وعنه قال: كنا نصلي على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ركعتين بعد غروب الشمس قبل المغرب، فقيل: أكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاها؟ قال: كان يرانا نصليهما فلم يأمرنا ولم ينهنا
In the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), we used to perform two Rakah (optional prayer) after sunset before the Maghrib prayer. It was asked: “Did Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) perform them?” He replied: “He saw us performing it, but he neither ordered us to perform them nor did he forbid us from doing so.”.
Riyad as-Salihin 1124, Book 9, The Book of Virtues, Hadith 134. 1 min read