7/23. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 663 — Remembering Allah After Delayed Prayers
Sufficing With The Iqamah For Every Prayer
Hadith on Delayed Prayers and Remembering Allah
Sunan an-Nasai : 663
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 663
أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَنَّ أَبَا الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَكِّيَّ، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ كُنَّا فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَحَبَسَنَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنَادِيًا فَأَقَامَ لِصَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَأَقَامَ لِصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَأَقَامَ لِصَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَأَقَامَ لِصَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ فَصَلَّيْنَا ثُمَّ طَافَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ " مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ عِصَابَةٌ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ غَيْرُكُمْ " .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
We were fighting a battle and the idolators kept us from praying Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib and 'Isha'. When the idolaters went away, the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) commanded a caller to say Iqamah for Zuhr prayer, and we prayed. Then he said the Iqamah for 'Asr, and we prayed, and he said the Iqamah for Maghrib and we prayed, and he said the Iqamah for 'Isha' and we prayed. Then we went around among us and said: 'There is no group on Earth who is remembering Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, except you.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 663In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 38English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 664
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 663
This Hadith is about delayed prayers, Iqamah, and remembering Allah after hardship. Abdullah bin Mas'ud said they were in a battle and the idolators kept them from Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. When the idolators left, the Messenger of Allah ordered a caller to say the Iqamah for each prayer. The people then prayed each one in order. After the prayers, he went around among them and said that there was no group on Earth remembering Allah except them. The meaning stays close to the text: after being stopped from prayer, they returned to worship and remembrance. This makes the Hadith a strong result for searches about missed prayer in battle and dhikr after prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hardship did not remove the believers' concern for prayer.
- Each delayed prayer was prayed after its own Iqamah.
- The prayers were offered in sequence.
- The Prophet described their act as remembrance of Allah.
