no. 201

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw the principal Companions of Messenger of Allah ﷺ rushing to the pillars (of the mosque) to perform two Rak'ah prayers behind them before the Maghrib prayer.

[Al-Bukhari].

- وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه قال: لقد رأيت كبار أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ يبتدرون السواري عند المغرب. ((رواه البخاري)).

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
In the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we used to perform two Rak'ah (optional prayer) after sunset before the Maghrib prayer. It was asked: "Did Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform them?" He replied: "He saw us performing it, but he neither ordered us to perform them nor did he forbid us from doing so."

[Muslim].

وعنه قال: كنا نصلي على عهد رسول الله ﷺ ركعتين بعد غروب الشمس قبل المغرب، فقيل: أكان رسول الله ﷺ صلاها؟ قال: كان يرانا نصليهما فلم يأمرنا ولم ينهنا". ((رواه مسلم)).

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When we were in Al-Madinah, the moment the Mu'adhdhin finished the Adhan of the Maghrib prayer, the people hastened to the pillars of the mosque and performed two Rak'ah prayer behind them. A stranger coming into the mosque would think that the obligatory prayer had already been performed because of the number of people performing them.

[Muslim].

وعنه قال: كنا بالمدينة فإذا أذن المؤذن لصلاة المغرب ابتدروا السواري، فركعوا ركعتين، حتى إن الرجل الغريب ليدخل المسجد فيحسب أن الصلاة قد صليت من كثرة من يصليهما. ((رواه مسلم)).