Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mughaffal
Between every two calls there is a prayer. Between every two calls there is a prayer. Then he said the third time: for whoever wishes.
Sahih al-Bukhari 627, Sahih Muslim 838
What this hadith teaches
The "two calls" are the Azan and the Iqamah. Praying two rak'ahs in that gap, even before Maghrib, is a sunnah.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Mughaffal
- Chapter
- Azan and Iqamah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلاَةٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلاَةٌ ـ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ ـ لِمَنْ شَاءَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 627, as given on sunnah.com.