- Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported—in the lengthy narration about their oversleeping the prayer—that “Bilal then gave the adhān, and the Prophet ﷺ performed the prayer exactly as he did every day.” Recorded by Muslim (1).
Muslim also transmits from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Prophet ﷺ came to Muzdalifah and there prayed Maghrib and ʿIshāʾ with a single adhān and two iqāmahs.” (2)
He likewise relates from Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both): “The Prophet ﷺ combined Maghrib and ʿIshāʾ with one iqāmah,” and Abu Dāwūd adds, “for each of the two prayers,” while another of his versions states, “and no call was made for either of them.” (3)
Vocabulary of the ḥadith
• “Their oversleeping the prayer” refers to the dawn (Fajr) prayer on their return from the expedition of Khaybar.
• “Muzdalifah” is one of the sacred sites of the pilgrimage, situated between the Valley of Muḥassir and the two mountain passes of ʿArafāt—the Valley of Muḥassir lying to its west and the passes to its east. It is called Muzdalifah because the pilgrims draw near (izdilāf) to it as they move from ʿArafāt to Minā, and it is where they spend the night before the Day of Sacrifice. A fuller discussion will follow in the section on ḥajj, if Allah wills.
• “No call was made”: the “call” (nidāʾ) here denotes the prescribed adhān.