2/5. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 683 — Asr Before Shadows Spread
The Time Of The 'Asr Prayer
Asr Prayer Before Shadows Filled the Room
Sunan Ibn Majah : 683
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 683
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِي لَمْ يُظْهِرْهَا الْفَىْءُ بَعْدُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet prayed the 'Asr when the sun was shining into my room and there were no shadows yet.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 683In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 683
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 683
This Hadith about Asr prayer time gives a home-based detail from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). She said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Asr when the sun was shining into her room and there were no shadows yet. The message is clear: the Asr prayer was performed while daylight was still strong in that setting. The Hadith does not mention a long delay or waiting until the sun became weak. It uses a simple scene from Aishah’s room to show the timing. For someone searching “Aishah Asr sunlight room hadith,” this narration points to the Prophet’s prayer being early enough that the sun still entered the room.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah’s report gives a clear sign for the timing of Asr.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Asr while sunlight was still visible indoors.
- Prayer timing was observed carefully by the Companions.
