أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ رِجَالٍ، مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" مَا أَسْفَرْتُمْ بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ بِالأَجْرِ "
It was narrated from Mahmud bin Labid, from some men among his people who were of the Ansar, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The more you delay Fajr, the greater the reward."
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 549).
Scholars’ grades
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Authentic chainSahih Isnaad |
The chain only |
No. 549 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih |
The chain only |
No. 549 |
| Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH |
Authentic chainSahih Isnaad |
The chain only |
No. 549 |
Other versions
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- المعجم الكبير للطبراني (4169)مَا أَسْفَرْتُمْ بِالْفَجْرِ ، فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلأَجْرِ
On the same subject
Authentic
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 154
" أَسْفِرُوا بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلأَجْرِ "
Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 4 other versions
Authentic
Sunan Ibn Majah 672
" أَصْبِحُوا بِالصُّبْحِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلأَجْرِ أَوْ لأَجْرِكُمْ "
Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 3 other versions
Not graded
Sunan ad-Darimi 1191
Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj Arabic only
Not graded
Sunan ad-Darimi 1192
Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj Arabic only