Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
35- بَابُ الصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ:
(35) Chapter. The (optional) Salat (prayer) before the Maghrib prayers.
2 hadith · references 1183–1184
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Bukhari · 1183صَلُّوا قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ، قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so." He said so because he did not like the people to take it as 5 narratorsBukhari · 1184أَتَيْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ , فَقُلْتُ : أَلَا أُعْجِبُكَ مِنْ أَبِي تَمِيمٍ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ! ، فَقَالَ عُقْبَةُ : إِنَّا كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِI went to `Uqba bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and said, "Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two rak`at before the Maghrib prayer?" `Uqba said, "We used to do so in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." I asked him, "What5 narrators