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Sahih Muslim 645a

Chapter: It is recommended to pray Subh early, at the beginning of its time, when it is still dark; and the length of recitation therein

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 645a

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،

أَنَّ نِسَاءَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، كُنَّ يُصَلِّينَ الصُّبْحَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ يَرْجِعْنَ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ لاَ يَعْرِفُهُنَّ أَحَدٌ ‏.‏

'A'isha reported:

The believing women used to pray the morning prayer with the Messenger of Allah and then return wrapped in their mantles. No one could recognise them.

Reported by Muslim (No. 645a).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ نِسَاء الْمُؤْمِنَات ) صُورَته صُورَة إِضَافَة الشَّيْء إِلَى نَفْسه , وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي تَأْوِيله وَتَقْدِيره , فَقِيلَ : تَقْدِيره : نِسَاء الْأَنْفُس الْمُؤْمِنَات , وَقِيلَ : نِسَاء الْجَمَاعَات الْمُؤْمِنَات وَقِيلَ : إِنَّ نِسَاء هُنَا بِمَعْنَى الْفَاضِلَات , أَيْ فَاضِلَات الْمُؤْمِنَات : كَمَا يُقَال : رِجَال الْقَوْم , أَيْ فُضَلَاؤُهُمْ وَمُقَدَّمُوهُمْ. قَوْله : ( مُتَلَفِّعَات ) هُوَ بِالْعَيْنِ الْمُهْمَلَة بَعْد الْفَاء , أَيْ مُتَجَلِّلَات وَمُتَلَفِّفَات. قَوْله : ( بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ ) أَيْ بِأَكْسِيَتِهِنَّ , وَاحِدُهَا مِرْطٌ بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم. وَفِي هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيث اِسْتِحْبَاب التَّبْكِير بِالصُّبْحِ , وَهُوَ مَذْهَب مَالِك وَالشَّافِعِيّ وَأَحْمَد وَالْجُ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 423

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say the Fajr prayer after which the women would depart wrapped up their woolen garments, being unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn.

لَيُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ فَيَنْصَرِفُ النِّسَاءُ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ مَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 372

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Fajr prayer while some women from among the believers, wrapped in their garments, would attend the prayer with him. Then they would return to their homes, and no one would recognize them because of the darkness

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Fajr prayer while some women from among the believers, wrapped in their garments, would attend the prayer with him. Then they would return to their homes, and no…

يُصَلِّي الْفَجْرَ، فَيَشْهَدُ مَعَهُ نِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ فِي مُرُوطِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعْنَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ مَا يَعْرِفُهُنَّ أَحَدٌ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 578

The believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with Allah's Apostle, and after finishing the prayer they would return to their home and nobody could recognize them because of darkness.

كُنَّ نِسَاءُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَشْهَدْنَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يَنْقَلِبْنَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ حِينَ يَقْضِينَ الصَّلاَةَ، لاَ يَعْرِفُهُنَّ أَحَدٌ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 645b

The believing women observed the morning prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrapped in their mantles. They then went back to their houses and were unrecognisable, because of the Messenger of Allah's (ﷺ) praying in the darkness before dawn.

لَقَدْ كَانَ نِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَشْهَدْنَ الْفَجْرَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يَنْقَلِبْنَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَمَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنْ تَغْلِيسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 546

"The women used to pray Subh with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), wrapped in their wrappers, then they would return, and no one would recognize them because of the darkness."

يُصَلِّينَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصُّبْحَ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ فَيَرْجِعْنَ فَمَا يَعْرِفْهُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1362

"Women used to pray fajr with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he said the taslim they would leave, wrapped in their Mirts, unrecognizable because of the darkness."

كَانَ النِّسَاءُ يُصَلِّينَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْفَجْرَ فَكَانَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ انْصَرَفْنَ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ فَلاَ يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ ‏.‏

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