Sahih al-Bukhari 552

Chapter: The sin of one who misses the 'Asr prayer (intentionally)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 552

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever misses the `Asr prayer (intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and property."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 552), Muslim (No. 626a, 626c), Abu Dawud (No. 414), At-Tirmidhi (No. 175), An-Nasa’i (No. 478, 479, 480, 512), Ibn Majah (No. 685), Malik (No. 21), Ahmad (No. 4317, 4393, 4574, 4840, 4914, 5061, 5198, 5210) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1202, 1203).

Explanation in Arabic

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الذي تفوته صلاة العصر فلا يصليها في وقتها كأنما نُقِصَ أو سُلب منه أهله وماله، وذلك لفضل صلاة العصر، وفيه الحض على أداء الصلاة في وقتها وعدم تفويتها، وبيان تحقير الدنيا وأن قليل عمل البر خير من كثير من الدنيا، فالعاقل العالم بمقدار هذا الخطاب يحزن على فوات صلاة العصر إلم يدرك منها ركعة قبل غروب الشمس، أو قبل اصفرارها فوق حزنه على ذهاب أهله وماله لو حصل.

بيان التشديد في تفويت صلاة العصر.
بيان عظم قدر صلاة العصر عند الله عز وجل وموقعها من الدين، وأن الذي تفوته قد فجع بدينه بما ذهب منه كما يفجع من ذهب أهله وماله.
بيان تعظيم فعل الصلاة في وقتها.
بيان تحقير الدنيا وأن قليل عمل البر خير من كثير من الدنيا.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ ( الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ ) قَالَ اِبْنُ بَزِيزَةَ : فِيهِ رَدٌّ عَلَى مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَقُولَ فَاتَتْنَا الصَّلَاةُ. قُلْت : وَسَيَأْتِي الْكَلَامُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فِي بَابٍ مُفْرَدٍ فِي صَلَاةِ الْجَمَاعَةِ. قَوْلُهُ ( صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا ) كَذَا لِلْكُشْمِيهَنِيِّ , وَسَقَطَ لِلْأَكْثَرِ لَفْظُ صَلَاةٍ وَالْفَاءُ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا. قَوْلُهُ ( وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ ) هُوَ بِالنَّصْبِ عِنْدَ الْجُمْهُورِ عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَفْعُولٌ ثَانٍ لِوُتِرَ , وَأُضْمِرَ فِي وُتِرَ مَفْعُولٌ لَمْ يُسَمَّ فَاعِلُهُ وَهُوَ عَائِدٌ عَلَى الَّذِي فَاتَتْهُ , فَالْمَعْنَى أُصِيبَ بِأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ. وَهُوَ مُتَعَدٍّ إِلَى مَفْعُولَيْنِ. وَمِثْلُهُ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى ( وَلَنْ يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Bukharid. 256 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح البخاري No. 552

Grades of other versions (6)

AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (5491)
AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (626)
AuthenticIbn Khuzaymah أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن خزيمة (1/ 432)
Al-Daraqutni تَفَرَّدَ بهِ عَبد الصمد بن موسى، عَن جَدِّه جعفر، عَنه. — أطراف الغرائب (1/564)
ابن حزم احتج به ، وقال في المقدمة: (لم نحتج إلا بخبر صحيح من رواية الثقات مسند) — المحلى (3/186)
ابن العربي أصح من أن يتكلم عليه — عارضة الأحوذي (1/241)

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 626a

He who misses the afternoon prayer, it is as though he has been deprived of his family and his property.

الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 626c

Abdullah relates on the authority of his father. He who missed his afternoon prayer it is as though he was deprived of his family and property.

مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ الْعَصْرُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 414

Anyone who loses his 'Asr prayer is like a person whose family has perished and whose property has been plundered. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar narrated the word utira (instead of wutira, meaning perished). The dispute on this point goes back to Ayyub. Al-Zuhri reported from Salim on the…

الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 175

the Prophet said: "Whoever misses the Asr prayer, then it is as if he was robbed of his family and his property."

"‏ الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 478

"Whoever misses 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and wealth." 'Irak said: 'And 'Abdullah bin 'Umar informed me that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Whosoever misses 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and wealth.'" Yazid bin Abi Habib…

"‏ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 479

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Among the prayers is a prayer which, if a person misses it, it is as if he has robbed of his family and his wealth." Ibn 'Umar said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'It is 'Asr prayer.'" Muhammad bin Ishaq contradicted him. [1] [1] That is…

"‏ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ صَلاَةٌ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ هِيَ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 480

"I heard Nawfal bin Mu'awiyah say: 'There is a prayer which if a person misses it, it is as of he has been robbed of his family and his wealth.'" Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'It is 'Asr prayer.'"

صَلاَةٌ مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هِيَ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 512

"The one who misses 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and his wealth." It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The one who misses 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and his wealth."

"‏ الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 685

The Messenger of Allah said: "The one who misses the 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been cheated out of his family and wealth."

"‏ إِنَّ الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 21

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If someone misses the asr prayer it is as if he has suffered a great misfortune in his family and wealth ."

"‏ الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 4317