2/11. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 699 — Catching One Rak'ah Before Sunset or Sunrise
The Time Of Prayer When One has An Excuse Or In Cases Of Necessity
Catching One Rak'ah of Asr or Subh in Time
Sunan Ibn Majah : 699
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 699
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، وَعَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، يُحَدِّثُونَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا وَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever catches one Rak'ah of the 'Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught it, and whoever catches one Rak'ah of the Subh before the sun rises, then he has caught it."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 699In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 699
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 699
This Hadith about catching one Rak'ah gives a clear timing rule in the wording of the report. Abu Hurairah narrated that whoever catches one Rak'ah of Asr before the sun sets has caught it, and whoever catches one Rak'ah of Subh before the sun rises has caught it. The Hadith focuses on two prayers linked to sunset and sunrise. It does not discuss every prayer or every detail of late arrival. The main point is that catching one Rak'ah before the boundary of time is treated as catching that prayer. For “one Rak'ah before sunset hadith,” this narration gives a direct answer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Catching one Rak'ah of Asr before sunset is described as catching Asr.
- Catching one Rak'ah of Subh before sunrise is described as catching Subh.
- The Hadith teaches attention to the time limits of prayer.
