِبْرِيلَ هُوَ أَقَامَ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ: عُرْوَةُ: كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أبِى مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ".