4/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 454b — Asking About the Prophet’s Prayer
The Recitation For Zuhr And 'Asr
Hadith on Asking About the Prophet’s Zuhr Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 454b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 454b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَزْعَةُ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ وَهُوَ مَكْثُورٌ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ قُلْتُ إِنِّي لاَ أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَّا يَسْأَلُكَ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْهُ - قُلْتُ - أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ فِي ذَاكَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ . فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ الظُّهْرِ تُقَامُ فَيَنْطَلِقُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي أَهْلَهُ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى .
Qaza'a Narrated from:
I came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and he was surrounded by people. When the people departed from him I said: I am not going to ask you what these people have been asking you. I want to ask you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (Abu Sa'id) said: There is no good for you in this. He (Qaz'a), however, repeated (his demand). He then said: The noon prayer would start and one of us would go to Baqi' and, having relieved himself, would come to his home, then perform ablution and go to the mosque, and (he would find) The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the first rak'ah.
[1] An-Nawawi said that this means: You will not be able to do anything like the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ in terms of length or proper focus and humility; even if you try you will not be able to do it, and then you will have overburdened yourself, and will be one of those who learned some aspect of the Sunnah and then abandoned it.Reference : Sahih Muslim 454bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 183USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 917
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 454b
This narration begins with Qaz'a coming to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri while people were around him. After they left, Qaz'a said he wanted to ask about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Sa'id first told him there was no good for him in that, but Qaz'a repeated his request. Abu Sa'id then described the Zuhr prayer: one of them could go to Baqi', relieve himself, return home, perform ablution, and come back to the mosque while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was still in the first rak'ah. For searches like Abu Sa'id Zuhr prayer hadith, long first rak'ah hadith, and Sahih Muslim 454b, the report shows both a question about prayer practice and a clear description of the long first rak'ah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Qaz'a specifically asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Abu Sa'id eventually answered after the question was repeated.
- The first rak'ah of Zuhr was long in the scene described.
- The narration mentions relieving oneself, ablution, and returning to the mosque.
