Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2982
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ، مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ قَالَ أَمَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ رضى الله عنها أَنْ أَكْتُبَ لَهَا مُصْحَفًا فَقَالَتْ إِذَا بَلَغْتَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ فَآذِنِّي : (حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى ) فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُهَا آذَنْتُهَا فَأَمْلَتْ عَلَىَّ حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ وَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Yunus, ‘A’ishah’s freedman, reported: ‘‘A’ishah instructed me to write a copy of the Qur’an for her. She said, “When you reach this verse, tell me: ‘Guard the prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah in devotion’” (Qur’an 2:238). When I reached it, I told her, and she dictated: “Guard the prayers, especially the middle prayer—and the afternoon prayer—and stand before Allah in devotion.” She said, “I heard this from the Messenger of Allah.” A report from Hafsah is also cited on this topic. Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
‘A’ishah’s recitation explicitly includes ‘and the afternoon prayer’ in addition to the middle prayer.