Muhammad reported from his father, Umar, on the authority of his grandfather, Ali ibn AbuTalib: When Ali travelled, he continued to travel till it became nearly dark. He then alighted and offered the sunset prayer. Then he would call for his dinner and eat it. Then he prayed the night prayer and then moved off. He would say: This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do. Usamah ibn Zayd reported from Hafs ibn Ubaydullah, the son of Anas ibn Malik: Anas would combine them (the evening and night prayer) when the twilight disappeared. He said: The Prophet ﷺ used to do so. Az-Zuhri also reported similarly on the authority of Anas from the Prophet ﷺ.

أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ كَانَ إِذَا سَافَرَ سَارَ بَعْدَ مَا تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ حَتَّى تَكَادَ أَنْ تُظْلِمَ ثُمَّ يَنْزِلُ فَيُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِعَشَائِهِ فَيَتَعَشَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَرْتَحِلُ وَيَقُولُ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ وَرَوَى أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَنَسًا كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَهُمَا حِينَ يَغِيبُ الشَّفَقُ وَيَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ وَرِوَايَةُ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلُهُ

This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do. Al-Hakam said: I heard Ibn Abu Laila [say] that ʿAli ؓ told them that Fatimah ؓ complained to her father about the marks she got on her hand from the millstone... and he mentioned a hadeeth similar to that of Muhammad bin Jaʿfar from Shuʿbah,

أَنَّ عَلِيًّا كَانَ يَسِيرُ حَتَّى إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَأَظْلَمَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ عَلَى أَثَرِهَا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ

[AI] To inform you of the answer: "That he should pray the Maghrib prayer after sunset, then supplicate with his evening meal, then eat, then pray the Isha prayer after it, then say, 'This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying.'"

أَنْ يُظْلِمَ يَنْزِلُ فَيُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِعَشَائِهِ فَيَأْكُلُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ عَلَى إِثْرِهَا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي»

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ: أَنَّ عَلِيًّا كَانَ إِذَا سَافَرَ سَار بَعْدَ مَا تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ حَتَّى تَكَادَ أَنْ تُظْلِمَ، ثُمَّ يَنْزِل، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِعَشَائِهِ فَيَتَعَشَّى ، ثم يُصَلِّى العِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَرْتَحِلُ وَيَقُولُ: هَكَذَا كَانَ رسُولُ الله ﷺ يَصْنَعُ".