14/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1391 — Early Friday Prayer Time
The Time Of Jumu'ah
Hadith About Jumu'ah Time and Little Shade
Sunan an-Nasai : 1391
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1391
أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِيَاسَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْجُمُعَةَ ثُمَّ نَرْجِعُ وَلَيْسَ لِلْحِيطَانِ فَىْءٌ يُسْتَظَلُّ بِهِ .
Iyas bin Salamah bin Al-Akwa' Narrated from:
Iyas bin Salamah bin Al-Akwa' narrated that his father said: "We used to pray Jumu'ah with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then we would go back, and the walls had no shadow in which shade could be sought."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1391In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 28English translation : Vol. 2, Book 14, Hadith 1392
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1391
This hadith about Jumu'ah time comes from Salamah bin Al-Akwa through his son Iyas. He said that they used to pray Jumu'ah with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, then return while the walls had no shade in which shade could be sought. The wording gives a simple picture of the timing. It does not give a clock time, but it describes the condition of the shade after the prayer. This makes it useful for searches like Friday prayer time hadith and Jumu'ah before long shadow hadith. The main point is that the prayer and return happened at a time when shade from walls was still not enough to sit under or use comfortably.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions prayed Jumu'ah with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during the early part of the day after its proper time.
- The hadith describes timing through the lack of useful wall shade.
- Not every timing report uses exact hours; some use visible signs.
- The report keeps the focus on what the Companion directly observed.
