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Jami at-Tirmidhi 152 — Learning Salah Times by Practice
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Hadith About Learning Salah Times by Practice
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 152
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 152
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّارُ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْمَعْنَى، وَاحِدٌ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ " أَقِمْ مَعَنَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " . فَأَمَرَ بِلاَلاً فَأَقَامَ حِينَ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ حِينَ زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَأَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِالْمَغْرِبِ حِينَ وَقَعَ حَاجِبُ الشَّمْسِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِالْعِشَاءِ فَأَقَامَ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَنَوَّرَ بِالْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِالظُّهْرِ فَأَبْرَدَ وَأَنْعَمَ أَنْ يُبْرِدَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِالْعَصْرِ فَأَقَامَ وَالشَّمْسُ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا فَوْقَ مَا كَانَتْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ إِلَى قُبَيْلِ أَنْ يَغِيبَ الشَّفَقُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِالْعِشَاءِ فَأَقَامَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاَةِ " . فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا . فَقَالَ " مَوَاقِيتُ الصَّلاَةِ كَمَا بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ أَيْضًا .
Sulaiman bin Buraidah Narrated from:
Sulaiman bin Buraidah narrated that his father said: "A Man Came To The Prophet To Ask Him About The Times For Salat. So He Said: 'Stay With Us, In Sha Allah.' So He Ordered Bilal To Call The Iqamah When Fajr Began, Then He Ordered Him To Call The Iqamah When The Sun Passed The Zenith, Then He Prayed Zuhr. Then He Ordered Him To Call The Iqamah To Pray Asr While The Sun Was Elevated And White. Then He Ordered Him (To Call The Iqamah For) Maghrib When The (Top) Edge Of The Sun Had Set. Then He Ordered Him To Call The Iqamah For Isha When The Horizon (Twilight) Had Vanished.Then He Ordered Him In The Morning (To Give The Call For Fajr Prayer), When The Light Of Fajr Glowed. Then He Ordered (Him To Call The Iqamah For) Zuhr, So He Waited Well Until It Had Cooled. Then He Ordered (Him To Call The Iqamah For) Asr, So He Called The Iqamah While The Sun Was Later In Its Position Than What It Was (The Day Before). Then He Ordered Him To Delay Maghrib Until Right Before The Twilight Had Disappeared. Then He Ordered (Him To Call The Iqamah For) Isha, So He Called The Iqamah When A Third Of The Night Had Passed.Then He Said: 'Where Is The One Who Asked About He Times For The Salat?' So The Man Said, 'It Is I.' So He Said: 'The Times [Or The Salat Are What Are Between These Two.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 152In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 152
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 152
This hadith about learning salah times by practice tells of a man who asked the Prophet about the times for prayer. The Prophet told him to stay with them. Then, over two days, Bilal was ordered to call the iqamah at different points within the prayer time ranges. On the first day, the prayers were offered at earlier times. On the next day, some prayers were delayed within their range, such as Zuhr after it cooled, Maghrib close to the disappearance of twilight, and Isha after a third of the night. The Prophet then told the questioner that the prayer times are between these two.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet taught prayer times through action, not only words.
- The five prayers have ranges shown over two days.
- The questioner was invited to observe the teaching directly.
- The hadith shows that timing can be understood through visible prayer practice.
