[ Im?m] M?lik interpreted the had?th saying: ‘I think this took place when the weather was rainy’. (1) Using Im?m M?lik’s chain of narration, Zuhair narrated the had?th with extra information that states: ‘ ... at Mad?nah’. Abuz-Zubair said: ‘I asked Sa‘?d why the prophet ( - ) did such an act’. He answered: ‘I asked Ibn ‘Abb?s ( - رضي الله عنه -) the same question and he answered: ‘In order not to put muslims under hardships’’. (2)
Hab?b Ibn Ab? Th?bit used Abuz-Zubair’s chain of narration but with the words: “nor was the weather rainy” instead of “nor was he ( - ) on a journey”. (3)
‘Amru Ibn Harim used Ibn Ab? Hab?b’s chain of narrators and related the had?th from Sa‘?d as follows: ‘Ibn ‘Abb?s ( - رضي الله عنه -) combined between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t due to being totally busy. Ibn ‘Abb?s ( - رضي الله عنه -) said that he performed Salaw?t with the prophet ( - ) at Mad?nah and he ( - ) combined between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t’. (4)
Qat?dah also narrated the same narration saying: ‘I heard J?bir Ibn Zaid relating from Ibn ‘Abb?s to have said: ‘The prophet ( - )
(1) Narrated by: M?lik in “Al-Muwatta’” (vol. 1 / p. 144/ 4) and through the same chain of narrators, Muslim narrated it in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / pp. 489 - 90), Ab? ‘Uw?nah in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 2 / p. 353), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 2 / p. 6) (no. 1210), Ash-Sh?fi‘? in “Al-’Umm” (vol. 1 / p. 118), Ibn Khuzaimah in “As-Sah?h” (vol. 2 / p. 85) (no. 972), At-Tah?w? in “Sharh Ma‘?n? Al-?th?r” (vol. 1 / p. 5), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 3 / p. 166), “Ma‘rifat As-Sunnan Wal ?th?r” (vol. 2 / p. 68 / B), Al-Baghaw? in “Sharhus Sunnah” (vol. 4 / p. 197) (no. 1043) and Ibn Hibb?n in “As-Sah?h” (vol. 3 / p. 63) (no. 1954 - this edition includes “Al-Ihs?n”). Using Im?m M?lik’s chain of narrators for this had?th, Ali- Ibn Al-Ja‘d narrated it in his “Musnad” (vol. 2 / p. 947) (no. 2726).
(2) Narrated by: Muslim in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / p. 489), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 3 / p. 166) and Al-Baghw? in “Sharhus Sunnah” (vol. 4 / p. 198) (no. 1044).
(3) Narrated by: Muslim in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / p. 489), At-Tirmith? in “Al-J?m?‘” (vol. 1 / p. 355), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1211), Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 1 / p. 354), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 3 / p. 167) and Ibnil Munthir in “Al-Awsat” (vol. 2 / pp. 432 - 3).
(4) Narrated by: At-Tay?lis? in his “Musnad” (no. 2614), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 1 / p. 286) and from the same chain of narrators, Ad-D?l?b? narrated it in “Al-Kun? Wal ’Asm?’” (vol. 2 / p. 59). An-Nas?’? chain of narrators is a good one and it goes in accordance with Muslim’s conditions for the authentic had?th.