English translation
695. It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: 'The Prophet ﷺ was asked about a man who forgets prayer or sleeps and misses it. He said: 'He performs it when he remembers it.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 695
Whoever Sleeps Through Prayer Or Forgets It
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(2) The Book OfThe PrayerSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 695 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 227
Al-Albani source references (1)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 695 · Volume 2 · Page 267
Sahih
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Arabic text
695 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَغْفُلُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ أَوْ يَرْقُدُ عَنْهَا، قَالَ: «يُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا»
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Commentary
Forgetfulness and sleep are valid excuses. No sin devolves on account of them, provided that the event is not the result of one's carelessness. A prayer missed out of forgetfulness must be performed as soon as one is reminded of it. Delaying it without a valid reason is not right. Do not deliberately pray at sunrise or sunset. Anyone who remembers his prayer or wakes up at the undesirable time must wait for his prayer till the undesirable time has passed.