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Sunan Abi Dawud 415 — Yellow Sunshine and Delayed Asr
The Time For 'Asr Prayer
Delayed Asr Prayer and Yellow Sunshine
Sunan Abi Dawud : 415
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 415
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي الأَوْزَاعِيَّ وَذَلِكَ أَنْ تَرَى، مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ صَفْرَاءَ .
Al-Auza'i Narrated from:
Delaying the 'Asr prayer means that the sunshine becomes yellow on the earth.
[1] Meaning, he was explaining what is meant by missing ' Aṣr .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 415In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 25English translation : Book 2, Hadith 415
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 415
This report explains what is meant by delaying the Asr prayer in the wording around these narrations. Al-Awza'i says it is when you see the sunshine on the earth becoming yellow. The core topic is Asr delay, and the sign is not a clock number but the color of sunlight on the ground. For people searching for delayed Asr yellow sun hadith, this report helps define the visible condition being discussed. It does not add a new threat or a new reward. It simply explains that the delay being spoken about is linked to the sun's yellowing on the earth. This keeps the earlier warnings easier to understand.
What we learn from this hadith
- Delayed Asr is explained by yellow sunshine on the earth.
- The report uses a visible sign to explain timing.
- It helps clarify what type of delay is being discussed.
- The text gives explanation, not a separate command.
