وَعَن مُعَاوِيَة
قَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ لَتُصَلُّونَ صَلَاةً لَقَدْ صَحِبْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَا رَأَيْنَاهُ يُصَلِّيهِمَا وَلَقَدْ نَهَى عَنْهُمَا يَعْنِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْر
“You observe a prayer which we who were the companions of God’s Messenger never saw him pray; indeed, he forbade them;”* meaning the two rakas after the afternoon prayer. * The dual is used here, the reference being to the two rakas.
Mishkat al-Masabih 990, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 468. 1 min read