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Jami at-Tirmidhi 184 — Two Rak'ah After Asr Explained
What Has Been Related About Salat After Asr
Two Rak'ah After Asr Hadith Explained
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 184
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 184
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ إِنَّمَا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ لأَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ مَالٌ فَشَغَلَهُ عَنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَصَلاَّهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَعُدْ لَهُمَا . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَمَيْمُونَةَ وَأَبِي مُوسَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ صَلَّى بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ . وَهَذَا خِلاَفُ مَا رُوِيَ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ " . وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَصَحُّ حَيْثُ قَالَ لَمْ يَعُدْ لَهُمَا . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ نَحْوُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ رِوَايَاتٌ رُوِيَ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلاَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَرُوِيَ عَنْهَا عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ . وَالَّذِي اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ عَلَى كَرَاهِيَةِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ إِلاَّ مَا اسْتُثْنِيَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مِثْلُ الصَّلاَةِ بِمَكَّةَ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ بَعْدَ الطَّوَافِ فَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رُخْصَةٌ فِي ذَلِكَ . وَقَدْ قَالَ بِهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ . وَقَدْ كَرِهَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمُ الصَّلاَةَ بِمَكَّةَ أَيْضًا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ وَبَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَبَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet Only Performed The Two Rak'Ah (Units Of Prayer) After Asr Because Some Wealth Came To Him Which Distracted Him From The Two Rak'Ah After Zuhr, So He Prayed Them After Asr, Then He Did Not Repeat That.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 184In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 184
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 184
This narration explains a specific case about two Rak'ah after Asr. Ibn Abbas said the Prophet prayed the two Rak'ah after Asr only because some wealth came to him and kept him busy from the two Rak'ah after Zuhr. He prayed them after Asr, then did not repeat that. This is important because people often search for can I pray after Asr or two Rak'ah after Asr Hadith. The wording does not present it as a normal daily prayer after Asr. Instead, it describes a reason, a make-up action, and then says he did not return to doing it. The longer note in the text also connects this with the disliked time after Asr.
What we learn from this hadith
- The two Rak'ah after Asr in this narration had a stated reason.
- The Prophet had been occupied from the two Rak'ah after Zuhr.
- The report says he did not repeat this after that occasion.
- The narration should not be stretched beyond its specific wording.
