The Book of the Prayer from Sunan Ibn Majah

667 It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Buraidah that his father said: A man came to the Prophet (saw) and asked him about the times of prayer. He said: Pray with us for two days. When the sun passed its zenith he commanded Bilal to call the Adhan, then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Zuhr; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Asr when the sun was high and clearly white. Then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Maghrib when the sun had set; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Isha when the red afterglow had disappeared; then he commanded him to give the Iqamah for Fajr when dawn came. On the following day he commanded him to give the Adhan for Zuhr when the extreme heat had passed and it had cooled down; then he prayed Asr when the sun was still high, but he delayed it more than he had done the day before; then he prayed Maghrib before the red afterglow disappeared; he prayed Isha when one-third of the night had passed; and he prayed Fajr at the time when it was already light. Then he said: Where is the one who was asking about the times of Prayer? The man said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The times of your prayer are between the times you have seen. (Sahih) 668 It was narrated from Ibn Shihab that he was sitting on the cushions of Umar bin AbdulAziz when he was the leader over Al-Madinah, and with him was Urwah bin Zubair. Umar delayed Asr somewhat, and Urwah said to him: Jibril came down and led the Messenger of Allah (saw) in prayer. Umar said to him: Know what you are saying, O Urwah! He said: I heard Bashir bin Abu Masud saying, I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) saying, Jibril came down and led me in prayer, and I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, and he counted five prayers on his fingers. (Sahih) 669 It was narrated that Aishah said: The believing women used to perform the Subh prayer with the Prophet (saw), then they would go back to their families and no one would recognize them, meaning because of the darkness. (Sahih) 670 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) recited: And recite the Quran during the Fajr. Verily, the recitation of the Quran is ever witnessed.[17:78] He said: It is witnessed by the angels of the night and the day. (Sahih) 671 Mughith bin Sumayi said: I prayed the Subh with Abdullah bin Zubair in the darkness, and when he said the Taslim, I turned to Ibn Umar and said: What is this prayer? He said: This is how we prayed with the Messenger of Allah (saw) and with Abu Bakr and Umar. When Umar was stabbed, Uthman delayed it until there was light. (Sahih) 672 It was narrated from Rafi bin Khadij that the Prophet (saw) said: Pray the Subh early, for indeed its reward is greater or your reward. (Sahih) 673 It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah that the Prophet (saw) used to pray Zuhr when the sun had passed its zenith. (Sahih) 1

674 It was narrated that Abu Barzah Al-Aslami said: The Prophet (saw) used to pray the Hajir prayer, which you call Zuhr, when the sun had passed its zenith. (Sahih) 675 It was narrated that Khabbab said: We complained to the Messenger of Allah (saw) about the heat of the sunbaked ground, but he did not respond to our complaint. (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording. 676 It was narrated that Abdullah bin Masud said: We complained to the Messenger of Allah (saw) about the heat of the sunbaked ground, but he did not respond to our complaint. (Sahih) 677 It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: When it is very hot, then wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire. (Sahih) 678 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: When it is very hot, then wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-Fire. (Sahih) 679 It was narrated that Abu Saeed said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire. (Sahih) 680 It was narrated that Mughirah bin Shubah said: We were praying Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah (saw) at the time of intense heat (i.e., midday when the sun has just passed its zenith) and he said to us, Wait for it to cool down before you pray, for intense heat is from the flaring up of the Hell-fire. (Daif) 681 It was narrated that Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Wait for it to cool down before you pray the Zuhr. (Sahih) 682 It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray Asr when the sun was still hot and high, and if a person were to go to the suburbs (of AlMadinah) he would be able to reach it while the sun was still hot and high. (Sahih) 683 It was narrated that Aishah said: The Prophet (saw) prayed the Asr when the sun was shining into my room and there were no shadows yet. (Sahih) 684 It was narrated from Ali bin Abu Talib that, on the Day of Khandaq, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire, just as they distracted us from the middle prayer. (Hasan) 685 It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: The one who misses the Asr prayer, it is as if he has been cheated out of his family and his wealth. (Sahih) 686 It was narrated that Abdullah said: The idolaters kept the Prophet (saw) from the Asr prayer until the sun had set. He said: They kept us from performing the middle prayer; may Allah fill their graves and their houses with fire. (Sahih) 2

687 Abu Najashi said: I heard Rafi bin Khadij say: We used to perform the Maghrib at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw), and one of us would be able to see the places where his arrows would land when shot from his bow. (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording. 688 It was narrated from Salamah bin Akwa that he used to pray the Maghrib with the Messenger of Allah (saw) when the sun set. (Sahih) 689 It was narrated that Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: My Ummah will continue to adhere to the Fitrah so long as they do not delay the Maghrib until the stars have all come out. (Hasan) Abu Abdullah bin Majah said: I heard Muhammad bin Yahya saying: The people in Baghdad were confused in narrating this Hadith. Abu Bakr Al-Ayan and I went to Awwam bin Abbad bin Awwam and he brought out to us the book of his father, and this Hadith was in it. 690 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Were it not that it would be too difficultfor my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay the Ishai. (Sahih) 691 It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have delayed the Isha prayer until one third or one half of the night had passed. (Sahih) 692 Humaid said: Anas bin Malik was asked: Did the Prophet (saw) wear a ring? He said: Yes. One night he delayed the Isha prayer until almost the middle of the night. When he had prayed he turned to face us and said: The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you will still be in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the (next) prayer. (Sahih) Anas said: It is as if I can see the sparkle from his ring. 693 It was narrated that Abu Saeed said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) led us for the Maghrib prayer. Then he did not come out until half the night had passed. Then he came out and led them in prayer, then he said: The people have prayed and gone to sleep, but you are still in a state of prayer so long as you are waiting for the (next) prayer. Were it not for the weak and the sick, I wanted to delay this prayer until the middle of the night. (Sahih) 694 It was narrated that Buraidah Al-Aslami said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (saw) on a campaign, and he said: Hasten to perform prayer on a cloudy day, for whoever misses the Asr prayer, all his good deeds will be in vain. (Sahih) 695 It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: The Prophet (saw) was asked about a man who forgets prayer or sleeps and misses it. He said: He performs it when he remembers it. (Sahih) 696 It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Whoever forgets a prayer, let him perform it when he remembers it. (Sahih) 697 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that when the Messenger of Allah (saw) was coming back from the battle of Khaibar, night came and he felt sleepy, so he made camp and said to Bilal: Keep watch for us tonight. Bilal prayed as much as Allah decreed for him, and the 3

Messenger of Allah (saw) and his Companions went to sleep. When dawn was approaching, Bilal went to his mount, facing towards the east, watching for the dawn. Then Bilals eyes grew heavy while he was leaning on his mount (and he slept). Neither Bilal nor any of his Companions woke until they felt the heat of the sun. The Messenger of Allah (saw) was the first one to wake up. The Messenger of Allah (saw) was startled and said: O Bilal! Bilal said: The same thing happened to me as happened to you. May my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah! He said: Bring you mounts forward a little. So they brought their mounts forward a little (away from that place). Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) performed ablution and told Bilal to call the Iqamah for prayer, and he led them in prayer. When the Prophet (saw) finished praying, he said: Whoever forgets a Salah, let him pray it when he remembers, for Allah says: And perform the prayer for My remembrance.[20:14] He (one of the narrators) said: Ibn Shihab used to recite this Verse as meaning, when you remember. 698 Abdullah bin Rabah narrated that Abu Qatadah said: They mentioned negligence because of sleeping too much, and he said: They slept until the sun had risen. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: There is no negligence when one is sleeping, rather there is negligence when one is awake. If anyone of you forgets to pray, or sleeps and misses a prayer, then let him pray when he remembers, and during its time if it is the day after. (Sahih) Abdullah bin Husain Rabah said: Imran bin Husain heard me when I was narrating this Hadith and said: O young man, look at how you are narrating the Hadith. I was present at the time of this Hadith with the Messenger of Allah (saw). And he did not deny anything of the Hadith. 699 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Whoever catches one Rakah of the Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught it, and whoever catches one Rakah of the Subh before the sun rises, then he has caught it. (Sahih) 700 It was narrated from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Whoever catches one Rakah of the Subh before the sun rises, then he has caught it, and whoever catches one Rakah of the Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught it. (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording. 701 It was narrated that Abu Barzah Al-Aslami said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to like to delay the Isha, and he disliked sleeping before it, and engaging in conversation after it. (Sahih) 702 It was narrated that Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) did not sleep before the Isha nor stay up (talking) after it. (Hasan) 703 It was narrated that Abdullah bin Masud said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) rebuked us for staying up (talking) after the Isha. (Daif) 704 It was narrated that Ibn Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: Do not let the Bedouin make you change the name of your prayer. It is the Isha, and they bring their camels in and milk them at nightfall. (Sahih) 705 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (saw) said: Do not let the Bedouins make you change the name of your prayer. Ibn Harmalah added: Rather it is the 4

Isha, but they say the Atamah because they bring their camels in for milking at that time (when it is dark). (Sahih)