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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Times (of Prayer)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 504

Chapter: The Beginning Of The Time For 'Asr

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 504

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرٌ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ صَلِّ مَعِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مِثْلَهُ وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعِشَاءَ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ الإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَهُ وَالْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ الإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَيْهِ وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ كَانَ قُبَيْلَ غَيْبُوبَةِ الشَّفَقِ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الْعِشَاءِ أُرَى إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the times of prayer. He said: 'Pray with me.' So he prayed Zuhr when the sun had passsed its zenith, 'Asr when the shadow of a thing was equal to its height, Maghrib when the sun had set and 'Isha' when the twilight had disappeared." He said: "Then he prayed Zuhr when the shadow of a man was equal in length to his height, 'Asr when the length of a man's shadow was twice his height, and Maghrib just before the twilight disappeared." (One of the narrators) 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith said: "then he said: 'With regard to 'Isha' I think it is up to one-third of the night.'" [1] [1] The speaker there is Thawr, who narrated it from 'Ata' from Jabir.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 504).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( صَلَّى مَعِي ) هَكَذَا فِي نُسْخَتنَا ثُبُوت الْيَاء وَالظَّاهِر حَذْفهَا وَكَانَ الْيَاء الْمَوْجُودَة لِلْإِشْبَاعِ ,َأَمَّا لَام الْكَلِمَة فَهِيَ مَحْذُوفَة أَوْ هِيَ لَام الْكَلِمَة إِلَّا أَنَّ الْمُعْتَلّ عُومِلَ مُعَامَلَة الصَّحِيح وَقَدْ تَكَرَّرَ الْوَجْهَانِ فِي مَوَاضِع فَكُنْ عَلَى ذِكْر مِنْهُمَا فَلَعَلِّي مَا أُعِيد بَعْد ذَلِكَ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم ثُمَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيث فِي وَقْت الظُّهْر وَالْعَصْر مُوَافِق لِحَدِيثِ إِمَامَة جِبْرِيل فَيُؤَيِّد بُطْلَان قَوْل مَنْ يَقُول بِالنَّسْخِ فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 504
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 504
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 504

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  • إثارة الفوائد (99)صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ
  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (965)صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1495)مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاةِ ، فَقَالَ : صَلِّ مَعِي ، فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، وَالْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَيْءُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلَهُ ، وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، وَالْعِشَاءَ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَيْءُ الإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَهُ ، وَا
  • مسند السراج (927)صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (1977)صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ

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