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Sunan Ibn Majah 1255 — Praying On Time With Delayed Leaders
What was narrated concerning delaying the Prayer beyond its time
Pray on Time: What to Do When Others Delay the Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1255
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1255
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لَعَلَّكُمْ سَتُدْرِكُونَ أَقْوَامًا يُصَلُّونَ الصَّلاَةَ لِغَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا. فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِلْوَقْتِ الَّذِي تَعْرِفُونَ. ثُمَّ صَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ وَاجْعَلُوهَا سُبْحَةً " .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘You may come across people who offer a prayer at the wrong time. If you meet them, then perform prayer in your houses at the time that you know, then pray with them and make that voluntary.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1255In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 453English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1255
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1255
This Hadith gives practical guidance for a difficult situation. Abdullah bin Masud narrated that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said people may come across groups who pray at the wrong time. If that happens, they should pray in their houses at the time they know, then pray with those people and make it voluntary. The text keeps two duties clear: protect the known prayer time, and still join the later prayer as a voluntary act. People searching for pray on time hadith or leaders delaying prayer hadith will see a balanced instruction without making the delayed prayer replace the timely one.
What we learn from this hadith
- The first instruction is to pray at the time that is known.
- The later prayer with others is described as voluntary.
- The Hadith prepares Muslims for a situation where prayer is offered at the wrong time.
