صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب الدَّلِيلِ لِمَنْ قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ الْوُسْطَى هِيَ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ:
Chapter: The evidence for those who say that “the middle prayer” is the `Asr prayer
Hadith 627
وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الأَحْزَابِ : " شَغَلُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى ، حَتَّى آبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، مَلَأَ اللَّهُ قُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا ، أَوْ بُيُوتَهُمْ أَوْ بُطُونَهُمْ " ، شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ ، فِي الْبُيُوتِ وَالْبُطُونِ ،
'Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: On the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab we were diverted from the middle prayer, till the sun set. May Allah fill their graves or their houses, or their stomachs with fire. The narrator is in doubt about "houses" and "stomachs".
Hadith 627
وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ، وَقَالَ : بُيُوتَهُمْ وَقُبُورَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَشُكَّ .
'Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: On the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab we were diverted from the middle prayer, till the sun set. May Allah fill their graves or their houses, or their stomachs with fire. The narrator is in doubt about "houses" and "stomachs".
Hadith 627
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ صُبَيْحٍ ، عَنْ شُتَيْرِ بْنِ شَكَلٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الأَحْزَابِ : " شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى ، صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ، مَلَأَ اللَّهُ بُيُوتَهُمْ ، وَقُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا ، ثُمَّ صَلَّاهَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ ، بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ " .
'Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said on the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab: They diverted us from saying the middle prayer, i. e. the 'Asr prayer. May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire; he then observed this prayer between the evening prayer and the night prayer.
Hadith 628
وحَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ الْكُوفِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ الْيَامِيُّ ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَبَسَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى احْمَرَّتِ الشَّمْسُ ، أَوِ اصْفَرَّتْ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى ، صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ، مَلَأَ اللَّهُ أَجْوَافَهُمْ ، وَقُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا ، أَوَ قَالَ : حَشَا اللَّهُ أَجْوَافَهُمْ ، وَقُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا .
'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that the polytheists detained the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from observing the afternoon prayer till the sun became red or it became yellow. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: They have diverted us from (offering) the middle prayer. i. e. the 'Asr prayer. May Allah fill their bellies and their graves with fire, or he said: May Allah stuff their bellies and their graves with fire.
Hadith 629
وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : أَمَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ ، أَنْ أَكْتُبَ لَهَا مُصْحَفًا ، وَقَالَتْ : " إِذَا بَلَغْتَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ، فَآذِنِّي حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَى سورة البقرة آية 238 ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُهَا ، آذَنْتُهَا فَأَمْلَتْ عَلَيَّ ، " 0 حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ 0 " ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Abu Yunus, the freed slave of 'A'isha said: 'A'isha ordered me to transcribe a copy of the Qur'an for her and said: When you reach this verse: "Guard the prayers and the middle prayer" (ii. 238), inform me; so when I reached it, I informed her and she gave me dictation (like this): Guard the prayers and the middle prayer and the afternoon prayer, and stand up truly obedient to Allah. 'A'isha said: This is how I have heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) .
Hadith 630
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى ابْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ، قَالَ : نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ، فَقَرَأْنَاهَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، ثُمَّ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ ، فَنَزَلَتْ " حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَى سورة البقرة آية 238 " ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ ، كَانَ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ شَقِيقٍ لَهُ : هِيَ إِذًا صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ ؟ فَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ : قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ كَيْفَ نَزَلَتْ ، وَكَيْفَ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ ،
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA) reported: This verse was revealed (in this way): "Guard the prayers and the 'Asr prayer." We recited it (in this very way) so long as Allah desired. Allah, then, abrogated it and it was revealed: "Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer." A person who was sitting with Shaqiq (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: Now it implies the 'Asr prayer. Upon this al-Bara' said: I have already informed you how this (verse) was revealed and how Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best. Imam Muslim said: Ashja'i narrated it from Sufyan al-Thauri, who narrated it from al-Aswad bin Qais, who narrated it from 'Uqba, who narrated it from al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA) who said: We recited with the Prophet (ﷺ) (the above-mentioned verse like this, i. e. instead of Salat al- Wusta, Salat al-'Asr) for a certain period. as it has been mentioned (in the above-quoted hadith).
Hadith 630
قَالَ مُسْلِم وَرَوَاهُ الأَشْجَعِيُّ : عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ، قَالَ : قَرَأْنَاهَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَمَانًا ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA) reported: This verse was revealed (in this way): "Guard the prayers and the 'Asr prayer." We recited it (in this very way) so long as Allah desired. Allah, then, abrogated it and it was revealed: "Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer." A person who was sitting with Shaqiq (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: Now it implies the 'Asr prayer. Upon this al-Bara' said: I have already informed you how this (verse) was revealed and how Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best. Imam Muslim said: Ashja'i narrated it from Sufyan al-Thauri, who narrated it from al-Aswad bin Qais, who narrated it from 'Uqba, who narrated it from al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA) who said: We recited with the Prophet (ﷺ) (the above-mentioned verse like this, i.e. instead of Salat al- Wusta, Salat al-'Asr) for a certain period. As it has been mentioned (in the above-quoted hadith).
Hadith 631
وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ أَبُو غَسَّانَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ ، جَعَلَ يَسُبُّ كُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ ، وَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهِ مَا كِدْتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ، حَتَّى كَادَتْ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَوَاللَّهِ إِنْ صَلَّيْتُهَا ، فَنَزَلْنَا إِلَى بُطْحَانَ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَتَوَضَّأْنَا ، " فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَصْرَ ، بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا الْمَغْرِبَ " .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported that Umar bin al-Khattab had been cursing the pagans of the Quraish on the day (of the Battle) of Khandaq (Ditch). (He came to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ)) and said: Messenger of Allah, by God, I could not say. the 'Asr prayer till the sun set. Upon this the Messenger (ﷺ) said: By Allah I, too, have not observed it. So we went to a valley. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution and we too performed ablution, and then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set and then said the evening prayer after it.
Hadith 631
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاق أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ .
This hadith has been reported by Yahya bin Abd Kathir with the same chain of transmitters.
