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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of the Prayer
بَابُ : الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ
Chapter: Maintaining The 'Asr Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah — Hadith 686
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حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَبَسَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى غَابَتِ الشَّمْس ، فَقَالَ : " حَبَسُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى ، مَلَأَ اللَّهُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ نَارًا " .
´It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:` "The idolaters kept the Prophet from the 'Asr prayer until the sun had set. He said: 'They kept us from performing the middle prayer; may Allah fill their graves and their houses with fire.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
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From this it is understood that the "middle prayer" refers to the Asr prayer, which is emphasized in the Noble Qur’an in these words:
﴿حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ ﴾ ()
Guard strictly the prayers, and (especially) the middle prayer.
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The meaning of being prevented from prayer is that their attack continued, due to which we remained engaged in battle and did not get the opportunity to perform the prayer.
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Jihad is a tremendous act, which has rightly been described in the hadith as the peak of Islam’s hump. ()
However, even being engaged in this greatest act of jihad does not become a justification for abandoning prayer.
The importance of prayer surpasses even that of jihad.
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From this it is understood that the "middle prayer" refers to the Asr prayer, which is emphasized in the Noble Qur’an in these words:
﴿حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ ﴾ ()
Guard strictly the prayers, and (especially) the middle prayer.
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The meaning of being prevented from prayer is that their attack continued, due to which we remained engaged in battle and did not get the opportunity to perform the prayer.
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Jihad is a tremendous act, which has rightly been described in the hadith as the peak of Islam’s hump. ()
However, even being engaged in this greatest act of jihad does not become a justification for abandoning prayer.
The importance of prayer surpasses even that of jihad.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 686
