6/51. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 826a — Avoid Prayer After Fajr and Asr
The times when it is forbidden to offer salat
Hadith About Forbidden Prayer Times After Fajr and Asr
Sahih Muslim : 826a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 826a
وَحَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، - قَالَ دَاوُدُ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، - أَخْبَرَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ غَيْرَ، وَاحِدٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّهُمْ إِلَىَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I heard it from so many Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and one among them is 'Umar b. Khattab, and he is most dear to me among them that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited observing of prayer after the dawn prayer till the sun rose and after the 'Asr till the sun set.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 826aIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 349USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1804
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 826a
This hadith about forbidden prayer times after Fajr and Asr strengthens the same message through the report of Ibn 'Abbas. He says he heard it from many Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, including 'Umar b. Khattab, who was especially dear to him among them. The wording says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited prayer after the dawn prayer until the sun rose, and after 'Asr until the sun set. The teaching is not hard to grasp: prayer has times, and some times are not chosen for prayer. The narration is useful for people searching for “no prayer after Fajr hadith” or “no prayer after Asr hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn 'Abbas heard this teaching from more than one Companion.
- The hadith names dawn-to-sunrise as a prohibited time for prayer.
- It also names after 'Asr until sunset.
- The report points to learning prayer practice from transmitted teaching.
