صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب مواقيت الصلاةThe Book of The Times of As-Salat (The Prayers) and Its Superiority
بَابُ وَقْتِ الْفَجْرِ:Chapter. Time of the Fajr (early morning) prayer.
Hadith 577
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ ، يَقُولُ : " كُنْتُ أَتَسَحَّرُ فِي أَهْلِي ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سُرْعَةٌ بِي أَنْ أُدْرِكَ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I used to take the "Suhur" meal with my family and hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with Allah's Apostle.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
From this narration, it is understood that the Fajr prayer was connected directly to the pre-dawn meal (suhoor), meaning that after completing suhoor, as soon as the time for Fajr began, the prayer would be performed.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah wants to establish from this narration that Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d radi Allahu anhu would try to reach Masjid Nabawi quickly after having suhoor at home so that he could perform the Fajr prayer behind the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
From this, it is understood that the Fajr prayer would be started immediately after finishing suhoor.
This is clarified in other narrations as well. For example, there is a narration from Hazrat Jabir radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would perform the morning prayer while it was still dark (Sahih al-Bukhari, Mawaqit al-Salat, Hadith: 565).
Also, it is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“The time for the Fajr prayer is from the appearance of dawn until the rising of the sun.”
(Sahih Muslim, al-Masajid, Hadith: 1385(612))
From this narration, it is understood that the Fajr prayer was connected directly to the pre-dawn meal (suhoor), meaning that after completing suhoor, as soon as the time for Fajr began, the prayer would be performed.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah wants to establish from this narration that Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d radi Allahu anhu would try to reach Masjid Nabawi quickly after having suhoor at home so that he could perform the Fajr prayer behind the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
From this, it is understood that the Fajr prayer would be started immediately after finishing suhoor.
This is clarified in other narrations as well. For example, there is a narration from Hazrat Jabir radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would perform the morning prayer while it was still dark (Sahih al-Bukhari, Mawaqit al-Salat, Hadith: 565).
Also, it is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“The time for the Fajr prayer is from the appearance of dawn until the rising of the sun.”
(Sahih Muslim, al-Masajid, Hadith: 1385(612))
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 577
