It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the time of the Fajr prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer this prayer with me today and tomorrow." Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was at Qa' Namirah near al-Juhfah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Fajr prayer as soon as dawn broke. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Dhu Tuwa, he (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed it so much that the people began saying (anxiously): "Has the soul of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) been taken?" And they began saying among themselves: "If only we had prayed." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and led the prayer shortly before sunrise. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the people and asked: "What were you saying?" They said: We were saying, if only we had prayed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Had you done so, a punishment would have struck you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called the questioner and said: "The time of the Fajr prayer is the interval between the times of these two prayers."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / حديث زيد بن حارثة / 7209
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف بهذا السياق» «أخرجه عبد الرزاق [2158]، و، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 7174»