Mawla Aisha narrates from Abu Yunus, who says: Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered me to write a Mushaf for her, and said: When you reach this verse {حَافِظُوْاعَلَیالصَّلَوَاتِوَالصَّلَاۃِالْوُسْطَی}, inform me. So when I reached this verse, I informed her. She dictated this verse to me as: {حَافِظُوْاعَلَیالصَّلَوَاتِوَالصَّلَاۃِالْوُسْطَیوَصَلَاۃِالْعَصْرِوَقُومُوالِلَّہِقَانِتِینَ} Then she said: I heard this verse in this way from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب تفسير القرآن وفضائل السور والآيات حسب ترتيب النزول / 8515
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسلم: 629 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 25450 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 25964»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The words "and the prayer of Asr" are, in fact, an explanation of the words "and the middle prayer." According to the preferred opinion, by "the middle prayer" (al-salat al-wusta) is meant the Asr prayer; see hadith number (1133).