Narrated Muadh bin Jabal: They (the Companions) proceeded on the expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He combined the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers. One day he delayed the prayer and came out (of his dwelling) and combined the noon and the afternoon prayers. He then went it and then came out and combined the sunset and the night prayers.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Ibn Umar was informed about the death of Safiyyah (the wife of the Prophet) when he was at Makkah. He proceeded till the sun set and the stars shined. He said: When the Prophet ﷺ was in a hurry about something while on a journey, he would combine both these prayers. He proceed till twilight had disappeared. He then combined both of them (the prayers).

Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: On the expedition to Tabuk if the sun had passed the meridian before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ moved off, he combined the noon and the afternoon prayers; but if he moved off before the sun had passed the meridian, he delayed the noon prayer till he halted for the afternoon prayer. He acted similarly for the sunset prayer; if the sun set before he moved off, he combined the sunset and the night prayers, but if he moved off before sunset, he delayed the sunset prayer till he halted for the night prayer and then combined them. Abu Dawud said: Hisham bin Urwah narrated this tradition from Husain bin Abdullah, from Kuraib on the authority of Ibn Abbas from the Prophet ﷺ like the tradition narrated by Mufaddal and al-Laith.

Narrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never combined the sunset and night prayers while on a journey except once. Abu Dawud said: This has been narrated by Ayyub from Nafi from Ibn Umar as a statement of Ibn Umar. Ibn Umar was never seen combining these two prayers except on the night he was informed about the death of Safiyyah. The tradition narrated by Makhul from Nafi indicates that he (Nafi) saw Ibn Umar doing so once or twice.

Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined the noon and the afternoon prayers, and combined the sunset and night prayers without any danger or journey. Malik said: I think it so happened during rain. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Salamah narrated it like manner from Abu al-Zubair, it has also been narrated by Qurrah bin Khalid from Abu al-Zubair. He said: It is so happened in a journey that we made to Tabuk.

Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined the noon and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers at Madina without any danger and rain. He was asked: What did he intend by it ? He replied: He intended that his community might not fall into hardship.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Waqid: The muadhdhin of Ibn Umar said: prayer (i. e. the time of prayer has come). He said: Go ahead. He then alighted before the disappearance. He then offered the night prayer. He then said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a hurry about something, he would do as I did. Then he travelled and covered a distance of three days' journey on the day. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Jabir from Nafi with the same chain.

This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibrahim bin Musa al-Razi, from 'Isa, on the authority of Ibn Jabir to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: Abdullah bin al-'Ala narrated on the authority of Nafi saying: When the twilight was about to disappear, he alighted and combined both (the prayers).

Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer at Madina eight of seven rak'ahs, in the noon and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers. The narrator Sulaiman and Musaddad did not say the words "led us". Abu Dawud said: The aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Salih, the client of Tu'mah on the authority if Ibn Abbas saying: "Not during rain. "

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: When the sun set at Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined the two prayers at Sarif.

Narrated Hisham bin Saad: There was a distance of ten miles between them, that is, Makkah and Sarif.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Abdullah ibn Dinar said: The sun set when I was with Abdullah ibn Umar. We proceeded, and when we saw that the evening came, we said prayer. He went on travelling until the twilight disappeared and the stars became thick. He then slighted and combined the two prayers. Then he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; when he hastened his travelling, he would pray like this prayer of mine. He said: He would combine the two prayers after the passing of a part of night. Abu Dawud said: This has been transmitted by Asim ibn Muhammad from his brother on the authority of Salim and this has also been narrated by Ibn Abu Najih from Ismail ibn Abdur Rahman ibn Dhuwayb saying that Ibn Umar would combine the two prayers after the disappearance of twilight.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded before the sun had declined, he delayed the noon prayer till the time of the afternoon prayer, he would then alight and combine the two prayers. If the sun declined before he moved off, he would offer the noon prayer and rode (the beast) - may peace be upon him. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Mufaddal was the judge of Egypt. His supplication was accepted by Allah; he was the son of Fudalah.

The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by 'Uqail through a different chain of narrators. He said: He would delay the evening prayer till he combined the evening and the night prayers when the twilight disappeared.

Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet ﷺ was engaged in the Battle of Tabuk. If he moved off before the sun had declined, he would delay the noon prayer till he would combine it with the afternoon prayer and would offer them together. If he moved off after the sun had declined, he would combine the noon and afternoon prayers, and then he proceeded; if he moved off before the evening prayer, he would delay the evening prayer; he would offer it along with the night prayer, he would delay the evening prayer; he would offer it along with the night prayer. If he moved off after the evening prayer, he would offer the night prayer earlier and offer it along with the evening prayer. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has not been narrated by anyone except by Qutaibah.