2/5. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 411 — Zuhr in Midday Heat
The Time For 'Asr Prayer
Zuhr Prayer in Midday Heat and Guarding Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 411
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 411
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الزِّبْرِقَانَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةً أَشَدَّ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهَا فَنَزَلَتْ { حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى } وَقَالَ " إِنَّ قَبْلَهَا صَلاَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا صَلاَتَيْنِ " .
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the Zuhr prayer in midday heat; and no prayer was harder on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that this one.Hence the revelation came down: "Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer" (2:238).He (the narrator) said: There are two prayers before it and two prayers after it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 411In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 21English translation : Book 2, Hadith 411
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 411
This hadith joins two ideas: Zuhr prayer in midday heat and the command to guard the prayers. Zaid b. Thabit says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to offer Zuhr in the midday heat, and that no prayer was harder on the Companions than this one. Then the verse was revealed: "Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer." The narration adds that there are two prayers before it and two after it. For readers searching for Zuhr in midday heat hadith, the point is the weight of praying on time even when it is hard. The hadith does not promise a special reward here; it simply shows the hardship and the call to guard prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zuhr in midday heat was hard on the Companions.
- The verse about guarding prayers is mentioned in this report.
- The narrator points to two prayers before it and two after it.
- Prayer is shown as something to guard even when it feels difficult.
