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Sahih Muslim 648d

Chapter: It is disliked to delay the prayers beyond their proper times, and what a person should do if the Imam delays the prayer

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 648d

Narrator:Abu Dharr

وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَضَرَبَ فَخِذِي ‏"‏ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ مَا تَأْمُرُ قَالَ ‏"‏

صَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِكَ فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلِّ ‏"

Abu Dharr reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) struck my thigh and said: How would you act if you survive among the people who would delay prayers beyond their (prescribed) time? He (Abu Dharr) said: What do you command (under this situation)? He (the Holy Prophet) slid: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, then go (to meet) your needs, and if the Iqama is pronounced, and you are present in the mosque, then observe prayer (along with the Jama'at).

Reported by Muslim (No. 648d), An-Nasa’i (No. 859) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1199).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( وَضَرَبَ فَخِذِي ) أَيْ لِلتَّنْبِيهِ وَجَمْع الذِّهْن عَلَى مَا يَقُولهُ لَهُ.…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 859

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, and struck my thigh: 'What will you do if you stay among people who delay the prayer until its time is over?' He said: 'What do you command me to do?' He said: 'Offer the prayer on time, then go about your business. Then if the Iqamah for that prayer is said…

‏"‏ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَا تَأْمُرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ صَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِكَ فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي…

Narrated by Abu Dharr

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (921)صَلِّ الصَّلاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ، ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِكَ فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ فَصَلِّ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1273)صَلِّ الصَّلاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ، ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِكَ ، فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلِّ ، هِيَ قَضَاءٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (699)كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاةَ ، وَيُمِيتُونَ الصَّلاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا ؟ قُلْتُ : كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ ؟ قَالَ : صَلِّ الصَّلاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ، ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِكَ ، فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاةُ ، وَأَنْتَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ فَصَلِّ

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