وَعَنْ مَكْحُولٍ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ رُفِعَتْ صَلَاتُهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ». مُرْسلا وَعَن حُذَيْفَة نَحْوَهُ وَزَادَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ: «عَجِّلُوا الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَإِنَّهُمَا تُرْفَعَانِ مَعَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ»
Makhul, tracing it back, told how God’s Messenger said, “If anyone before engaging in conversation after the sunset prayer prays two rakas (four rakas according to another version), his prayer will be taken up to ‘Illiyun.’ It is given in mursal form. Hudhayfah has something similar, adding that he used to say, ‘Hasten the two rakas after the sunset prayer, for they will be taken up along with the prescribed prayer.’ Razin transmitted them both, and Baihaqi transmitted something to the same effect as the addition in Shuab al-iman.”