5/148. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1253 — Three Times Not to Pray
What was narrated concerning the times when it is disliked to perform Prayer
Three Forbidden Prayer Times: Sunrise, Midday and Sunset
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1253
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1253
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىِ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ قَالَ: يَطْلُعُ مَعَهَا قَرْنَا الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا ارْتَفَعَتْ فَارَقَهَا. فَإِذَا كَانَتْ فِي وَسَطِ السَّمَاءِ قَارَنَهَا. فَإِذَا دَلَكَتْ أَوْ قَالَ: زَالَتْ فَارَقَهَا. فَإِذَا دَنَتْ لِلْغُرُوبِ قَارَنَهَا. فَإِذَا غَرَبَتْ فَارَقَهَا. فَلاَ تُصَلُّوا هَذِهِ السَّاعَاتِ الثَّلاَثَ " .
Abu Abdullah as-Sunabihi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The sun rises between the two horns of Satan” or he said “The two horns of Satan rise with it, and when it has risen, Satan parts from it. When it is in the middle of the sky he accompanies it, then when it has crossed the zenith he parts from it. When it is about to set, he accompanies it, and when it has set he parts from it. So do no pray at these three times.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1253In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 451English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1253
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1253
This Hadith gives a focused summary of three times not to pray. Abu Abdullah As-Sunabihi narrated that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) spoke about the sun and the two horns of Satan. The report mentions sunrise, the middle of the sky, and the time near sunset. It says Satan parts from the sun after it has risen, after it has crossed the zenith, and after it has set. The final instruction is clear: do not pray at these three times. For searches like three forbidden prayer times or sunrise sunset prayer hadith, this narration gives the main time markers in one report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith identifies three times connected with the sun’s position.
- It names sunrise, the middle of the sky, and near sunset.
- The final command is to avoid prayer during those three times.
