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Sahih Muslim 833a — Aisha Clarifies Sunrise and Sunset Prayer
Do not aim to pray when the sun is rising or setting
Hadith About Aisha Clarifying Prayer at Sunrise and Sunset
Sahih Muslim : 833a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 833a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ وَهِمَ عُمَرُ إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُتَحَرَّى طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ وَغُرُوبُهَا .
A'isha Narrated from:
'Umar misconstrued the fact that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had prohibited the observance of prayer at the time of the rising sun and at the time of its setting.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 833aIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 359USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1813
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 833a
This hadith about prayer at sunrise and sunset is a clarification from 'A'isha. She said that 'Umar misconstrued the matter. In her wording, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم only prohibited that a person should aim for the rising of the sun and its setting as the chosen time for prayer. The key idea is careful understanding. The report does not cancel the wording of the other narrations in this batch, and it does not give a long legal detail. It simply states how 'A'isha framed the prohibition: do not deliberately choose sunrise or sunset for prayer. For searchers, this is a focused hadith about intention and timing in prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- 'A'isha said 'Umar misunderstood the fact being discussed.
- She framed the prohibition as aiming prayer at sunrise or sunset.
- The hadith teaches care in understanding reported wording.
- The focus is on deliberately choosing those two moments for prayer.
