47/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2982 — Guard the Middle Prayer
Regarding Surat Al-Baqarah
Middle Prayer Is Asr: A Hadith on Guarding Salah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2982
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2982
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ، مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ قَالَ أَمَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ رضى الله عنها أَنْ أَكْتُبَ لَهَا مُصْحَفًا فَقَالَتْ إِذَا بَلَغْتَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ فَآذِنِّي : (حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى ) فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُهَا آذَنْتُهَا فَأَمْلَتْ عَلَىَّ حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ وَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Yunus Narrated from:
'Aishah Ordered Me To Write A Mushaf For Her, And She Said: 'When You Get To This Ayah Then Tell Me: Guard Strictly (The Five Obligatory) Prayers, And The Middle Salat (2:238). So When I Reached It, I Told Her And She Dictated To Me: 'Guard Strictly (The Five Obligatory) Prayers, And The Middle Salat, And Salat Al-'Asr. And Stand Before Allah With Obedience.' She Said: 'I Heard That From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ).'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2982In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 2982
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2982
This hadith focuses on the middle prayer and Salat al-Asr. Abu Yunus was writing a mushaf for Aishah, and she told him to inform her when he reached the verse, "Guard strictly the prayers, and the middle Salat." When he reached it, she dictated wording that mentioned the middle prayer and Salat al-Asr, then added, "And stand before Allah with obedience." She said she heard that from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The heart of the report is simple: salah must be guarded with care, and Asr is given special attention in the wording she preserved. The hadith also connects prayer with standing before Allah in obedience, not with routine movement only.
What we learn from this hadith
- The five obligatory prayers should be guarded with steady attention.
- Salat al-Asr is highlighted in connection with the middle prayer.
- Prayer is tied to obedience before Allah, not only to outward form.
- Aishah carefully preserved what she heard from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
