Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 668
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَاعِدًا عَلَى مَيَاثِرِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَهُ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخَّرَ عُمَرُ الْعَصْرَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُرْوَةُ أَمَا إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى إِمَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ . فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ يَا عُرْوَةُ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ بَشِيرَ بْنَ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَأَمَّنِي فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ " . يَحْسُبُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Rumh al-Misri informed us; al-Layth ibn Sad informed us, from Ibn Shihab, who was seated on the cushions of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz during his governorship of Medina, with Urwah ibn al-Zubayr. Umar delayed the afternoon prayer somewhat, so Urwah said to him: ‘Gabriel came down and led the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer.’ Umar said to him, ‘Be sure of what you are saying, Urwah.’ He replied: ‘I heard Bashir ibn Abi Masud say: I heard Abu Masud say: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, “Gabriel came down and led me in prayer. I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him,” counting five prayers on his fingers.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic includes the setting during Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's governorship in Medina, Umar's rebuke, the complete nested chain, and the narrator's finger-counting action; these are all retained.