أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ لَاحِقًا عَنْ الرَّکْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ کَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ يُصَلِّيهِمَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا هَاتَانِ الرَّکْعَتَانِ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ فَاضْطَرَّ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَی أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ يُصَلِّي رَکْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ فَشُغِلَ عَنْهُمَا فَرَکَعَهُمَا حِينَ غَابَتْ الشَّمْسُ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ يُصَلِّيهِمَا قَبْلُ وَلَا بَعْدُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 585
‘Imran bin Hudair said: “I asked Láhiq about the two Rak’ahs before sunset. He said: “Abdullah bin Az-Zubair used to pray them, and Muawiyah sent word to him asking: ‘What are these two Rak’ahs at sunset?’ He had to refer to Umm Salamah, and Umm Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to pray two Rak’ahs before ‘Asr, then he was distracted and did not pray them, so he prayed them when the sun set, and I never saw him pray them before or after that.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020