6/35. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 567 — No Prayer Until Sunrise or Sunset
The Prohibition Of Praying After 'Asr
No Prayer After Fajr Until Sunrise Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 567
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 567
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ صَلاَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَبْزُغَ الشَّمْسُ وَلاَ صَلاَةَ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'There is no prayer after Fajr until the sun has clearly risen, and no prayer after 'Asr until the sun has fully set.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 567In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 568
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 567
This hadith gives a direct statement from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم as heard by Abu Saeed Al-Khudri. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no prayer after Fajr until the sun has clearly risen, and no prayer after Asr until the sun has fully set. The words clearly risen and fully set make the time limit plain. The hadith is useful for anyone searching for no prayer after Fajr until sunrise, no prayer after Asr until sunset, or forbidden prayer times in Islam. The teaching is not complicated. It tells a Muslim to avoid prayer in these two periods and wait until the stated end point has arrived.
What we learn from this hadith
- There is no prayer after Fajr until the sun has clearly risen.
- There is no prayer after Asr until the sun has fully set.
- The hadith gives clear end points for the restricted times.
- A Muslim should be careful not to rush prayer into these periods.
