Sunan Ibn Majah 667

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah and Ahmad ibn Sinan reported to us; they said: Ishaq ibn Yusuf al-Azraq informed us; Sufyan informed us. And Ali ibn Maymun al-Raqqi reported to us; Makhlad ibn Yazid reported to us, from Sufyan, from Alqamah ibn Marthad, from Sulayman ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about the prayer times. He said, “Pray with us these two days.” When the sun passed its zenith, he ordered Bilal to call the adhan, then to give the iqamah for the noon prayer. Then he ordered him to give the iqamah for the afternoon prayer while the sun was still high, bright, and clear. Then he ordered him to give the iqamah for the sunset prayer when the sun had set, then to give the iqamah for the night prayer when the twilight had disappeared, then to give the iqamah for dawn prayer when dawn broke. The next day he ordered him to call the adhan for the noon prayer, then delayed it until it was cooler, taking care to let it cool. Then he prayed the afternoon prayer while the sun was still high, delaying it later than he had the previous day. He prayed the sunset prayer before the twilight disappeared, the night prayer after a third of the night had passed, and dawn prayer when it had grown light. Then he said, “Where is the man who asked about the prayer times?” The man replied, “I am here, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “The time for your prayers lies between the times you have seen.”’