صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاةThe Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَقْدِيمِ الظُّهْرِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْوَقْتِ فِي غَيْرِ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ:Chapter: It is recommended to pray Zuhr at the beginning of its time when there is no intense heat
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ كلاهما ، عَنْ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانِ ، وَابْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ . ح ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى : حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ . ح ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، " يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ ، إِذَا دَحَضَتِ الشَّمْسُ " .
Jabir bin ahadeeth reported: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the noon prayer when the sun declined.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
The time for the Zuhr prayer begins from the declining of the sun, as is established by the noble verse: ﴿اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِدُلُوْكِ الشَّمْسِ﴾ (: Bani Isra'il 17:78) — "Establish the prayer at the declining of the sun." This is what is proven from it.
(2)
The practice of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was to perform the prayer at its earliest time.
(1)
The time for the Zuhr prayer begins from the declining of the sun, as is established by the noble verse: ﴿اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِدُلُوْكِ الشَّمْسِ﴾ (: Bani Isra'il 17:78) — "Establish the prayer at the declining of the sun." This is what is proven from it.
(2)
The practice of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was to perform the prayer at its earliest time.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 673
