2/23. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 186 — Catching One Rak'ah Before Time Ends
What Has Been Related About One Who Caught A Rak'ah About One Asr Before The Sun Has Set
One Rak'ah Before Sunrise or Sunset Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 186
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 186
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، وَعَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، يُحَدِّثُونَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ الصُّبْحَ وَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ الْعَصْرَ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَصْحَابُنَا وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ . وَمَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَهُمْ لِصَاحِبِ الْعُذْرِ مِثْلُ الرَّجُلِ يَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ يَنْسَاهَا فَيَسْتَيْقِظُ وَيَذْكُرُ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "Whoever Catches A Rak'Ah Of Subh Before The Sun Has Risen, Then He Has Caught Subh. Whoever Catches A Rak'Ah Of Asr Before The Sun Has Set, Then He Has Caught Asr."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 186In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 38English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 186
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 186
This Hadith deals with catching a prayer before its time fully ends. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet said whoever catches one Rak'ah of Subh before the sun rises has caught Subh, and whoever catches one Rak'ah of Asr before the sun sets has caught Asr. The report is often searched as one Rak'ah before sunrise Hadith or catching Asr before sunset. The longer text adds that this meaning was applied by scholars to a person with an excuse, such as someone who slept through the prayer or forgot it, then woke or remembered near sunrise or sunset. So the Hadith teaches hope and order, while still keeping prayer time in view.
What we learn from this hadith
- Catching one Rak'ah before sunrise counts for Subh in this wording.
- Catching one Rak'ah before sunset counts for Asr in this wording.
- The added explanation applies it to cases such as sleep or forgetfulness.
- The Hadith encourages acting quickly when one remembers the prayer.
