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Sahih Muslim 858b — When the Prophet Prayed Jumu'ah
Jumu`ah prayer is when the sun has passed its zenith
When Did the Prophet Pray Jumu'ah? A Hadith About Friday Prayer Time
Sahih Muslim : 858b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 858b
وَحَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، قَالاَ جَمِيعًا حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَتَى كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الْجُمُعَةَ قَالَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ نَذْهَبُ إِلَى جِمَالِنَا فَنُرِيحُهَا . زَادَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ يَعْنِي النَّوَاضِحَ .
Ja'far Narrated from:
Ja'far reported on the authority of his father: that he asked Jabir b. 'Abdullah when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed Jumu'a prayer. He said: He used to observe prayer, and we then went (back) to our camels and gave them rest. 'Abdullah made this addition in his narration: "Till the sun passed the meridian. and the camels used for carrying water (took rest)."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 858bIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 40USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1870
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 858b
This Hadith answers a clear timing question. Ja'far reported from his father that he asked Jabir b. 'Abdullah when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم observed Jumu'ah prayer. Jabir said he used to pray, and then they would go back to their camels and give them rest. One wording adds that this was when the sun passed the meridian. For readers searching when did the Prophet pray Jumu'ah or Jumu'ah prayer time hadith, the report is direct. It does not give a long discussion. It simply describes what they did with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and connects the time with the sun's movement. That makes the Hadith useful for understanding the practice described in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The question in the Hadith is about when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Jumu'ah.
- Jabir answered with a lived practice after the prayer.
- One wording connects the time with the sun passing the meridian.
