Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1256

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ صَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا. فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ الإِمَامَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ، وَقَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلاَتَكَ. وَإِلاَّ فَهِيَ نَافِلَةٌ لَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad bin Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Abu Imran Al-Jawni, from Abdullah bin As-Samit, from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: Pray each prayer at its proper time. If you come upon the imam leading them in prayer, pray with them, and you will have secured your prayer; otherwise, it is a voluntary prayer for you.