5/40. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 645c — Morning Prayer and Darkness
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 Fajr Prayer and Returning in Darkness
Sahih Muslim : 645c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 645c
وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ فَيَنْصَرِفُ النِّسَاءُ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ مَا يُعْرَفْنَ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ . وَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ مُتَلَفِّفَاتٍ .
A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe the morning prayer, and the women would go back wrapped in their mantles being unrecognisable because of the darkness before dawn. (Ishaq b. Musa) al-Ansari (one of the transmitters in this chain of narration) narrated" wrapped" (only) in his narration. (No mention was made of mantles.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 645cIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 292USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1347
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 645c
This Hadith repeats the meaning of early Fajr prayer with a slight wording note. Aisha reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to observe the morning prayer, and the women would go back wrapped in their mantles. They were unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn. The narration also notes that one transmitter mentioned only the word wrapped and did not mention mantles. This makes the report useful for both Fajr prayer time and hadith wording accuracy. The main teaching remains simple: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed the morning prayer early, and the women returned while it was still dark enough that people could not recognize them.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed the morning prayer early in this narration.
- The women returned while darkness still made them unrecognizable.
- The narrator preserved a wording difference about the word wrapped.
