2/15. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 439 — Adhan After Missed Fajr
Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray)
Adhan After Missed Fajr: Allah Takes and Returns Souls
Sunan Abi Dawud : 439
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 439
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَبَضَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ حَيْثُ شَاءَ وَرَدَّهَا حَيْثُ شَاءَ قُمْ فَأَذِّنْ بِالصَّلاَةِ " . فَقَامُوا فَتَطَهَّرُوا حَتَّى إِذَا ارْتَفَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
This tradition has also been reported by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. He said (that the Prophet (ﷺ) said): "Allah takes your souls as He wishes, and returns them as He wishes. Stand up and call the Adhan to prayer." They (the Companions) stood and performed ablution. When the sun rose high, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood and led the people in prayer.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 439In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 49English translation : Book 2, Hadith 439
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 439
This Hadith reports the same missed prayer event through another chain. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Allah takes souls as He wishes and returns them as He wishes. Then he instructed them to stand and call the Adhan to prayer. They stood, performed ablution, and when the sun had risen high, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led the people in prayer. The explanation should stay close to the text: it is about a missed Fajr during sleep, the belief that souls are in Allah’s control, and the practical steps of Adhan, purification, and prayer. The Hadith does not encourage neglecting prayer. It shows what was done after sleep overtook them and the time had passed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith states that Allah takes and returns souls as He wishes.
- After waking, they made ablution and called the Adhan.
- The missed prayer was performed when the sun had risen high.
