حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَبَاحٌ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ أَخَّرَ الصَّلَاةَ مَرَّةً فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَثَوَّبَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ الْوَلِيدُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ أَجَاءَكَ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمْرٌ فِيمَا فَعَلْتَ أَمْ ابْتَدَعْتَ قَالَ لَمْ يَأْتِنِي أَمْرٌ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَمْ أَبْتَدِعْ وَلَكِنْ أَبَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْنَا وَرَسُولُهُ أَنْ نَنْتَظِرَكَ بِصَلَاتِنَا وَأَنْتَ فِي حَاجَتِكَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4298
It was narrated from al-Qasim from his father that al-Waleed bin 'Uqbah delayed the prayer on one occasion. 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood stood up and gave the iqamah (call immediately preceding the prayer), then he led the people in prayer. Al-Waleed sent word to him asking; What made you do what you did? Did instructions come to you from Ameer al-Mu'mineen with regard to what you did or have you introduced something? He said; No instructions came to me from Ameer al-Mu'mineen and I did not introduce anything; rather Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and His Messenger insisted that we should not wait for you concerning prayer when you are busy.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020