6/20. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 530 — Daily Salah Practice of the Prophet
What Is Recommended Regarding Delaying 'Isha'
Hadith About the Prophet’s Practice in Daily Prayers
Sunan an-Nasai : 530
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 530
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ سَلاَمَةَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي، عَلَى أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي أَخْبِرْنَا كَيْفَ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ قَالَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْهَجِيرَ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَهَا الأُولَى حِينَ تَدْحَضُ الشَّمْسُ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى رَحْلِهِ فِي أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ قَالَ وَنَسِيتُ مَا قَالَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ تُؤَخَّرَ صَلاَةُ الْعِشَاءِ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَهَا الْعَتَمَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ النَّوْمَ قَبْلَهَا وَالْحَدِيثَ بَعْدَهَا وَكَانَ يَنْفَتِلُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ حِينَ يَعْرِفُ الرَّجُلُ جَلِيسَهُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِالسِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ .
Sayyar bin Salamah Narrated from:
My father and I entered upon Abu Barzah, and my father said to him: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray the prescribed prayers?' He said: He used to pray Zuhr, which you call Al-Uala (the first) when the sun passed its zenith; he used to pray 'Asr then one of us could go back to his home in the farthest part of Al-Madinah when the sun was still bright.'"- He said: "I forgot what he said to me about Maghrib." - "And he used to like to delay 'Isha', which you call Al-'Atamah, and he did not like to sleep before it nor speak after it. And he used to finish the Al-Ghadah (Fajr) prayer when a man could recognize his neighbor, and he used to recite between sixty and one hundred verses.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 530In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 531
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 530
This Hadith explains how the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to pray the prescribed prayers. Abu Barzah said that Zuhr was prayed when the sun passed its zenith. Asr was prayed at a time when a person could return to the farthest part of Madinah while the sun was still bright. The narrator said he forgot what was mentioned about Maghrib. The Hadith then says that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) liked Isha to be delayed, disliked sleeping before it, and disliked speaking after it. It also mentions that he finished Fajr when a man could recognize the person sitting near him, and he recited between sixty and one hundred verses. This is useful for search terms like Prophet prayer times, delayed Isha Hadith, and Fajr recitation Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zuhr was prayed after the sun passed its zenith.
- Asr was prayed while the sun remained bright.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) liked delaying Isha and disliked sleep before it.
- Fajr prayer included a recitation of sixty to one hundred verses.
