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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey

Sunan Abu Dawud 1204

Chapter: A Traveler Praying While He Is Unsure Of The Time

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1204

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْمِسْحَاجِ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ حَدِّثْنَا مَا، سَمِعْتَ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ قَالَ

كُنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي السَّفَرِ فَقُلْنَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَوْ لَمْ تَزُلْ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلَ ‏.‏

Narrated Mishaj b. Musa:

I asked Anas b. Malik: Narrate to us what you heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say. He said: When we travelled along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we would say: Did the sun pass the meridian or not? But he (the Prophet) would offer the noon prayer and then proceed.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1204) and Ahmad (No. 11668).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَقُلْنَا زَالَتْ الشَّمْس أَوْ لَمْ تَزُلْ ) : الشَّمْس أَيْ لَمْ يَتَيَقَّن أَنَس وَغَيْره بِزَوَالِ الشَّمْس وَلَا بِعَدَمِهِ , وَأَمَّا النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ أَعْرَف النَّاس لِلْأَوْقَاتِ فَلَا يُصَلِّي الظُّهْر إِلَّا بَعْد الزَّوَال. وَفِيهِ دَلِيل إِلَى مُبَادَرَة صَلَاة الظُّهْر بَعْد الزَّوَال مَعًا مِنْ غَيْر تَأْخِير. سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1204
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1204
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1204

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  • الأحاديث المختارة (2375)إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقِلْنَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، أَوْ لَمْ تَزَلْ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلَ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3212)زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، أَوْ لَمْ تَزُلْ ، صَلَّى بِنَا الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلَ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 439

We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the Tabuk expedition, and he would offer Zuhr and 'Asr prayers together and Magbrib and 'Isha' prayers together. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ مُعَاذٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ، فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ جَمِيعًا, وَالْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ جَمِيعًا } رَوَاهُ…

Narrated by Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal + 8 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 438

When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (while on a journey) proceeded before the sun had declined from the centre of the sky, he (ﷺ) delayed the Zuhr prayer till the time of the 'Asr prayer; he (ﷺ) would then alight and combine the two prayers. If the sun declined before he (ﷺ) moved off, he (ﷺ) would offer…

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-إِذَا اِرْتَحَلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَزِيغَ اَلشَّمْسُ أَخَّرَ اَلظُّهْرَ إِلَى وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ, ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا, فَإِنْ زَاغَتْ اَلشَّمْسُ…

+ 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1673

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Maghrib and ‘Ishā' prayers (at Muzdalifah) with one Iqāmah. He did not offer any voluntary prayers in between or after either of them

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Maghrib and the ‘Ishā' prayers (at Muzdalifah) with one Iqāmah. He did not offer any voluntary prayers in between or after either of them.

جَمَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِجَمْعٍ، كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا بِإِقَامَةٍ، وَلَمْ يُسَبِّحْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلاَ عَلَى إِثْرِ كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 8 other versions Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1805

I was with Ibn `Umar on the way to Mecca, and he got the news that Safiya bint Abu Ubaid was seriously ill. So, he hastened his pace, and when the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together. Then he said, "I saw that whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) had to…

إِذَا جَدَّ بِهِ السَّيْرُ أَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 18 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 602

"Why?" He said: "So that there would not be any hardship on his Ummah."

يُصَلِّي بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلاَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ مِنْ غَيْرِ خَوْفٍ وَلاَ مَطَرٍ ‏.‏ قِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ قَالَ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ حَرَجٌ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 8 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 706b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined in the expedition to Tabuk the noon prayer with the afternoon prayer and the sunset prayer with the 'Isha' prayer. He (one of the narrators) said: What prompted him to do that? He (Mu'adh) replied that he (the Holy Prophet) wanted that his Ummah should not be put…

جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَبَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يُحْرِجَ أُمَّتَهُ

Narrated by Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal + 6 other versions

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