Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz one day deferred the prayer. 'Urwa b. Zubair came to him and informed him that one day as Mughira b. Shu'ba was in Kufa (as its governor), he deferred the prayer, Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari came to him and said: What is this, O Mughira? Did you know that it was Gabriel who came and said prayer and (then) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the prayer (along with him), then (Gabriel) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also prayed, then (Gabriel) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also prayed, then (Gabriel) prayed and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed (along with him). then Gabriel prayed and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also prayed (along with him) and then said: This is how I have been ordered to do. 'Umar (b. 'Abd al-'Aziz) said. O 'Urwa be mindful of what you are saying that Gabriel (peace be upon him) taught the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the times of prayer. Upon this 'Urwa said: This is how Bashir b. Abu Mas'ud narrated on the authority of his father  

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 لِعُرْوَةَ انْظُرْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ يَا عُرْوَةُ أَوَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ هُوَ أَقَامَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقْتَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

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] 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] "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  

"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".