English translation
500. Khalid bin Dînâr Abû Khaldah said: "I heard Anas bin Mâlik say: 'When it was hot, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ would wait until it cooled down to pray, and when it was cold he would hasten to pray.'" (Sahîh)
Hadith 500
Praying Zuhr Earlier When It Is Cold
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Darussalam · Volume 1
6. The Book Of The Times (Of Prayer)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 499 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 248
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 499 · Volume 2 · Page 143
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- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 485 · Volume 1 · Page 109
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Arabic text
499 - أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ أَبُو خَلْدَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَانَ الْحَرُّ أَبْرَدَ بِالصَّلَاةِ، وَإِذَا كَانَ الْبَرْدُ عَجَّلَ»
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The term Ibrad connotes offering the prayer when it gets a bit cooler or when the atmosphere gets cooler. But it does not signify a time when it is cool outside, because during the extremely intense heat of the summer, it would get reasonably cool only toward the sunset prayer (the Maghrib). So what is meant here is the time when it becomes a bit cooler than the temperature during midday. That means when the shadow of walls becomes worthy of placing one's feet underneath them. During wintertime, days are shorter. Therefore, there is no reason to delay praying until after the beginning time of Zuhr. Hence, the Prophet ﷺ would offer the Zuhr prayer early (during winter).