6/35. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 570 — Do Not Seek Sunrise or Sunset Prayer
The Prohibition Of Praying After 'Asr
Do Not Deliberately Pray at Sunrise or Sunset Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 570
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 570
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَنْبَسَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رضى الله عنها أَوْهَمَ عُمَرُ - رضى الله عنه - إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَتَحَرَّوْا بِصَلاَتِكُمْ طُلُوعَ الشَّمْسِ وَلاَ غُرُوبَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ " .
Ibn Tawus Narrated from:
It was narrated from Ibn Tawus that his father said: "'Aishah, may Allah be please with her, said: 'Umar, may Allah be please with him, is not correct, rather the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only prohibited, as he said: 'Do no deliberately seek to pray when the sun is rising or when it is setting, for it rises between the horns of a Shaitan."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 570In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 77English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 571
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 570
This hadith reports a statement from Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, about the wording of the prohibition. She said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم only prohibited it as he said: do not deliberately seek to pray when the sun is rising or when it is setting, for it rises between the horns of a Shaitan. The main point is the deliberate choice of sunrise or sunset for prayer. This hadith is useful for searches like do not pray at sunrise hadith, sun rises between the horns of Shaitan, and forbidden prayer times. The explanation should stay close to the text. It mentions two times and gives the reason found in the narration itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not deliberately seek prayer at sunrise.
- Do not deliberately seek prayer at sunset.
- The hadith mentions that the sun rises between the horns of a Shaitan.
- Aishah’s report focuses on the exact wording of the prohibition.
