15/48. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1289b — Fajr in the Darkness
It is recommended to pray Subh when it is still dark on the day of sacrifice in Al-Muzdalifah, and to do it very early after ascertaining that dawn has broken
Fajr at Muzdalifah While It Was Still Dark
Sahih Muslim : 1289b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1289b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ قَبْلَ وَقْتِهَا بِغَلَسٍ .
Al-A`mash Narrated from:
This hadith has been transmitted by Al-A`mash with a slight variation of words, i.e. he said before its time when it was still dark.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1289bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 321USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2957
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1289b
This Hadith is a wording variation of the previous report. It says that the dawn prayer was observed before its time when it was still dark, as translated here. The main focus is the phrase while it was still dark. The narration does not add a new full story; it preserves a slightly different wording from al-A'mash through another chain. For readers searching for Fajr at Muzdalifah hadith, this report helps show how transmitters carried small wording details. The safe teaching from the text is that this specific Hajj-related dawn prayer was described as being prayed in darkness, connected to the practice reported from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration preserves a wording variation about the dawn prayer.
- The prayer was described as being prayed while it was still dark.
- The report is connected to the Hajj setting mentioned in the related narration.
- Hadith transmitters preserved even slight wording differences.
