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Sunan Ibn Majah 700 — One Rak'ah Before Sunrise or Sunset
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Sunan Ibn Majah : 700
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 700
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمِصْرِيَّانِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا وَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا " . حَدَّثَنَا جَمِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever catches one Rak'ah of the Subh before the sun rises, then he has caught it, and whoever catches one Rak'ah of the 'Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught it." (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 700In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 700
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 700
This Hadith about one Rak'ah before sunrise or sunset is narrated from Aishah. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever catches one Rak'ah of Subh before the sun rises has caught it, and whoever catches one Rak'ah of Asr before the sun sets has caught it. Another chain with similar wording is also mentioned. The report is very close in meaning to other narrations on the same topic, but the explanation should remain with its words. It teaches that prayer time has real boundaries, and catching a Rak'ah before those boundaries matters. This is useful for readers searching “one Rak'ah before sunrise hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- Catching one Rak'ah before sunrise is treated as catching Subh in this Hadith.
- Catching one Rak'ah before sunset is treated as catching Asr.
- The narration reminds believers to pay close attention to prayer time limits.
