Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup
سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى وَقْتِ الصَّلَوَاتِChapter: Preserving The Prayer Times.
Hadith 428
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ فَضَالَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنِي " وَحَافِظْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ لِي فِيهَا أَشْغَالٌ ، فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ إِذَا أَنَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْزَأَ عَنِّي ، فَقَالَ : حَافِظْ عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ وَمَا كَانَتْ مِنْ لُغَتِنَا ، فَقُلْتُ : وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صَلَاةُ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةُ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا " .
Narrated Fudalah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I follow, should be enough for me. He said: Observe the two afternoon prayers (al-asrayn). But the term al-asrayn (two afternoon prayers) was not used in our language. Hence I said: What is al-asrayn? He said: A prayer before the sunrise and a prayer before the sunset (i. e. the dawn and the afternoon prayers).
Brief Explanation
1؎ : The meaning of this hadith is not that for someone who is very busy, performing only two prayers a day will suffice; rather, the meaning is that at the very least, one should perform the prayers of these two times punctually at their earliest prescribed time (Bayhaqi, Iraqi).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
428. Commentary:
How can it be correct that it is sufficient for a working person to be regular only in the morning (Fajr) and afternoon (‘Asr) prayers? Shaykh Wali al-Din al-‘Iraqi has written that the answer to this objection is that, in reality, the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) pertained to performing the prayers at their earliest times. So, the person excused himself by saying that he could not perform all five prayers at their earliest times. Then the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) especially emphasized the times of these two prayers. «والله أعلم بالصواب» The fact that Imam Abu Dawud rahimahullah mentioned this hadith in this chapter supports this interpretation.
How can it be correct that it is sufficient for a working person to be regular only in the morning (Fajr) and afternoon (‘Asr) prayers? Shaykh Wali al-Din al-‘Iraqi has written that the answer to this objection is that, in reality, the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) pertained to performing the prayers at their earliest times. So, the person excused himself by saying that he could not perform all five prayers at their earliest times. Then the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) especially emphasized the times of these two prayers. «والله أعلم بالصواب» The fact that Imam Abu Dawud rahimahullah mentioned this hadith in this chapter supports this interpretation.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 428
