Sahih Muslim 627e — Middle Prayer at the Trench

Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 627e

This hadith about the middle prayer adds a scene from the day of Ahzab. Ali says the Messenger of Allah was sitting at one of the openings of the trench when he said that they had been diverted from the middle prayer until the sun set. The narration then records the Prophet's supplication against those who caused that delay, with a wording variation about houses or stomachs. For readers searching for the trench and middle prayer hadith, the key message is that prayer was still central even in a time of pressure. The Hadith does not ask us to add extra details about the whole battle. It gives one focused point: the Prophet and the Companions were prevented from the middle prayer, and that delay was treated as a grave matter.