Hadith 557

Whoever got (or was able to offer) only one Rak'ā of the Asr prayer before sunset.

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Darussalam · Volume 1

9 - THE BOOK OF THE TIMES OF AS-SALĀT (THE PRAYERS) AND ITS SUPERIORITY

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 557 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 116

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English translation

557. Narrated Sālim bin 'Abdullāh: My father said, "I heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ 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 Taurāt (Torah) were given the Taurāt and they acted (upon it) till mid-day, then they were exhausted and were given one Qirāt(1) each. And then the people of the Injeel (Gospel) were given the Injeel and they acted (upon it) till the ʿAṣr prayer, then they were exhausted and were given one Qirāt each. And then we were given the Qurʾān and we acted (upon it) till sunset and we were given two Qirāt each. On that the people of both the Scriptures said: 'O our Lord! You have given them two Qirāt and given us one Qirāt, though we have worked more than they. Allāh عز وجل said: 'Have I usurped some of your rights?' They said: 'No.' Allāh said: 'That is my Blessing, I bestow upon whomsoever I wish (or will, or want).'"

Arabic text

557 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأُوَيْسِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَا سَلَفَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ، أُوتِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ، فَعَمِلُوا حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ عَجَزُوا، فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا، ثُمَّ أُوتِيَ أَهْلُ الإِنْجِيلِ الإِنْجِيلَ، فَعَمِلُوا إِلَى صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ، ثُمَّ عَجَزُوا، فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا، ثُمَّ أُوتِينَا القُرْآنَ، فَعَمِلْنَا إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ، فَأُعْطِينَا قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ، فَقَالَ: أَهْلُ الكِتَابَيْنِ: أَيْ رَبَّنَا، أَعْطَيْتَ هَؤُلاَءِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ، وَأَعْطَيْتَنَا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا، وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا أَكْثَرَ عَمَلًا؟ قَالَ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَجْرِكُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالُوا: لاَ، قَالَ: فَهُوَ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ "

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