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Sunan Abi Dawud 1062 — Prayer at Home on Cold Windy Nights
Not Attending The Congregational Prayer On A Cold Night Or A Rainy Day
Pray in Your Dwellings Hadith for Cold and Windy Nights
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1062
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1062
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ نَادَى بِالصَّلاَةِ بِضَجْنَانَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ذَاتِ بَرْدٍ وَرِيحٍ فَقَالَ فِي آخِرِ نِدَائِهِ أَلاَ صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ أَلاَ صَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَأْمُرُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ بَارِدَةٌ أَوْ ذَاتُ مَطَرٍ فِي سَفَرٍ يَقُولُ أَلاَ صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Nafi' said: Ibn Umar made the call to prayer at Dajnan (a place between Mecca and Medina), on a cold and windy night. He added the words at the end of the call: "Lo! pray in your dwellings. Lo! pray in the dwellings." He then said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to command the mu'adhdhin to announce, "Lo! pray in your dwellings." on a cold or rainy night during journey.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1062In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 673English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1057
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1062
This Hadith gives another clear report about prayer ease in hard weather. Ibn Umar made the call to prayer at Dajnan on a cold and windy night. At the end of the call, he announced, “Pray in your dwellings.” He then explained that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to command the mu’adhdhin to make this announcement when it was a cold or rainy night during travel. The Hadith about prayer in rain and wind shows that the call to prayer could include guidance for the situation people were facing. It does not remove the prayer. It tells people where they may pray under these conditions. The teaching is practical, direct, and caring.
What we learn from this hadith
- The call to prayer may include guidance when people face hardship.
- Cold, wind, and rain during travel are mentioned as reasons for praying in dwellings.
- The Prophet’s practice was followed and explained by Ibn Umar.
- Ease in worship does not mean neglecting prayer.
