Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 688

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ya'qub ibn Humayd ibn Kasib narrated to us: Al-Mughirah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi 'Ubayd, from Salamah ibn al-Akwa', that he used to pray Maghrib with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had disappeared behind the veil.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The Arabic metaphorically says the sun had become concealed by the hijab (veil).