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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 437

Chapter: Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 437

Narrator:Abu Qatāda

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ لَهُ فَمَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمِلْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ انْظُرْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا رَاكِبٌ هَذَانِ رَاكِبَانِ هَؤُلاَءِ ثَلاَثَةٌ حَتَّى صِرْنَا سَبْعَةً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ احْفَظُوا عَلَيْنَا صَلاَتَنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ فَضُرِبَ عَلَى آذَانِهِمْ فَمَا أَيْقَظَهُمْ إِلاَّ حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ فَقَامُوا فَسَارُوا هُنَيَّةً ثُمَّ نَزَلُوا فَتَوَضَّئُوا وَأَذَّنَ بِلاَلٌ فَصَلَّوْا رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ صَلَّوُا الْفَجْرَ وَرَكِبُوا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ قَدْ فَرَّطْنَا فِي صَلاَتِنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّهُ لاَ تَفْرِيطَ فِي النَّوْمِ إِنَّمَا التَّفْرِيطُ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ فَإِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ صَلاَةٍ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا حِينَ يَذْكُرُهَا وَمِنَ الْغَدِ لِلْوَقْتِ ‏"

Abu Qatadah reported:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) was on a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) took a turn and I also took a turn with him. He said: 'Look!' I said: 'This is a rider; these are two riders; and these are three' until we became seven. He then said: Guard for us our prayer, i.e. the Fajr prayer. But sleep dominated them and none could awaken them except the heat of the sun. They stood up and drove away a little. Then they got down (from their mounts) and performed ablution. Bilal called for prayer and they offered two rak'ahs of (Sunnah) of Fajr and then offered the Fajr prayer and mounted (their mounts). Some of them said to others: We showed negligence in prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no negligence in sleep. The negligence is in wakefulness. If any of you forget saying prayer, he should offer it when he remembers it and next day (he should say it) at its proper time.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 437, 438).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 437
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 437
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 437
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 437

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 438

'Abd Allah b. Rabah al-Ansari, whom the Ansar called faqih (juries), came to us from Medina, and reported us on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent a military expedition consisting of the chief Companions. He…

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ…

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  • الفقيه والمتفقه للخطيب (212)لا تَفْرِيطَ فِي النَّوْمِ ، إِنَّمَا التَّفْرِيطُ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ ، فَإِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ صَلاةٍ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا حِينَ يَذْكُرُهَا ، وَمِنَ الْغَدِ لِلْوَقْتِ
  • شرح السنة (438)إِنَّهُ لا تَفْرِيطَ فِي النَّوْمِ إِنَّمَا التَّفْرِيطُ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ ، فَإِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ صَلاةٍ ، فَلْيُصَلِّهَا حِينَ يَذْكُرُهَا ، وَمِنَ الْغَدِ لِلْوَقْتِ
  • مسند السراج (1289)لا تَفْرِيطَ فِي النَّوْمِ ، إِنَّمَا التَّفْرِيطُ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ ، فَإِذَا سَهَى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاتِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا حِينَ يَذْكُرُهَا ، وَمِنَ الْغَدِ لِلْوَقْتِ ، قُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قُلْتَ : بِالأَمْسِ إِنَّكُمْ لا تُدْرِكُونَ الْمَاءَ مِنَ الْغَدِ تَعْطَشُوا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ ال

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