English translation
506. It was narrated from '&&ah that the Messenger of A l l a g prayed Xsr when the sun was in her room and the shadow had not appeared on her wall. (Sahih)
Hadith 506
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
6. The Book Of The Times (Of Prayer)Sunan an-Nasai local PDF backup · Page 302
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 505 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 252
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 505 · Volume 2 · Page 149
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٦٨٣)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 491 · Volume 1 · Page 110
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجة ٦٨٣: ق.
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Arabic text
505 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا لَمْ يَظْهَرِ الْفَيْءُ مِنْ حُجْرَتِهَا»
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Commentary
This Hadîth points to the early performances of the 'Asr' prayer, which means the Prophet ﷺ used to offer it as soon as the shadow was equal in length to the height of the object by which it is measured. The apartment of 'Aîshah ﷺ refers to the compound of her dwelling-place, which was surrounded by a wall. In the afternoons, the entire compound used to remain lit by the sunlight. As the sun declined, the shadow of the western wall used to spread in the enclosure. And because the wall was not high, the sunlight stayed in the compound. The shadow would not ascend the eastern wall. As soon as the shadow would grow equal to the western wall, the prayer was established.