5/52. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 670a — Sitting After Dawn Prayer
The virtue of sitting in one’s prayer place after Subh, and the virtue of the masajid
Hadith About Sitting After Fajr Until Sunrise
Sahih Muslim : 670a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 670a
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَكُنْتَ تُجَالِسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ كَثِيرًا كَانَ لاَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ الصُّبْحَ أَوِ الْغَدَاةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَامَ وَكَانُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَيَأْخُذُونَ فِي أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَيَضْحَكُونَ وَيَتَبَسَّمُ .
Simak bin Harb Narrated from:
I said to Jabir b. Samura: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him)? He said: Yes, very often. He (the Holy Prophet) used to sit at the place where he observed the morning or dawn prayer till the sun rose or when it had risen; he would stand, and they (his Companions) would talk about matters (pertaining to the days) of ignorance, and they would laugh (on these matters) while (the Holy Prophet) only smiled.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 670aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 358USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1413
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 670a
This hadith about sitting after Fajr until sunrise describes a habit of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Jabir b. Samura said he sat in the company of the Prophet very often. The Prophet would remain at the place where he prayed the morning prayer until the sun rose, and then he would stand. The Companions would talk about matters from the days of ignorance and laugh, while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would only smile. The text gives a calm picture of time after dawn prayer. It shows sitting in the prayer place after Subh, staying until sunrise, and the Prophet's gentle smile while others spoke. No extra ruling needs to be added beyond that.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم often sat in his prayer place after the dawn prayer.
- He stayed there until the sun rose, then stood up.
- The Companions spoke and laughed, while he smiled.
