Narrated 'Abdullah Al Muzam: The Prophet said, "Perform (an optional) prayer before Maghrib prayer." (He repeated it thrice) and the third time he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so," lest the people should take it as a Sunna (tradition). (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 2)
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92: Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Hadith #465
Narrated 'Abdullah Al Muzam: The Prophet said, "Perform (an optional) prayer before Maghrib prayer." (He repeated it thrice) and the third time he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so," lest the people should take it as a Sunna (tradition). (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 2)
This hadith is from the book of Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 465 in book 92 of volume 9.
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