Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:1281 حَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَوْ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ نَهْيِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فَأَتَاهُ فَضَرَبَهُ بِالدِّرَّةِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ تَمِيمٌ أَنِ اجْلِسْ وَهُوَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَجَلَسَ عُمَرُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ تَمِيمٌ فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ لِمَ ضَرَبْتَنِي؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّكَ رَكَعْتَ هَاتَيْنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَدْ نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ صَلَّيْتُهُمَا مَعَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ «إِنِّي لَيْسَ بِي إِيَّاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الرَّهْطُ وَلَكِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بَعْدَكُمْ قَوْمٌ يُصَلُّونَ مَا بَيْنَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ حَتَّى يَمُرُّوا بِالسَّاعةِ الَّتِي نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُصَلَّى فِيهَا كَمَا وَصَلُوا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ قَدْ رَأَيْنَا فُلَانَ وَفُلَانَ يُصَلُّونَ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ»
English Translation
Tamim al-Dari prayed two rak'ahs after 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) had forbidden prayer after 'Asr. So 'Umar came and struck him with the whip. Tamim gestured to him to sit down while he was still praying. 'Umar sat until Tamim finished. Then Tamim said to 'Umar: "Why did you strike me?" He said: "Because you prayed these two rak'ahs when I have forbidden them." He said: "I prayed them with one who is better than you — with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is not about you, O group (of Companions), but I fear that people will come after you who will pray from 'Asr until Maghrib, passing through the hour in which the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade prayer, just as they connected prayers between Dhuhr and 'Asr, then they will say: 'We saw so-and-so praying after 'Asr.'"