6/51. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 828b — Sunrise, Sunset, and the Horns of Satan
The times when it is forbidden to offer salat
Hadith About Not Praying at Sunrise or Sunset
Sahih Muslim : 828b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 828b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ، نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ جَمِيعًا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَحَرَّوْا بِصَلاَتِكُمْ طُلُوعَ الشَّمْسِ وَلاَ غُرُوبَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بِقَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not intend to observe prayer at the time of the rising of the sun nor at its setting, for it rises between the horns of Satan.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 828bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 353USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1807
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 828b
This hadith about not praying at sunrise or sunset repeats the warning in a stronger form. Ibn 'Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to aim your prayers at the rising of the sun or its setting. The report then gives the reason that it rises between the horns of Satan. The wording is not about every prayer time in general; it is specifically about targeting these two moments. For readers searching “sun rises between the horns of Satan hadith,” this is the main idea in simple terms. The hadith calls the worshipper to avoid times linked in the text with that warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not aim prayer at sunrise.
- Do not aim prayer at sunset.
- The hadith mentions the sun rising between the horns of Satan.
- The instruction is tied to choosing those exact times for prayer.
