English translation
544. Ja'far bin Muḥammad bin 'Āli bin Al-Ḥusain narrated from his father, that Jābir bin 'Abdullāh said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prayed Subh as soon as he was certain the dawn had appeared." (Sahih)
Hadith 544
The Beginning Of The Time For Subh
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Darussalam · Volume 1
6. The Book Of The Times (Of Prayer)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 543 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 270
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 543 · Volume 2 · Page 187
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 529 · Volume 1 · Page 119
Sahih
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Arabic text
543 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ حِينَ تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الصُّبْحُ»
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Commentary
The first moment of the time of the dawn prayer (Salât Al-Fajr), by consensus of all, is the true dawn (Subh Sâdiq). The true dawn denotes the white streak of light which stretches across the horizon. Before spreading, when a few gleams appear rising from below, it is the false dawn. The false dawn is not valid as an indicator for either prayer or fasting. However, the true dawn is the actual dawn. This is what is meant by the expression, its light spreads itself.