2/5. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 414 — Missing Asr Prayer
The Time For 'Asr Prayer
Missing Asr Prayer Hadith and Its Serious Warning
Sunan Abi Dawud : 414
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 414
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ " أُتِرَ " . وَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى أَيُّوبَ فِيهِ وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " وُتِرَ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Anyone who loses his 'Asr prayer is like a person whose family has perished and whose property has been plundered. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar narrated the word utira (instead of wutira, meaning perished). The dispute on this point goes back to Ayyub. Al-Zuhri reported from Salim on the authority of this father from the Prophet (ﷺ) the word 'wutira'.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 414In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 24English translation : Book 2, Hadith 414
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 414
This hadith shows how serious it is to lose the Asr prayer. Ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said the one who misses Asr is like a person whose family has perished and whose property has been taken. The report then mentions wording differences noted by Abu Dawud, but the main meaning remains focused on the heavy loss tied to missing Asr. For users searching for whoever misses Asr prayer hadith, this narration is direct and sobering. It does not say that every person who struggles has the same inner state. It gives a strong comparison so the believer understands that Asr is not a small matter to neglect.
What we learn from this hadith
- Missing Asr is described with a serious comparison.
- The hadith shows the weight of guarding Asr prayer.
- The narration includes a note about wording differences.
- The teaching should make a person more careful with Asr time.
