Azami 2909

Muslim narrated it in "The Prayer of the Traveler" (843) from Abu Bakr Ibn Abu Shayba, he said, Affan narrated to us, he said, Aban bin Yazid narrated to us, he said, Yahya bin Abu Kathir narrated to us, from Abu Salama, from Jabir, and he related it. Bukhari mentioned it as a suspended narration in "The Military Expeditions" (4136) from Aban bin Yazid with the same chain, then said, "Musaddad said, from Abu Awana, from Abu Bishr, the man's name was Ghawrath bin Harith, and Muharib Khasafa fought in that expedition."Bukhari is referring to what Musaddad narrated in his Musnad, and from him Ibrahim Harbi in his book Gharib al-Hadith, from Musaddad, from Abu Awana, from Abu Bishr, from Sulayman bin Qays, from Jabir, who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raided Muharib Khasafa at Nakhl, and they found the Muslims caught off guard, so a man among them called Ghawrath bin Harith came and stood over the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a sword." He related it, and in it the Bedouin said, "Except that I pledge to you that I will not fight you, nor will I be with a people who fight you." So he let him go, and he came to his companions and said, "I have come to you from the best of people."Ibn Hibban also narrated it through this same route in his Sahih (2883), and he also narrated it (2882) through another route from Qatada, from Sulayman Yashkuri, that is Ibn Qays, that he asked Jabir bin Abdullah about the shortening of prayer during fear, where it was revealed and where the Prophet was at the time. He said, "We went out to intercept a caravan of Quraysh coming from Sham. When we reached Nakhl, a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while his sword lay nearby," and he related the hadith in similar fashion.It has other chains besides this one, but what I have mentioned is the more sahih of the two. Jabir has other hadiths, some of which have already been mentioned, showing that this incident occurred more than once.It has also been narrated from Abu Bakra, who said, "The Prophet ﷺ prayed Dhuhr during a time of fear. Some of them lined up behind him, and others faced the enemy. He led them in two rak'ahs, then said the closing salutation. Then those who had prayed with him went and took the position of their companions, and the others came and prayed behind him, and he led them in two rak'ahs, then said the closing salutation. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed four rak'ahs, while each group of his companions prayed two." Hasan used to issue this same ruling.Abu Dawud (1248) and Nasai (1551) both narrated it through the route of Ashath, from Hasan, from Abu Bakra, and he related it. The wording given is Abu Dawud's. Nasai did not mention Hasan's ruling. Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (2881), narrating it through this same route.In the chain is Hasan, that is, al-Basri, who is a mudallis and used the ambiguous "an" form of transmission here. Abu Dawud sensed a flaw in this hadith and said, "Likewise, Yahya bin Abu Kathir narrated it, from Abu Salama, from Jabir, from the Prophet ﷺ, and likewise Sulayman Yashkuri narrated it, from Jabir, from the Prophet ﷺ." End of quote.I say, then the hadith of Abu Bakra serves as a corroborating witness for the hadith of Jabir. But Ibn Qattan found fault with it, saying that Abu Bakra embraced Islam some time after the prayer of fear had already taken place. Hafiz said, "This is not a real flaw, for it may simply be a companion's report about something he did not personally witness."Then Abu Dawud said, "Likewise for Maghrib prayer, the imam would pray six rak'ahs, while the people prayed three."I say, Ibn Khuzayma connected it (1368) from Muhammad bin Muamar bin Rubai Utaybi, he said, Amr bin Khalifa Bakrawi narrated to us, he said, Ashath narrated to us, from Hasan, from Abu Bakra, that the Prophet ﷺ led the people in Maghrib prayer with three rak'ahs, then withdrew, and the others came and he led them in three rak'ahs, so the Prophet ﷺ prayed six rak'ahs, while the people prayed three each. Daraqutni also narrated it (2/61) through Ibn Khuzayma's route.Hakim said (1/337), "I heard Abu Ali Hafiz say, 'This is a rare hadith, Ashath Humrani did not record it except through this chain.'" And Hakim said, "It is sahih according to the standard of the two sheikhs."Amr bin Khalifa Bakrawi's kunya was Abu Uthman. Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Thiqat (7/229) and said, "Some of his narrations may contain objectionable material." Hafiz gave his biography in Lisan, and the two sheikhs never narrated from him at all. Perhaps among his objectionable material is his mention of the Maghrib prayer, for he alone reported it, apart from what the trustworthy narrators reported from Ashath.