The Time Of Prayer When One Has An Excuse Or In Cases Of Necessity
Darussalam · Volume 1
(2) The Book OfThe PrayerSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 699 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 229
Source no. 699 · Volume 2 · Page 271
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٥٣) ، صحيح أبي داود (٤٣٩) ، الثمر المستطاب
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699. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever catches one Ra'kah of the 'Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught it, and whoever catches one Ra'kah of the Subh before the sun rises, then he has caught it." (Sahih)
699 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، وَعَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، يُحَدِّثُونَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا، وَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا»
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a. Another Hadith reports the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ as saying: "The time for 'Asr is as long as the sun has not become pale." (Sahih Muslim: 612). So much so, that even if one is able to perform just one Rak'ah before sunset, the prayer is considered to have been performed on time. However, it is forbidden to delay the 'Asr prayer, without any valid reason — just out of laziness. Such a prayer has been characterized by the Prophet ﷺ as the 'hypocrite's prayer'. (Sahih Muslim: 622) b. The same ruling holds good for the Fajr prayer as well, i.e., if a person is able to perform even one Rak'ah before sunrise, his prayer will be considered to have been performed on time.