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 wave s
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 ne ver 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 hi s 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:
breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the severest heat a
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 P rophet 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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