Explanation of the Book of Prayer and Its Times-10b
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The reciter: Abu al-Nu'man narrated to us, saying: Hammad, that is Ibn Zayd, narrated to us from Amr ibn Dinar from Jabir ibn Zayd from Ibn Abbas: .
Then Ayyub said: Perhaps it was on a rainy night. He said: It is possible.
The Shaykh : This hadith was narrated by Muslim in a longer form with more complete wording,.
Some people took the apparent meaning of the hadith without this explanation and said that it is permissible to combine the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers, sometimes without an excuse.
The Rafidah took this hadith or another one and permitted combining the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers, without an excuse permanently.
The correct view is that neither of these two opinions is correct, because the narrator of the hadith, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), was asked about the reason for that and said:Sahih Muslim 706b, meaning that it should not cause hardship for them.
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in Madinah seven and eight rak'ahs for the midday, afternoon, sunset, and night prayers
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى بالمدينة سبعا وثمانيا الظهر والعصر والمغرب والعشاءThen Ayyub said: Perhaps it was on a rainy night. He said: It is possible.
The Shaykh : This hadith was narrated by Muslim in a longer form with more complete wording,
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers, in Madinah without fear or rain. They said: What was his intention in doing that? He said: He intended not to cause hardship for his Ummah
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم جمع بين الظهر والعصر وبين المغرب والعشاء في المدينة من غير خوف ولا مطر ، قالوا : ما أراد إلى ذلك ؟ قال : أراد أن لا يحرج أمتهSome people took the apparent meaning of the hadith without this explanation and said that it is permissible to combine the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers, sometimes without an excuse.
The Rafidah took this hadith or another one and permitted combining the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers, without an excuse permanently.
The correct view is that neither of these two opinions is correct, because the narrator of the hadith, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), was asked about the reason for that and said: