combined between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t and between Maghrib and ‘Ish?’ Salaw?t at Mad?nah without being under a state of fear nor was the weather rainy’’. Ibn ‘Abb?s was then asked about why the prophet ( - ) had done such an act. And he answered: ‘In order not to force his ’Ummah into hardships’. (1)
The had?th was also narrated from J?bir Ibn Zaid -whose agnomen is Abush Sha‘th?’- by ‘Amru Ibn D?n?r summarized as follows: ‘The prophet ( - ) performed Sal?t in Mad?nah seven Rak‘ahs and eight Rak‘ahs doing Thuhr and ‘Asr Sal?t [combined] and Mghrib and ‘Ish?’ Sal?t [combined]’. (2)
Qat?dah’s narration from Abish-Sha‘th?’ gives predominance for that of Hab?b Ibn Ab? Th?bit which states: “nor was the weather rainy” over the one that states: “without being on a journey”.
Im?m Al-Baihaq?; however, missed the former narration and consequently; he preponderated Abiz Zubair’s narration which states the words “without being on a journey” considering ‘Amru’s Ibn D?n?r from Abish-Sha‘th?’s narration which states neither of the aforementioned wordings.
Preponderating Abiz Zubair’s narration rather than that of Hb?b Ibn Ab? Th?bit has no sense for Hab?b is one of the reliable narrators for whom the two Shaikhs narrated many narrations -as mentioned in “Al-Jam‘u Binan Rij?lis Sah?hain” (vol. 1 / p. 97).
(1) Narrated by: Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 1 / p. 223) and the had?th’s chain of narrators is authentic according to the conditions set by the two Shaikhs for authentic Ah?d?th.
(2) Narrated by: Al-Bukh?r? in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / p. 146), Muslim in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / p. 491), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 1 / p. 286), Abdir Razz?q in his “Musannaf” (vol. 2 / p. 555), Al-Humaidi in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 1 / p. 222), Ibn Ab? Shaibah in “Al-Musannaf” (vol. 2 / p. 456), At-Tay?lis? in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 1 / p. 127 - the edition including “Al-Minnah”), Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 5 / p. 132 - the edition including “Al-Fathur Rabb?n?”), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 3 / p. 67) and Ibn Hibb?n in “As-Sah?h” (vol. 3 / p. 63) - the edition including “Al-Ihs?n”)_.