5/40. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 645b — Early Fajr Before Dawn Light
It is recommended to pray Subh early, at the beginning of its time, when it is still dark; and the length of recitation therein
Hadith About Praying Fajr While It Was Still Dark
Sahih Muslim : 645b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 645b
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ لَقَدْ كَانَ نِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَشْهَدْنَ الْفَجْرَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يَنْقَلِبْنَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَمَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنْ تَغْلِيسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالصَّلاَةِ .
A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), reported: The believing women observed the morning prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrapped in their mantles. They then went back to their houses and were unrecognisable, because of the Messenger of Allah's (ﷺ) praying in the darkness before dawn.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 645bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 291USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1346
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 645b
This Hadith gives a clear description of Fajr prayer in the darkness before dawn. Aisha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, reports that believing women would witness Fajr with him while wrapped in their mantles. After that, they would return to their houses and not be recognized because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed in the darkness before dawn. The core topic is early Fajr prayer. The report highlights both the time of prayer and the modest covering of the women as they attended. It does not add extra details about their number or the full rules of attendance. It simply shows that Fajr was prayed early, while darkness still made recognition difficult.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fajr was prayed early while darkness still remained.
- Believing women attended the morning prayer with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report links their being unrecognized to the darkness before dawn.
