3/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 376b — The Prophet Led Prayer After Delay
Evidence that sleeping while sitting does not invalidate wudu’
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Led Prayer After a Private Conversation
Sahih Muslim : 376b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 376b
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُنَاجِي رَجُلاً فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُنَاجِيهِ حَتَّى نَامَ أَصْحَابُهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
(The people) stood up for prayer and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was talking in whispers with a man, and he did not discontinue the conversation till his Companions dozed off; he then came and led the prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 376bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 155USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 732
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 376b
This narration from Anas b. Malik says that the people stood for prayer while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was talking in whispers with a man. He did not stop the conversation until his Companions dozed off. Then he came and led them in prayer. The hadith is simple and tied to that event. It does not tell us what the man needed, and it does not say the delay was casual. So the safest explanation stays with the text: the prayer was not started until the private conversation finished. This hadith is useful for those searching about prayer delay, dozing before prayer, and how the Companions waited for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم completed the private conversation before leading prayer.
- The Companions waited even until they became drowsy.
- The report ends with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم coming and leading the prayer.
