2/6. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 684 — Warning About Missing the Middle Prayer
Maintaining The 'Asr Prayer
The Middle Prayer and the Seriousness of Asr
Sunan Ibn Majah : 684
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 684
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ " مَلأَ اللَّهُ بُيُوتَهُمْ وَقُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا كَمَا شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى " .
'Ali bin Abi Talib Narrated from:
On the Day of Khandaq, the Messenger of Allah said: "May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire, just as they distracted us from the middle prayer."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 684In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 684
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 684
This Hadith about the middle prayer reports what happened on the Day of Khandaq. Ali bin Abu Talib narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said a strong supplication against those who distracted the Muslims from the middle prayer. The key teaching is the seriousness of being kept away from prayer, especially the prayer called “the middle prayer” in this text. The wording is severe, so it should not be softened into something casual. At the same time, the explanation should not add details beyond the report. The Hadith shows that prayer was so important that being distracted from it in a tense situation was treated as a grave matter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Being distracted from prayer is treated as a serious loss in this Hadith.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used strong words when the middle prayer was missed due to enemy pressure.
- The report teaches respect for prayer even in hard moments.
