6/40. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 584 — Best and Forbidden Prayer Times
Permission To (Continue) Praying Until One Prays Subh
Hadith About Prayer Times and the Last Part of the Night
Sunan an-Nasai : 584
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 584
أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَأَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَيُّوبُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ، حَسَنٌ أَخْبَرَنِي شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ طَلْقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْبَيْلَمَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ مَعَكَ قَالَ " حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ " . قُلْتُ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ أُخْرَى قَالَ " نَعَمْ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ فَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَمَا دَامَتْ " . وَقَالَ أَيُّوبُ فَمَا دَامَتْ " كَأَنَّهَا حَجَفَةٌ حَتَّى تَنْتَشِرَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الْعَمُودُ عَلَى ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ " .
'Amr bin 'Abasah Narrated from:
I came to the Messenger of Allah, who became Muslim with you?' He said: 'Free men and slaves.' I said: 'Is there any moment which brings one closer to Allah than another?' He said: 'Yes, the last part of the night, so pray as much as you want until you pray Subh, then stop until the sun has risen until and it looks like a shield and (its shining)spreads.Then pray as much as you want until an object's shadow is at its shortest, then stop until the sun passes its zenith, for Hell is stoked at midday. Then pray 'Asr, then stop until you pray 'Asr, then stop until the sun has set, for it sets between the horns of a Shaitan and rises between the horns of a Shaitan.'" [1] [1] Similar has been recorded by Muslim.
[1] Similar has been recorded by Muslim.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 584In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 585
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 584
This Hadith is a detailed teaching about prayer times. Amr bin Abasah asked whether one time brings a person closer to Allah than another. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said yes: the last part of the night. He then explained when a person may pray and when to stop. The narration mentions praying until Subh, stopping until the sun rises and spreads, praying until the shadow is shortest, stopping until the sun passes the zenith, then praying until Asr, and stopping until sunset. The Hadith also mentions that the sun rises and sets between the horns of a Shaitan. For those searching for forbidden prayer times hadith, this narration is central because it lays out clear stopping points and open times for voluntary prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The last part of the night is described as a time of closeness to Allah.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave clear times for praying and pausing.
- The text links sunrise and sunset with a warning about Shaitan.
- Voluntary prayer should be done with awareness of the prayer times mentioned.
