6/36. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 580 — Missed Rak'ahs Before Asr
Concession Allowing Prayer After 'Asr
Missed Two Rak'ahs Before Asr Prayed After Asr
Sunan an-Nasai : 580
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 580
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ شُغِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ فَصَلاَّهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got distracted and did not pray the two Rak'ahs before 'Asr so he prayed them after 'Asr.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 580In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 87English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 581
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 580
This hadith reports Umm Salamah’s statement that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم got distracted and did not pray the two Rak'ahs before Asr, so he prayed them after Asr. The report is short, but it gives a clear cause and action. The cause was being distracted from the two Rak'ahs before Asr. The action was praying them after Asr. This hadith is closely searched with terms like missed two Rak'ahs before Asr, Prophet prayed after Asr, and Umm Salamah hadith after Asr. The explanation should stay with the wording given. It does not speak about every optional prayer after Asr. It reports this specific case of making up two Rak'ahs.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was distracted from two Rak'ahs before Asr.
- He prayed those two Rak'ahs after Asr.
- The hadith gives a specific reason for the action.
- The report should not be stretched beyond the case it describes.
