Times of the Prayers

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin ‘Abdullah narrated to us: Ibrahim bin Sa‘d narrated to us, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, who said: ‘Ata bin Yazid al-Jund‘i informed me that he heard Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘There is no prayer after dawn until the sun has risen higher, and no prayer after the afternoon prayer until the sun has set.’

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Muhammad bin Aban narrated to us: Ghundar narrated to us: Shu‘ba narrated to us, from Abu al-Tayyah, who said: I heard Humran bin Aban relate from Mu‘awiya, who said: ‘You are performing a prayer. We accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and never saw him perform it; indeed, he forbade these two,’ meaning the two rak‘ahs after the afternoon prayer.

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Muhammad bin Salam narrated to us: ‘Abda narrated to us, from ‘Ubaidullah, from Khubaib, from Hafs bin ‘Asim, from Abu Huraira, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade two prayers: after dawn until sunrise, and after the afternoon prayer until sunset.

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Abu al-Nu‘man narrated to us: Hammad bin Zaid narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: I pray as I saw my companions pray. I do not forbid anyone from praying at night or by day as much as he wishes, except that you should not deliberately time prayer to sunrise or sunset.

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Abu Nu‘aim narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Wahid bin Ayman narrated to us: My father narrated to me that he heard ‘Aisha say: By the One who took him, he never abandoned those two rak‘ahs until he met Allah. He did not meet Allah until prayer had become difficult for him, and he used to perform much of his prayer sitting—meaning the two rak‘ahs after the afternoon prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray them, but not in the mosque, for fear of burdening his community. He liked to make things easier for them.

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Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us: Hisham narrated to us: My father informed me that ‘Aisha said: My nephew, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never omitted the two prostrations after the afternoon prayer when he was with me.

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Musa bin Isma‘il narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Wahid narrated to us: al-Shaibani narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad narrated to us, from his father, from ‘Aisha, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never omitted two rak‘ahs, in private or publicly: two rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer and two after the afternoon prayer.

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Muhammad bin ‘Ar‘ara narrated to us: Shu‘ba narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who said: I saw al-Aswad and Masruq testify on behalf of ‘Aisha, who said: Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited me on a day after the afternoon prayer, he would pray two rak‘ahs.

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Mu‘adh bin Fadala narrated to us: Hisham narrated to us, from Yahya—meaning Ibn Abi Kathir—from Abu Qilaba, that Abu al-Malih narrated to him: We were with Buraida on a cloudy day. He said, ‘Pray early, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever abandons the afternoon prayer, his deeds come to nothing.”’

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‘Imran bin Maisara narrated to us: Muhammad bin Fudail narrated to us: Husain narrated to us, from ‘Abdullah bin Abi Qatada, from his father, who said: We traveled with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one night. Some people said, ‘Messenger of Allah, if you would let us stop and rest.’ He replied, ‘I fear you may sleep through the prayer.’ Bilal said, ‘I will wake you.’ They lay down, and Bilal leaned his back against his mount, but sleep overcame him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) awoke when the sun’s upper edge had appeared and said, ‘Bilal, where is what you promised?’ He replied, ‘I have never been overcome by sleep like this.’ The Prophet said, ‘Allah takes your souls when He wills and returns them to you when He wills. Bilal, get up and call the people to prayer.’ He performed ablution, and when the sun had risen higher and grown bright, he stood and prayed.

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Mu‘adh bin Fadala narrated to us: Hisham narrated to us, from Yahya, from Abu Salama, from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah, that ‘Umar bin al-Khattab came on the day of the Trench after sunset, cursing the disbelievers of Quraysh. He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I could hardly pray the afternoon prayer before the sun nearly set.’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘By Allah, I have not prayed it.’ We went to Buthan; he performed ablution for the prayer, and we did too. He prayed the afternoon prayer after sunset, then prayed the sunset prayer.

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Abu Nu‘aim and Musa bin Isma‘il narrated to us: They said: Hammam narrated to us, from Qatada, from Anas, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘Whoever forgets a prayer, let him pray it when he remembers it. There is no expiation for it other than that.’ Then he recited, ‘Establish prayer for My remembrance.’ Musa said: Hammam added, ‘I heard him say afterward, “Establish prayer for My remembrance.”’ Habban said: Hammam narrated to us: Qatada narrated to us: Anas narrated to us, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), similarly.

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Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from Hisham, who said: Yahya—meaning Ibn Abi Kathir—narrated to us, from Abu Salama, from Jabir, who said: On the day of the Trench, ‘Umar began cursing the disbelievers and said, ‘I could hardly pray the afternoon prayer before the sun set.’ He said: We went down to Buthan, and he prayed after sunset, then prayed the sunset prayer.

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Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us: ‘Auf narrated to us: Abu al-Minhal narrated to us: I went with my father to Abu Barza al-Aslami, and my father said to him, ‘Tell us how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray the obligatory prayers.’ He replied, ‘He prayed the midday prayer—which you call the first prayer—when the sun had passed its zenith. He prayed the afternoon prayer, then one of us would return to his family at the far end of Medina while the sun was still bright. I have forgotten what he said about the sunset prayer. He preferred to delay the night prayer. He disliked sleeping before it or talking afterward. He would leave the dawn prayer when one of us could recognize the person sitting beside him, and he would recite between sixty and one hundred verses.’

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‘Abdullah bin al-Sabbah narrated to us: Abu ‘Ali al-Hanafi narrated to us: Qurra bin Khalid narrated to us: We waited for al-Hasan, who kept us waiting until it was nearly time for him to rise. He came and said, ‘Our neighbors here invited us.’ Then he said: Anas said: One night we waited for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until about halfway through the night. He came and led us in prayer, then addressed us, saying, ‘The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you remain in prayer for as long as you wait for the prayer.’ Al-Hasan said: People remain in a good state as long as they wait for what is good. Qurra said: This is from Anas, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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Abu al-Yaman narrated to us: Shu‘aib informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Salim bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar and Abu Bakr bin Abi Hathma told me that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: Near the end of his life, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the night prayer. When he finished, he stood and said, ‘Do you see this night of yours? At the end of one hundred years, no one who is now on the face of the earth will remain.’ People misunderstood the Messenger of Allah’s statement and began discussing reports about one hundred years. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had only said, ‘No one who is now on the face of the earth will remain,’ meaning that this generation would pass away.

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Abu al-Nu‘man narrated to us: Mu‘tamir bin Sulaiman narrated to us: My father narrated to us: Abu ‘Uthman narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr, that the people of the Suffa were poor. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever has food for two should take a third, and if for four, then a fifth or sixth.’ Abu Bakr came with three people, and the Prophet went with ten. ‘Abd al-Rahman said: I was there with my father and mother; I am unsure whether my wife and a servant were also between us and Abu Bakr’s house. Abu Bakr ate supper with the Prophet, then stayed until the night prayer was performed. He returned home and remained there until the Prophet had eaten. Much of the night had passed when he arrived. His wife asked, ‘What kept you from your guests?’ He asked, ‘Did you not serve them supper?’ She replied, ‘They refused to eat until you came, though it was offered to them.’ I went and hid. Abu Bakr called me ‘You rascal!’ and rebuked me, then said, ‘Eat—may it not be pleasant!’ He swore, ‘By Allah, I will never eat it.’ Yet each time we took a morsel, the food beneath it increased. They ate until full, and there was more than before. Abu Bakr saw it and found it unchanged or increased. He asked his wife, ‘Sister of Banu Firas, what is this?’ She said, ‘By the comfort of my eyes, it is now three times as much as before.’ Abu Bakr ate some and said, ‘That oath was from Satan,’ then ate a morsel and carried the food to the Prophet. It remained with him in the morning. We had a pact with a people, and when its term ended, we divided into twelve groups, each with people whose number Allah knows. They all ate from it—or so he said.