صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب كَرَاهِيَةِ تَأْخِيرِ الصَّلاَةِ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا الْمُخْتَارِ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ الْمَأْمُومُ إِذَا أَخَّرَهَا الإِمَامُ:
Chapter: It is disliked to delay the prayers beyond their proper times, and what a person should do if the Imam delays the prayer
Hadith 648
This hadith is listed as number 1467 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ خَلِيلِي أَوْصَانِي ، أَنْ أَسْمَعَ وَأُطِيعَ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عَبْدًا مُجَدَّعَ الأَطْرَافِ ، وَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ الْقَوْمَ وَقَدْ صَلَّوْا ، كُنْتَ قَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلَاتَكَ ، وَإِلَّا كَانَتْ لَكَ نَافِلَةً " .
Abu Dharr (RA) reported: My friend (the Holy Prophet) bade me to hear and obey (the ruler) even if he is a slave having his feet and arms cut off, and observe prayer at its prescribed time. (And further said): It you find people having observed the prayer, you in fact saved your prayer, otherwise (if you join with them) that would be a Nafl prayer for you.
