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435. It was reported from Yūnus, from Ibn Shihāb, from Ibn Al-Musayyab, from Abū Hurairah: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ returned from the Battle of Khaibar at night until, when we became sleepy, he camped (for the night). He told Bilāl: 'Guard the night for us.'[1] But Bilāl was overcome with sleep while he was resting his back upon his mount. Neither the Prophet ﷺ, nor Bilāl nor any of his Companions awoke until the sun's rays hit them. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was the first of them to awaken, so he stood up anxiously and said: 'O Bilāl!?' He replied: 'The same One Who took your soul also took mine, O Messenger of Allāh! May my mother and father be your ransom.'
So they proceeded on with their camels for a distance, then the Prophet ﷺ performed Wudū', and commanded Bilāl to call the Iqāmah, and he then led them in Subh (Fajr prayer), and, after finishing it, said: 'Whoever forgets the prayer, let him pray it when he remembers, because Allāh says: Establish the prayer for the remembrance (Lildh-dhikrā).'"
Yūnus said: "Ibn Shihāb would recite it like that." (Sahīh)
Ahmad (one of the narrators) said: "Anbasah said — meaning the wording of Yūnus — in this Hadīth: 'For My remembrance (lidhikrī).'"[1]
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Footnotes
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[1] Meaning, wake us up before dawn.
Commentary
In this, and the following narrations, the chapter title becomes clear, if a person sleeps or forgets a prayer, they pray it when they awaken or realize they have not performed it. As for: "So they proceeded on with their camels for a distance" see the following narration.
