Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 187
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَبَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ خَوْفٍ وَلاَ مَطَرٍ . قَالَ فَقِيلَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مَا أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يُحْرِجَ أُمَّتَهُ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ رَوَاهُ جَابِرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرُ هَذَا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Hannād narrated to us: Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us, from al-Aʿmash, from Ḥabīb ibn Abī Thābit, from Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined Ẓuhr with ʿAṣr, and Maghrib with ʿIshāʾ, in Madinah, without fear or rain. Ibn ʿAbbās was asked, “What did he intend by that?” He said, “He intended not to cause hardship for his community.” There is also a report on this topic from Abū Hurayrah. Abū ʿĪsā said: The hadith of Ibn ʿAbbās has been narrated from him through several routes, including those of Jābir ibn Zayd, Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Shaqīq al-ʿUqaylī. Other reports have also been narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās from the Prophet (ﷺ).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ فَقِيلَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مَا أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يُحْرِجَ أُمَّتَهُ .
The source directly attributes this explanation to Ibn ʿAbbās when asked why the prayers were combined.
No decision requested; the explanation remains attributed to Ibn ʿAbbās.