5/4. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1264 — Calling People to Fajr Prayer
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Fajr Prayer Hadith: Calling Others to the Dawn Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1264
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1264
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، وَزِيَادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَكِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْفَضْلِ، - رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ - عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ فَكَانَ لاَ يَمُرُّ بِرَجُلٍ إِلاَّ نَادَاهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ أَوْ حَرَّكَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ . قَالَ زِيَادٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْفُضَيْلِ .
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
I came out with the Prophet (ﷺ) to offer the dawn prayer. When he passed by a sleeping man he called him for prayer or moved him with his foot. The narrator Ziyad said: This tradition has been reported to us by AbulFadl.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1264In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 15English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1259
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1264
This hadith about Fajr prayer shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم going out to offer the dawn prayer with Abu Bakrah. As he passed by a sleeping man, he called him for prayer or moved him with his foot. The report is simple and direct. It shows concern for someone who was asleep at the time of prayer. The main message is not about blame or harshness. It is about waking someone for Salah when the dawn prayer is being offered. The hadith also shows that calling people to prayer can be done through action, not only words. The narrator mentions that Ziyad said this tradition was reported by AbulFadl, so the text also preserves the chain detail. The teaching remains clear: Fajr prayer matters, and helping someone wake for it is a caring act.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cared about people being present for the dawn prayer.
- Calling someone to prayer can be done with words or a gentle action.
- The hadith shows concern for a sleeping person at prayer time.
- Fajr prayer is treated as something worth waking others for.
