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Jami at-Tirmidhi 151 — Beginning and End of Salah Times
Something else (about the timings of Salat)
Hadith About the Beginning and End of Prayer Times
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 151
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 151
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ لِلصَّلاَةِ أَوَّلاً وَآخِرًا وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ وَآخِرَ وَقْتِهَا حِينَ يَدْخُلُ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ حِينَ يَدْخُلُ وَقْتُهَا وَإِنَّ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا حِينَ تَصْفَرُّ الشَّمْسُ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ الْمَغْرِبِ حِينَ تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ وَإِنَّ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا حِينَ يَغِيبُ الأُفُقُ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ حِينَ يَغِيبُ الأُفُقُ وَإِنَّ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا حِينَ يَنْتَصِفُ اللَّيْلُ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ وَإِنَّ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا حِينَ تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ حَدِيثُ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي الْمَوَاقِيتِ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ وَحَدِيثُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ خَطَأٌ أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ . حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيِّ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ كَانَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ لِلصَّلاَةِ أَوَّلاً وَآخِرًا فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger Said: "Indeed For (The Time Of) Salat (There Is A) Beginning And An End. The Beginning Of The Time For The Zuhr Prayer Is When The Sun Passes The Zenith, And The End Of Its Time Is When The Time For Asr Enters. The Beginning Of The Time For The Asr [Prayer] Is When Its Time Enters, And The End Of Its Time Is When The Sun Yellows (Turns Pale).The Beginning Of The Time Of Maghrib Is When The Sun As Set, And The End Of Its Time Is When The Twilight Has Vanished (I.E., The Horizon Is Invisible Because Of Darkness). The Beginning Of The Time For Isha, The Later One, Is When The Horizon Has Vanished, And The End Of Its Time Is When The Night Is At Its Half. The Beginning Of The Time For Fajr Is When Fajr Begins, And Its End Is When The Sun Rises."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 151In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 151
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 151
This hadith about the beginning and end of prayer times gives a direct list for the five daily prayers. The Prophet said that each prayer has a beginning and an end. Zuhr begins when the sun passes the zenith and ends when Asr begins. Asr begins when its time enters and ends when the sun yellows. Maghrib begins at sunset and ends when twilight vanishes. Isha begins after the horizon has vanished and ends at half the night. Fajr begins with dawn and ends at sunrise. The hadith is clear, practical, and useful for anyone searching for salah time limits in hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Each obligatory prayer has a defined time range.
- The hadith names the start and end of all five daily prayers.
- Prayer times are tied to natural signs like sun position, twilight, and dawn.
- Fajr ends when the sun rises, as stated in the narration.
