2/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 154 — Fajr at Al-Isfar
What Has Been Related About Al-Isfar In Fajr
Hadith About Fajr at Al-Isfar
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 154
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 154
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، - هُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " أَسْفِرُوا بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلأَجْرِ " . قَالَ وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ وَالثَّوْرِيُّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ . قَالَ وَرَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ أَيْضًا عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ وَجَابِرٍ وَبِلاَلٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَأَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالتَّابِعِينَ الإِسْفَارَ بِصَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ . وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ مَعْنَى الإِسْفَارِ أَنْ يَضِحَ الْفَجْرُ فَلاَ يُشَكَّ فِيهِ وَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ مَعْنَى الإِسْفَارِ تَأْخِيرُ الصَّلاَةِ .
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
I Heard Allah'S Messenger Saying: 'Perform Fajr At Ai-Isfar, For Indeed Its Reward Is Greater.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 154In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 154
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 154
This hadith about Fajr at Al-Isfar is narrated by Rafi bin Khadij. He said that he heard Allah’s Messenger say: perform Fajr at Al-Isfar, for indeed its reward is greater. The wording is direct, so the explanation should stay direct as well. The hadith speaks about the time of Fajr becoming clear or bright enough that dawn is known. It should not be explained as delaying without limit, because the text itself only mentions Al-Isfar and the reward connected to it. Readers searching for Fajr prayer timing hadith will find that this narration focuses on clarity of dawn and reward.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions performing Fajr at Al-Isfar.
- The Prophet linked this timing with greater reward.
- The narration is about Fajr timing, not about all prayers.
- The wording should be understood within the time of Fajr.
