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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers

Sunan Abu Dawud 1274

Chapter: Those Who Allowed These Two Rak'ahs To Be Prayed If The Sun Is Still High

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1274

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ الأَجْدَعِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى

عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلاَّ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ ‏.‏

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited to offer prayer after the afternoon prayer except at the time when the sun is high up in the sky.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1274).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِلَّا وَالشَّمْس مُرْتَفِعَة ) : فَتَجُوز الصَّلَاة مُطْلَقًا سَوَاء كَانَتْ الْمَكْتُوبَة الْفَائِتَة أَوْ سُنَّة أَوْ نَفْلًا أَوْ الْجِنَازَة قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1274
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1274
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1274

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  • الأحاديث المختارة (711)صَلاةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَّا وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (366)نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (4764)نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ
  • كشف الأستار (584)نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ

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