Hadith 697

Whoever Sleeps Through Prayer Or Forgets It

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Darussalam · Volume 1

(2) The Book OfThe Prayer

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 697 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 227

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Source no. 697 · Volume 2 · Page 269
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صحيح، الإرواء (١ / ٢٩٢) ، صحيح أبي داود (٤٦١)

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English translation

697. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that when the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was coming back from the battle of Khaibar, night came and he felt sleepy, so he made camp and said to Bilâl: "Keep watch for us tonight." Bilâl prayed as much as Allâh decreed for him, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and his Companions went to sleep. When dawn was approaching, Bilâl went to his mount, facing towards the east, watching for the dawn. Then Bilâl's eyes grew heavy while he was leaning on his mount (and he slept). Neither Bilâl nor any of his Companions woke until they felt the heat of the sun. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was the first one to wake up. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was startled and said: "O Bilâl!" Bilâl said: "The same thing happened to me as happened to you. May my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allāh!" He said: "Bring your mounts forward a little." So they brought their mounts forward a little (away from that place). Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ performed ablution and told Bilāl to call the Iqāmah for prayer, and he led them in the prayer. When the Prophet ﷺ finished praying, he said: "Whoever forgets a Salāh, let him pray it when he remembers, for Allāh says: And perform the prayer for My remembrance."[1] He (one of the narrators) said: "Ibn Shihāb used to recite this Verse as meaning, 'when you remember.'" ٤٠

Arabic text

697 - حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ قَفَلَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ خَيْبَرَ، فَسَارَ لَيْلَةً، حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْكَرَى عَرَّسَ، وَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ: «اكْلَأْ لَنَا اللَّيْلَ» فَصَلَّى بِلَالٌ مَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ، وَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ، فَلَمَّا تَقَارَبَ الْفَجْرُ، اسْتَنَدَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ مُوَاجِهَ الْفَجْرِ، فَغَلَبَتْ بِلَالًا عَيْنَاهُ وَهُوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ بِلَالٌ وَلَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَتْهُمُ الشَّمْسُ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوَّلَهُمُ اسْتِيقَاظًا، فَفَزَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «أَيْ بِلَالُ» فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ: أَخَذَ بِنَفْسِي الَّذِي أَخَذَ بِنَفْسِكَ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «اقْتَادُوا» فَاقْتَادُوا رَوَاحِلَهُمْ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمُ الصُّبْحَ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ: " مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلَاةً، فَلْيُصَلِّهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ: {وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي} [طه: 14] " قَالَ: وَكَانَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا: لِلذِّكْرَى

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How much importance the Prophet ﷺ attached to the prayer may be gauged from the fact that even when extremely exhausted from journey, he was keen that the prayer be not delayed. That is why he ﷺ charged Bilāl ﷺ to see to it that the prayer is performed on time. If there is reason to believe that any default in work is not the result of deliberate negligence, the person concerned may not be chided or rebuked but pardoned and excused. Getting the party to bring their mounts forward a little was meant to help them shake off their sleepiness, so that no trace of laziness is left while they perform their prayers. A missed prayer can also be performed as a congregational prayer.