حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعَلْقَمَةُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ فَلَمَّا مَالَتْ الشَّمْسُ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَقُمْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَبِيَدِ صَاحِبِي فَجَعَلَنَا عَنْ نَاحِيَتَيْهِ وَقَامَ بَيْنَنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ أَئِمَّةٌ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِهَا فَلَا تَنْتَظِرُوهُمْ بِهَا وَاجْعَلُوا الصَّلَاةَ مَعَهُمْ سُبْحَةً
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4347
It was narrated from ' Abdur-Rahman bin al-Aswad that his father said: "Alqainah and I entered upon 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood at midday when it was very hot. When the sun passed the meridian he gave the iqamah for prayer and we stood behind him. He took hold of my hand and my companion's hand and made each of us stand on either side of him, and he stood between us. Then he said: This is what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to do if they were three. Then he led us in prayer and when he finished he said: There will be rulers who will delay the prayer from its proper time. Do not wait for them; rather (pray on time and) make your prayer with them nafl.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020