Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advises Abu Mahdhurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to hasten in performing Maghrib

Question:

What is the source of this Hadith?

إذا أذّنت المغرب فاحدرها مع الشمس حدرا

Answer:

Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith. ‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the chain sound (hasan).

Sayyiduna Abu Mahdhurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told me, ‘When you call out the Adhan for Maghrib, then hasten [in the Adhan as well as to perform Maghrib] while the sun is setting.’”

(Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 6744, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 1 pg. 311. Refer: An Nihayah Fi Gharibil Hadith, vol. 1 pg. 347)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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