Times of the Prayers
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 500:
Narrated Ibn Shihab:
Once'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz delayed the
prayer and 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair went to him and said, "Once in
'Iraq, Al-MughTra bin Shu'ba delayed his prayers and Abi Mas'ud
Al-Ansari went to him and said, 'O Mughira! What is this? Don't
you know that once Gabriel came and offered the prayer (Fajr
prayer) and Allah's Apostle prayed too, then he prayed again (Zuhr
prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and again he prayed ('Asr
prayers and Allah's Apostle did the same; again he prayed (Maghrib-prayer)
and so did Allah's Apostle and again prayed ('Isha prayer) and
so did Allah's Apostle and (Gabriel) said, 'I was ordered to do
so (to demonstrate the prayers prescribed to you)?'" 'Umar (bin
'Abdul 'AzTz) said to 'Urwa, "Be sure of what you Say. Did
Gabriel lead Allah's Apostle at the stated times of the
prayers?" 'Urwa replied, "Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud narrated like
this on the authority of his father." Urwa added, "Aisha told me
that Allah's Apostle used to pray 'Asr prayer when the sun-shine
was still inside her residence (during the early time of 'Asr)."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 501:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
"Once a delegation of 'Abdul Qais came
to Allah's Apostle and said, "We belong to such and such branch
of the tribe of Rab'a and we can only come to you in the sacred
months. Order us to do something good so that we may (carry out)
take it from you and also invite to it our people whom we have
left behind (at home)." The Prophet said, " I order you to do
four things and forbid you from four things. (The first four are
as follows):
1. To believe in Allah. (And then he:
explained it to them i.e.) to testify that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and (Muhammad) am Allah's Apostle
2. To offer prayers perfectly (at the
stated times):
3. To pay Zakat (obligatory charity)
4. To give me Khumus
(The other four things which are
forbidden are as follows):
1. Dubba
2. Hantam
3. Muqaiyat
4. Naqir (all these are utensils used
for the preparation of alcoholic drinks)."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 502:
Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
I gave the pledge of allegiance to
Allah's Apostle for to offer prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat
regularly, and to give good advice to every Muslim.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 503:
Narrated Shaqiq:
that he had heard Hudhaifa saying,
"Once I was sitting with 'Umar and he said, 'Who amongst you
remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle about the
afflictions?' I said, 'I know it as the Prophet had said it.'
'Umar said, 'No doubt you are bold.' I said, 'The afflictions
caused for a man by his wife, money, children and neighbor are
expiated by his prayers, fasting, charity and by enjoining (what
is good) and forbidding (what is evil).' 'Umar said, 'I did not
mean that but I asked about that affliction which will spread
like the waves of the sea.' I (Hudhaifa) said, 'O leader of the
faithful believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a
closed door between you and it.' 'Umar asked, Will the door be
broken or opened?' I replied, 'It will be broken.' 'Umar said,
'Then it will never be closed again.' I was asked whether 'Umar
knew that door. I replied that he knew it as one knows that
there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated a
Hadith that was free from any mis-statement" The subnarrator
added that they deputed Masruq to ask Hudhaifa (about the door).
Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar himself."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 504:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
A man kissed a woman (unlawfully) and
then went to the Prophet and informed him. Allah revealed:
And offer prayers perfectly At the two
ends of the day And in some hours of the night (i.e. the five
compulsory prayers). Verily! good deeds remove (annul) the evil
deeds (small sins) (11.114). The man asked Allah's Apostle, "Is
it for me?" He said, "It is for all my followers."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 505:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
I asked the Prophet "Which deed is the
dearest to Allah?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their
early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents"
I again asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, 'To
participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause."
'Abdullah added, "I asked only that much and if I had asked
more, the Prophet would have told me more."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 506:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If
there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a
bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on him?"
They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left." The Prophet
added, "That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah
blots out (annuls) evil deeds."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 507:
Narrated Ghailan:
Anas said, "I do not find (now-a-days)
things as they were (practiced) at the time of the Prophet."
Somebody said "The prayer (is as it was.)" Anas said, "Have you
not done in the prayer what you have done?
Narrated Az-Zuhri that he visited Anas
bin Malik at Damascus and found him weeping and asked him why he
was weeping. He replied, "I do not know anything which I used to
know during the life-time of Allah's Apostle except this prayer
which is being lost (not offered as it should be)."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of
you offers his prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So
he should not spit to his right but under his left foot." Qatada
said, "He should not spit in front of him but to his left or
under his feet." And Shu'ba said, "He should not spit in front
of him, nor to his right but to his left or under his foot."
Anas said: The Prophet said, "He should neither spit in the
direction of his Qibla nor to his right but to his left or under
his foot."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 509:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Do the prostration
properly and do not put your fore-arms flat with elbows touching
the ground like a dog. And if you want to spit, do not spit in
front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is speaking in
private to his Lord."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 510:
Narrated Abu Huraira and 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If it is very
hot, then pray the Zuhr prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler,
as the severity of the heat is from the raging of the
Hell-fire."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 511:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Muadhdhin (call-maker) of the
Prophet pronounced the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer but the
Prophet said, "Let it be cooler, let it be cooler." Or said,
'Wait, wait, because the severity of heat is from the raging of
the Hell-fire. In severe hot weather, pray when it becomes (a
bit) cooler and the shadows of hillocks appear."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 512:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "In very hot weather
delay the Zuhr prayer till it becomes (a bit) cooler because the
severity of heat is from the raging of Hell-fire. The Hell-fire
of Hell complained to its Lord saying: O Lord! My parts are
eating (destroying) one another. So Allah allowed it to take two
breaths, one in the winter and the other in the summer. The
breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the severest
heat and the breath in the winter is at the time when you feel
the severest cold."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Sa'id:
that Allah's Apostle said, "Pray Zuhr
prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler as the severity of heat is
from the raging of the Hell-fire."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 514:
Narrated Abu Dhar Al-Ghifar:
We were with the Prophet on a journey
and the Mu'adhdhin (call maker for the prayer) wanted to
pronounce the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet
said, 'Let it become cooler." He again (after a while) wanted to
pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet said to him, "Let it become
cooler till we see the shadows of hillocks." The Prophet added,
"The severity of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire, and
in very hot weather pray (Zuhr) when it becomes cooler."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 515:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle came out as the sun
declined at mid-day and offered the Zuhr prayer. He then stood
on the pulpit and spoke about the Hour (Day of Judgment) and
said that in it there would be tremendous things. He then said,
"Whoever likes to ask me about anything he can do so and I shall
reply as long as I am at this place of mine. Most of the people
wept and the Prophet said repeatedly, "Ask me." Abdullah bin
Hudhafa As-Sahmi stood up and said, "Who is my father?" The
Prophet said, "Your father is Hudhafa." The Prophet repeatedly
said, "Ask me." Then Umar knelt before him and said, "We are
pleased with Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion, and
Muhammad as our Prophet." The Prophet then became quiet and
said, "Paradise and Hell-fire were displayed in front of me on
this wall just now and I have never seen a better thing (than
the former) and a worse thing (than the latter)."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 516:
Narrated Abu Al-Minhal:
Abu Barza said, "The Prophet used to
offer the Fajr (prayer) when one could recognize the person
sitting by him (after the prayer) and he used to recite between
60 to 100 Ayat (verses) of the Qur'an. He used to offer the Zuhr
prayer as soon as the sun declined (at noon) and the 'Asr at a
time when a man might go and return from the farthest place in
Medina and find the sun still hot. (The sub-narrator forgot what
was said about the Maghrib). He did not mind delaying the 'Isha
prayer to one third of the night or the middle of the night."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 517:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When we offered the Zuhr prayers behind
Allah's Apostle we used to prostrate on our clothes to protect
ourselves from the heat.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 518:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
"The Prophet prayed eight Rakat for the
Zuhr and 'Asr, and seven for the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers in
Medina." Aiyub said, "Perhaps those were rainy nights." Anas
said, "May be."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 519:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr
prayer when the sunshine had not disappeared from my chamber.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 520:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr
prayers at a time when the sunshine was still inside my chamber
and no shadow had yet appeared in it.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 521:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet used to pray the 'Asr
prayers at a time when the sunshine was still inside my chamber
and no shadow had yet appeared in it.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 522:
Narrated Saiyar bin Salama:
I along with my father went to Abu-
Barza Al-Aslarrni and my father asked him, "How Allah's Apostle
used to offer the five compulsory congregational prayers?" Abu-
Barza said, "The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr prayer which you
(people) call the first one at mid-day when the sun had just
declined The Asr prayer at a time when after the prayer, a man
could go to the house at the farthest place in Medina (and
arrive) while the sun was still hot. (I forgot about the Maghrib
prayer). The Prophet Loved to delay the 'Isha which you call Al-
Atama and he disliked sleeping before it and speaking after it.
After the Fajr prayer he used to leave when a man could
recognize the one sitting beside him and he used to recite
between 60 to 100 Ayat (in the Fajr prayer) .
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 523:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray the Asr prayer and
after that if someone happened to go to the tribe of Bani Amr
bin Auf, he would find them still praying the Asr (prayer).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 524:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Uthman bin Sahl
bin Hunaif:
that he heard Abu Umama saying: We
prayed the Zuhr prayer with 'Umar bin Abdul Aziz and then went
to Anas bin Malik and found him offering the Asr prayer. I asked
him, "O uncle! Which prayer have you offered?" He said 'The Asr
and this is (the time of) the prayer of Allah s Apostle which we
used to pray with him."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 525:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr
prayer at a time when the sun was still hot and high and if a
person went to Al-'Awali (a place) of Medina, he would reach
there when the sun was still high. Some of Al-'Awali of Medina
were about four miles or so from the town.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray the 'Asr and after that
if one of US went to Quba'he would arrive there while the sun
was still high.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever misses
the 'Asr prayer (intentionally) then it is as if he lost his
family and property."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 528:
Narrated Abu Al-Mahh:
We were with Buraida in a battle on a
cloudy day and he said, "Offer the 'Asr prayer early as the
Prophet said, "Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer, all his (good)
deeds will be annulled."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 529:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir said, "We were with the Prophet
and he looked at the moon--full-moon--and said, 'Certainly you
will see your Lord as you see this moon and you will have no
trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through
sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before the sun-rise (Fajr) and
a prayer before sunset ('Asr), you must do so.' He then recited
Allah's Statement:
And celebrate the praises Of your Lord
before The rising of the sun And before (its) setting." (50.39)
Isma'il said, "Offer those prayers and do not miss them."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 530:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Angels come to
you in succession by night and day and all of them get together
at the time of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers. Those who have passed
the night with you (or stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven)
and Allah asks them, though He knows everything about you, well,
"In what state did you leave my slaves?" The angels reply: "When
we left them they were praying and when we reached them, they
were praying."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 531:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you
can get one Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should
complete his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr
prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 532:
Narrated Salim bin 'Abdullah:
My father said, "I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'The period of your stay as compared to the
previous nations is like the period equal to the time between
the 'Asr prayer and sunset. The people of the Torah were given
the Torah and they acted (upon it) till mid-day then they were
exhausted and were given one Qirat (of gold) each. And then the
people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted (upon
it) till the 'Asr prayer then they were exhausted and were!
given one Qirat each. And then we were given the Qur'an and we
acted (upon it) till sunset and we were given two Qirats each.
On that the people of both the scriptures said, 'O our Lord! You
have given them two Qirats and given us one Qirat, though we
have worked more than they.' Allah said, 'Have I usurped some of
your right?' They said, 'No.' Allah said: "That is my blessing I
bestow upon whomsoever I wish."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 533:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "The example of
Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who
employed laborers to work for him from morning till night. They
worked till mid-day and they said, 'We are not in need of your
reward.' SO the man employed another batch and said to them,
'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had
fixed (for the first batch). They worked Up till the time of the
'Asr prayer and said, 'Whatever we have done is for you.' He
employed another batch. They worked for the rest of the day till
sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 534:
Narrated Rafi' bin Khadij:
We used to offer the Maghrib prayer
with the Prophet and after finishing the prayer one of us may go
away and could still see as Par as the spots where one's arrow
might reach when shot by a bow.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 535:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr at
mid-day, and the 'Asr at a time when the sun was still bright,
the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the Isha at a
variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for Isha'
prayer) he would pray earlier and if the people delayed, he
would delay the prayer. And they or the Prophet used to offer
the Fajr Prayers when it still dark.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 536:
Narrated Salama:
We used to pray the Maghrib prayer with
the Prophet when the sun disappeared from the horizon.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 537:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet prayed seven Rakat together
and eight Rakat together.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 538:
Narrated 'Abdullah Al-Muzani:
The Prophet said, "Do not be influenced
by bedouins regarding the name of your Maghrib prayer which is
called 'Isha' by them."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 539:
Narrated Abdullah:
"One night Allah's Apostle led us in
the 'Isha' prayer and that is the one called Al-'Atma by the
people. After the completion of the prayer, he faced us and
said, "Do you know the importance of this night? Nobody present
on the surface of the earth to-night will be living after one
hundred years from this night." (See Hadith No. 575).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 540:
Narrated Muhammad bin 'Amr:
We asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about the
prayers of the Prophet . He said, "He used to pray Zuhr prayer
at mid-day, the 'Asr when the sun was still hot, and the Maghrib
after sunset (at its stated time). The 'Isha was offered early
if the people gathered, and used to be delayed if their number
was less; and the morning prayer was offered when it was still
dark. "
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 541:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle once delayed the 'Isha'
prayer and that was during the days when Islam still had not
spread. The Prophet did not come out till 'Umar informed him
that the women and children had slept. Then he came out and said
to the people of the mosque:"None amongst the dwellers of the
earth has been waiting for it ('Isha prayer) except you."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 542:
Narrated Abu Musa:
My companions, who came with me in the
boat and I landed at a place called Baqi Buthan. The Prophet was
in Medina at that time. One of us used to go to the Prophet by
turns every night at the time of the Isha prayer. Once I along
with my companions went to the Prophet and he was busy in some
of his affairs, so the 'Isha' prayer was delayed to the middle
of the night He then came out and led the people (in prayer).
After finishing from the prayer, he addressed the people present
there saying, "Be patient! Don't go away. Have the glad tiding.
It is from the blessing of Allah upon you that none amongst
mankind has prayed at this time save you." Or said, "None except
you has prayed at this time." Abu Muisa added, 'So we returned
happily after what we heard from Alllah's Apostle ."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 543:
Narrated Abu Barza:
Allah's Apostle disliked to sleep
before the 'Isha' prayer and to talk after it.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 544:
Narrated Ibn Shihab from 'Urwa:
'Aisha said, "Once Allah's Apostle
delayed the 'Isha' prayer till 'Umar reminded him by saying,
"The prayer!" The women and children have slept. Then the
Prophet came out and said, 'None amongst the dwellers of the
earth has been waiting for it (the prayer) except you." Urwa
said, "Nowhere except in Medina the prayer used to be offered
(in those days)." He further said, "The Prophet used to offer
the 'Isha' prayer in the period between the disappearance of the
twilight and the end of the first third of the night."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 545:
Narrated Ibn Juraij from Nafi:
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "Once Allah's
Apostle was busy (at the time of the 'Isha'), so the prayer was
delayed so much so that we slept and woke up and slept and woke
up again. The Prophet came out and said, 'None amongst the
dwellers of the earth but you have been waiting for the prayer."
Ibn 'Umar did not find any harm in praying it earlier or in
delaying it unless he was afraid that sleep might overwhelm him
and he might miss the prayer, and sometimes he used to sleep
before the 'Isha' prayer. Ibn Juraij said, "I said to 'Ata', 'I
heard Ibn 'Abbas saying: Once Allah's Apostle delayed the 'Isha'
prayer to such an extent that the people slept and got up and
slept again and got up again. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab I, stood
up and reminded the Prophet I of the prayer.' 'Ata' said, 'Ibn
'Abbas said: The Prophet came out as if I was looking at him at
this time, and water was trickling from his head and he was
putting his hand on his head and then said, 'Hadn't I thought it
hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to pray ('Isha'
prayer) at this time.' I asked 'Ata' for further information,
how the Prophet had kept his hand on his head as he was told by
Ibn 'Abbas. 'Ata' separated his fingers slightly and put their
tips on the side of the head, brought the fingers downwards
approximating them till the thumb touched the lobe of the ear at
the side of the temple and the beard on the face. He neither
slowed nor hurried in this action but he acted like that. The
Prophet said: "Hadn't I thought it hard for my followers I would
have ordered them to pray at this time."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 546:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet delayed the'lsha' prayer
till midnight and then he offered the prayer and said, "The
people prayed and slept but you have been in prayer as long as
you have been waiting for it (the prayer)." Anas added: As if I
am looking now at the glitter of the ring of the Prophet on that
night.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 547:
Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet on a full moon
night. He looked at the moon and said, "You will certainly see
your Lord as you see this moon, and there will be no trouble in
seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through sleep,
business, etc.) a prayer before the rising of the sun (Fajr) and
before its setting ('Asr) you must do so. He (the Prophet ) then
recited the following verse:
And celebrate the praises Of Your Lord
before The rising of the sun And before (its) setting." (50.39)
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 548:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa:
My father said, "Allah's Apostle said,
'Whoever prays the two cool prayers ('Asr and Fajr) will go to
Paradise.' "
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 549:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Thabit said, "We took the
"Suhur" (the meal taken before dawn while fasting is observed)
with the Prophet and then stood up for the (morning) prayer." I
asked him how long the interval between the two (Suhur and
prayer) was. He replied, 'The interval between the two was just
sufficient to recite fifty to Sixth 'Ayat."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 550:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet and
Zaid bin Thabit took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing
the meal, the Prophet stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I
asked Anas, "How long was the interval between finishing their
'Suhur' and starting the prayer?" He replied, "The interval
between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty 'Ayat."
(Verses of the Quran)."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 551:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I used to take the "Suhur" meal with my
family and hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with
Allah's Apostle
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 552:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The believing women covered with their
veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with Allah's
Apostle, and after finishing the prayer they would return to
their home and nobody could recognize them because of darkness.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 553:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever could
get one Rak'a (of the Fajr prayer) before sunrise, he has got
the (morning) prayer and whoever could get one Rak'a of the'Asr
prayer before sunset, he has got the ('Asr) prayer."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 554:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever could
get one Rak'a of a prayer, (in its proper time) he has got the
prayer."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 555:
Narrated 'Umar:
"The Prophet forbade praying after the
Fajr prayer till the sun rises and after the 'Asr prayer till
the sun sets."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 556:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Some people told me the same narration
(as above).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 557:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said,
'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.'
" Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of the sun
appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes
high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer
till it sets (disappears completely).' "
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 558:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle forbade two kinds of
sales, two kinds of dresses, and two prayers. He forbade
offering prayers after the Fajr prayer till the rising of the
sun and after the 'Asr prayer till its setting. He also forbade
"Ishtimal-Assama" and "al-Ihtiba" in one garment in such a way
that one's private parts are exposed towards the sky. He also
forbade the sales called "Munabadha" and "Mulamasa." (See Hadith
No. 354 and 355 Vol. 3).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 559:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "None of you
should try to pray at sunrise or sunset."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 560:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There
is no prayer after the morning prayer till the sun rises, and
there is no prayer after the Asr prayer till the sun sets."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 561:
Narrated Muawiya:
You offer a prayer which I did not see
being offered by Allah's Apostle when we were in his company and
he certainly had forbidden it (i.e. two Rakat after the Asr
prayer).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 562:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle forbade the offering of
two prayers:
1. after the morning prayer till the
sunrises.
2. after the 'Asr prayer till the sun
sets.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 563:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I pray as I saw my companions praying.
I do not forbid praying at any time during the day or night
except at sunset and sunrise.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 564:
Narrated 'Aisha:
By Allah, Who took away the Prophet.
The Prophet never missed them (two Rakat) after the 'Asr prayer
till he met Allah and he did not meet Allah till it became heavy
for him to pray while standing so he used to offer most of the
prayers while sitting. (She meant the two Rakat after Asr) He
used to pray them in the house and never prayed them in the
mosque lest it might be hard for his followers and he loved what
was easy for them .
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 565:
Narrated Hisham's father:
'Aisha (addressing me) said, "O son of
my sister! The Prophet never missed two prostrations (i.e.
Rakat) after the 'Asr prayer in my house."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 566:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle never missed two Rakat
before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr prayer openly and
secretly.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 567:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet come to me after
the 'Asr prayer, he always prayed two Rakat.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 568:
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih:
I was with Buraida on a cloudy day and
he said, "Offer the 'Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet said,
'Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds
annulled." (See Hadith No. 527 and 528)
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 569:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, "One night we were
traveling with the Prophet and some people said, 'We wish that
Allah's Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last
hours of the night.' He said, 'I am afraid that you will sleep
and miss the (Fajr) prayer.' Bilal said, 'I will make you get
up.' So all slept and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila
and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep) and slept. The Prophet got
up when the edge of the sun had risen and said, 'O Bilal! What
about your statement?' He replied, 'I have never slept such a
sleep.' The Prophet said, 'Allah captured your souls when He
wished, and released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and
pronounce the Adhan for the prayer.' The Prophet performed
ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he stood up
and prayed."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of
trench.) 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbelievers of
Quraish after the sun had set and said, "O Allah's Apostle I
could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set." The
Prophet said, "By Allah! I, too, have not prayed." So we turned
towards Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution and we too
performed ablution and offered the 'Asr prayer after the sun had
set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 571:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone forgets a
prayer he should pray that prayer when he remembers it. There is
no expiation except to pray the same." Then he recited:
"Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah's) remembrance." (20.14).
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 572:
Narrated Jabir:
Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of
Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench) and
said, "I could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set.
Then we went to Buthan and he offered the ('Asr) prayer after
sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 573:
Narrated Abu-l-Minhal:
My father and I went to Abi Barza
Al-Aslami and my father said to him, "Tell us how Allah's
Apostle used to offer the compulsory congregational prayers." He
said, "He used to pray the Zuhr prayer, which you call the first
prayer, as the sun declined at noon, the 'Asr at a time when one
of US could go to his family at the farthest place in Medina
while the sun was still hot. (The narrator forgot what Abu Barza
had said about the Maghrib prayer), and the Prophet preferred to
pray the 'Isha' late and disliked to sleep before it or talk
after it. And he used to return after finishing the morning
prayer at such a time when it was possible for one to recognize
the person sitting by his side and he (the Prophet) used to
recite 60 to 100 'Ayat' (verses) of the Qur'an in it."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 574:
Narrated Qurra bin Khalid:
Once he waited for Al-Hasan and he did
not show up till it was about the usual time for him to start
his speech; then he came and apologized saying, "Our neighbors
invited us." Then he added, "Narrated Anas, 'Once we waited for
the Prophet till it was midnight or about midnight. He came and
led the prayer, and after finishing it, he addressed us and
said, 'All the people prayed and then slept and you had been in
prayer as long as you were waiting for it." Al-Hasan said, "The
people are regarded as performing good deeds as long as they are
waiting for doing good deeds." Al-Hasan's statement is a portion
of Anas's Hadith from the Prophet .
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 575:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet prayed one of the'lsha'
prayer in his last days and after finishing it with Taslim, he
stood up and said, "Do you realize (the importance of) this
night? Nobody present on the
surface of the earth to-night would be
living after the completion of one hundred years from this
night."
The people made a mistake in grasping
the meaning of this statement of Allah's Apostle and they
indulged in those things which are said about these narrators
(i.e. some said that the Day of Resurrection will be established
after 100 years etc.) But the Prophet said, "Nobody present on
the surface of earth tonight would be living after the
completion of 100 years from this night"; he meant "When that
century (people of that century) would pass away."
Volume 1, Book
10, Number 576:
Narrated Abu 'Uthman:
'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr said, "The
Suffa Companions were poor people and the Prophet said, 'Whoever
has food for two persons should take a third one from them
(Suffa companions). And whosoever has food for four persons he
should take one or two from them' Abu Bakr took three men and
the Prophet took ten of them."
'Abdur Rahman added, my father my
mother and I were there (in the house). (The sub-narrator is in
doubt whether 'Abdur Rahman also said, 'My wife and our servant
who was common for both my house and Abu Bakr's house). Abu Bakr
took his supper with the Prophet and remained there till the 'Isha'
prayer was offered. Abu Bakr went back and stayed with the
Prophet till the Prophet took his meal and then Abu Bakr
returned to his house after a long portion of the night had
passed. Abu Bakr's wife said, 'What detained you from your
guests (or guest)?' He said, 'Have you not served them yet?' She
said, 'They refused to eat until you come. The food was served
for them but they refused." 'Abdur Rahman added, "I went away
and hid myself (being afraid of Abu Bakr) and in the meantime he
(Abu Bakr) called me, 'O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!' and also
called me bad names and abused me and then said (to his family),
'Eat. No welcome for you.' Then (the supper was served). Abu
Bakr took an oath that he would not eat that food. The narrator
added: By Allah, whenever any one of us (myself and the guests
of Suffa companions) took anything from the food, it increased
from underneath. We all ate to our fill and the food was more
than it was before its serving.
Abu Bakr looked at it (the food) and
found it as it was before serving or even more than that. He
addressed his wife (saying) 'O the sister of Bani Firas! What is
this?' She said, 'O the pleasure of my eyes! The food is now
three times more than it was before.' Abu Bakr ate from it, and
said, 'That (oath) was from Satan' meaning his oath (not to
eat). Then he again took a morsel (mouthful) from it and then
took the rest of it to the Prophet. So that meal was with the
Prophet. There was a treaty between us and some people, and when
the period of that treaty had elapsed the Prophet divided us
into twelve (groups) (the Prophet's companions) each being
headed by a man. Allah knows how many men were under the command
of each (leader). So all of them (12 groups of men) ate of that
meal."
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