6/36. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 578 — Making Up Two Rak'ahs After Asr
Concession Allowing Prayer After 'Asr
Why the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Prayed Two Rak'ahs After Asr
Sunan an-Nasai : 578
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 578
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهِمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهِمَا قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ شُغِلَ عَنْهُمَا أَوْ نَسِيَهُمَا فَصَلاَّهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَثْبَتَهَا .
Abu Salama Narrated from:
It was narrated from Abu Salamah that he asked 'Aishah about the two prostrations (Rak'ahs) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray after 'Asr. She said: "He used to pray them before 'Asr, but if he got distracted or forgot them, he would pray them after 'Asr, and if he did a prayer he would be constant in it."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 578In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 579
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 578
This hadith gives an explanation for the two Rak'ahs after Asr. Abu Salamah asked Aishah about the two prostrations, meaning two Rak'ahs, that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to pray after Asr. She said he used to pray them before Asr, but if he got distracted or forgot them, he would pray them after Asr. She also said that when he did a prayer, he would be constant in it. This hadith is very useful for searches like why did the Prophet pray after Asr, missed two Rak'ahs before Asr, and making up prayer after Asr. The explanation comes from the narration itself, so it should be kept exactly within that frame.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah explained that the two Rak'ahs were normally prayed before Asr.
- If the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was distracted or forgot them, he prayed them after Asr.
- The hadith mentions his consistency when he performed a prayer.
- The report gives a reason for the two Rak'ahs after Asr.
