"عَنْ يزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ قَالَ: حَجَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَجةَ الوَداع، فَصَلِّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الفَجْرِ، فَلَما صَلى اسْتَقْبَلَ الناسَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بَرجُلَيْنِ فِى أُخْرَيَاتِ المَسْجِدِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا مَعَ الناسِ، فَقَالَ إئتُونِى بِهَذِيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ قَالَ: مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أنْ تُصَليا مَعَ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَا: قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِى الرحالِ، قَالَ: فَلا تَفْعَلا، فَإِذَا صَلَّى أحَدُكُمْ فِى رَحْلِهِ ثُمَّ أدْرَكَ الصَّلاةَ فَلْيُصَلِّها مَعَهم فَإِنَّهَا نَافِلَةُ مَا بَقِىَ".
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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ṭabarānī, Bayhaqī, SuyūṭīYazid 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.
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
"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.'"
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
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr in Mina, then he turned and saw two men behind the people. So, he called them and they came to him trembling. He said, "What prevented you from praying with the people?" They said, "We had already prayed in our camp." He said, "Do not do so if one of you has prayed in his camp, and then he catches up with the prayer led by the imam, then he should still pray it with him, for it will be a voluntary prayer for him."
صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْفَجْرَ بِمِنًى فَانْحَرَفَ فَرَأَى رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ وَرَاءَ النَّاسِ فَدَعَا بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَ النَّاسِ؟ فَقَالَا قَدْ كُنَّا صَلَّيْنَا فِي الرِّحَالِ قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَهُنَافِلَةٌ
[Machine] I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Mina. When he finished the prayer, he noticed two men at the back of the people. He called them and said, "What prevented you from praying with the people?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we already prayed in our tents." He said, "Do not do so if any of you prays in his tent and then catches up with the congregation prayer, let him join them, as it will be a voluntary prayer for him."
صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمِنًى فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَبْصَرَ رَجُلَيْنِ فِي أَوَاخِرِ النَّاسِ فَدَعَاهُمَا فَقَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَ النَّاسِ؟» فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّيْنَا فِي الرِّحَالِ قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَهُ نَافِلَةٌ»
[Machine] "On the authority of Ya'la bin 'Ata' al-Ta'ifi, who narrated from Jabir bin Yazid bin al-Aswad, who narrated from his father, he said: We prayed Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He turned around and saw two men behind the people, so he called them and they approached him trembling. Their clothes were disheveled. He asked them, 'What prevented you from praying with the people?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we prayed on the way.' He said, 'Do not do so when any one of you has already prayed during his journey and then catches up with the prayer led by the imam. Rather, pray it with him, for it is a voluntary (nafl) prayer.'"
عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ الطَّائِفِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْفَجْرَ فَانْحَرَفَ فَرَأَى رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ فَدَعَى بِهِمَا فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا يَرْتَعِدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّيْنَا فِي الرِّحَالِ قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهَا نَافِلَةٌ
[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."
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
[Machine] "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the morning in the Mosque of al-Khayf in Mina. When he finished, he faced the people and saw two men in the back of the crowd who did not pray with the people. He said, 'Bring these two men to me.' They were brought to him trembling. He asked them, 'What prevented you from praying with the people?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we had already prayed in our tents.' He said, 'Do not do so when one of you has prayed in his tent and then catches the congregational prayer. He should pray it with them, for it will be a voluntary prayer for him.'"
صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْغَدَاةَ بِمِنًى فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ اسْتَقْبَلَ النَّاسَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا هُو بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي أُخْرَيَاتِ النَّاسِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا مَعَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي بِهَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَ النَّاسِ قَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَد كُنَّا صَلَّيْنَا فِي الرِّحَالِ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ وَأَدْرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ النَّاسِ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّهَا لَه نَافِلَةٌ
I attended Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Masjid al-Khayf. When he finished praying, he saw two men at the back of the people who had not prayed with him. He said: “Bring them here.” So they were brought to him, trembling. He said: “What kept you from praying with us?” They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ we had already prayed in our homes.' He said: “Do not do that. If you have already prayed in your homes, then you come to a masjid in which there is a congregation, then pray with them, and it will be a voluntary prayer for you." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 858)
شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَجَّتَهُ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَانْحَرَفَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي أُخْرَيَاتِ الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا مَعَهُ قَالَ عَلَيَّ بِهِمَا فَأُتِيَ بِهِمَا تَرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا؟ قَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنَّا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلَا إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُمَا مَسْجِدَ جَمَاعَةٍ فَصَلِّيَا مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ
" صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الفَجْرَ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ انْحَرفَ فَرَأى رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ فَدَعَاهُمْا فَجِئ بِهِما ترعدُ فَرَائِصُهُما فَقَالَ: مَا مَنَعكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيا مَعَ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّيْنا فِى رِحَالِنَا، قَالَ: فَلَا تَفْعَلَا، إِذا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِى رَحْلِهِ ثُمَ أدْرَكَ الصلاةَ مَعَ الإِمَام فَليُصَلِّهَا مَعَهُ فَإِنَهَا لَهُ نَافِلَة".