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(1). 3163. Abū Hurairah said: "While the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was returning from Khaibar he traveled during the night until he became sleepy and he sat down to rest. Then he said: 'O Bilāl! Stand guard for us for the night.'" He said: 'So Bilāl performed Ṣalāt, then he leaned against his mount facing the direction of (dawn awaiting) Fajr. His eyes overcame him until he slept, and not one of them awoke. The first of them to awaken was the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'O Bilāl!' Bilāl said: 'May my father be ransomed for you O Messenger of Allāh! I was overtaken just as you were overtaken.' So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Move out!' Then he kneeled to perform Wudū and to announce the standing for the Ṣalāt, then he performed Ṣalāt the same as he would when not traveling. Then he said: 'And establish the Ṣalāt for My remembrance.'"[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is not preserved. More than one of the Huffāẓ reported it from Az-Zuhri, "from Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab, that the Prophet ﷺ
and they did not mention Abū Hurairah in it. Ṣāliḥ bin Abī Al-Akhḍār (a narrator in the chain) was graded weak in Hadīth. Yahyā bin Sa'eed Al-Qaṭṭān and others graded him weak due to his memory.
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[1] Ta Ha 20:14.
Commentary
It is proven from this Hadīth, and other narrations with similar meaning, that if the due time for a prayer is missed while being asleep, the prayer will be performed with full humiliation and satisfaction just like its appropriate time after waking up. A person should have self-confidence and he should also trust the power and ability of Allāh.
