حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ حَافِظُوا عَلَی الصَّلَوَاتِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا مَا شَائَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ فَنَزَلَتْ حَافِظُوا عَلَی الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَی فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ کَانَ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ شَقِيقٍ لَهُ هِيَ إِذَنْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ الْبَرَائُ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُکَ کَيْفَ نَزَلَتْ وَکَيْفَ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1428
Abu Yunus, the freed slave of 'A'isha said: 'A'isha ordered me to transcribe a copy of the Qur'an for her and said: When you reach this verse: Guard the prayers and the middle prayer (ii. 238), inform me; so when I reached it, I informed her and she gave me dictation (like this): Guard the prayers and the middle prayer and the afternoon prayer, and stand up truly obedient to Allah. 'A'isha said: This is how I have heard from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020