5/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 619b — Dhuhr and Heated Ground
It is recommended to pray Zuhr at the beginning of its time when there is no intense heat
Dhuhr Prayer and Heated Ground: Khabbab’s Report
Sahih Muslim : 619b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 619b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، وَعَوْنُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، - قَالَ عَوْنٌ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ، وَاللَّفْظُ، لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ حَرَّ الرَّمْضَاءِ فَلَمْ يُشْكِنَا . قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ قُلْتُ لأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ أَفِي الظُّهْرِ قَالَ نَعَمْ . قُلْتُ أَفِي تَعْجِيلِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Khabbab reported: We came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about (saying prayer) on the extremely heated ground (or sand), but he paid no heed to us. Zuhair said: I asked Abu Ishaq whether it was about the noon prayer. He said: Yes. I again said whether it concerned the (offering) of the noon (prayer) in earlier hours. He said: Yes. I said: Did it concern expediting it? He said: Yes.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 619bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 240USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1295
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 619b
This narration gives more detail about the report from Khabbab. The companions came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and complained about the heat of the extremely heated ground or sand. The narration says he paid no heed to them. Zuhair then asked Abu Ishaq whether this was about the Dhuhr prayer, and he answered yes. He also asked whether it concerned offering Dhuhr in the earlier hours and expediting it, and the answer was yes. This Hadith about Dhuhr heat and heated ground is focused on a specific issue: the difficulty of early noon prayer on hot ground. It should not be stretched beyond what the wording says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The complaint was about praying on extremely heated ground.
- The report is connected to the Dhuhr prayer.
- The narration mentions early timing and expediting Dhuhr.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not act on the complaint as reported in the text.
