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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of Prayer
(ضَيَاعُ صَلَاةِ العَصْرِ وَخَسَارَتُهُ)
(Loss Caused by Missing Asr Prayer)
Mishkat al-Masabih 593 — Loss Caused by Missing Asr Prayer
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِ: يَجْلِسُ يَرْقُبُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا اصْفَرَّتْ وَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ أَرْبَعًا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلا . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
He reported God’s Messenger as saying, “This is how a hypocrite prays:he sits watching the sun, and when it becomes yellow and is between the horns of the devil, he rises and prays four rak'as quickly, mentioning God seldom during them.” Muslim transmitted it.
