A Traveler Praying While He Is Unsure Of The Time
Darussalam · Volume 2
4. The Book Of The Traveler's PrayersSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1205 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 4
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1205. Shu'bah narrated: "Hamzah Al-'Āīdhi, a man from Banū Dabbah, narrated to me, he said: 'I heard Anas bin Mālik saying: "Whenever the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ camped, he would not leave until he had prayed Zuhr." A man asked Anas: "Even if it was mid-day?" He replied: "Even if it was mid-day." (Sahih)
1205 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي حَمْزَةُ الْعَائِذِيُّ، رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي ضَبَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا نَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا، لَمْ يَرْتَحِلْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الظُّهْرَ»، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: وَإِنْ كَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ؟ قَالَ: «وَإِنْ كَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ»
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It does not mean that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ performed Zuhr exactly at midday (noon), before the sun had crossed the meridian. Rather, it means that he said his prayer immediately after the sun had crossed the meridian and then resumed his journey. It is quite obvious because the Zuhr prayer time begins only after the sun had crossed the meridian.