2/6. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 686 — Kept from Asr Until Sunset
Maintaining The 'Asr Prayer
Asr as the Middle Prayer in a Time of Pressure
Sunan Ibn Majah : 686
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 686
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَبَسَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ " حَبَسُونَا عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى مَلأَ اللَّهُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ نَارًا " .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The idolaters kept the Prophet from the 'Asr prayer until the sun had set. He said: 'They kept us from performing the middle prayer; may Allah fill their graves and their houses with fire.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 686In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 20English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 686
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 686
This Hadith about the middle prayer is narrated by Abdullah. It says the idolaters kept the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم from the Asr prayer until the sun had set. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said they had kept the Muslims from performing the middle prayer and made a severe supplication against them. The wording links Asr with the middle prayer in this report. The focus is not a general story of battle details, but the pain of being blocked from prayer. A person searching for “Asr middle prayer hadith” will find that this narration shows how deeply the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cared about keeping prayer within its time.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith directly links Asr with the middle prayer in this report.
- Being kept from prayer until its time passed was treated as a grave matter.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed deep concern when prayer was missed due to outside pressure.
