أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ کُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحُبِسْنَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَائِ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِکَ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِلَالًا فَأَقَامَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا الْعِشَائَ ثُمَّ طَافَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَا عَلَی الْأَرْضِ عِصَابَةٌ يَذْکُرُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ غَيْرُکُمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 626
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and we were prevented from praying uhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘lsha’. I felt very upset about that and I said to myself: ‘We are with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and (fighting) for the sake of Allah.’ Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم commanded Bilal to say the Iqamah and he led us in praying Zuhr. Then he said the Iqamah and he led us in praying ‘Asr. Then he said the Iqamah and he led us in praying Maghrib. Then he said the Iqamah and he led us in praying ‘Isha’. Then he went around among us and told us: ‘There is no group on Earth who is remembering Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, except you.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020