4/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 503 — Time of Jumuah Prayer
What Has Been Related About The Time For The Friday Prayer
Jumuah Prayer Time When the Sun Declines
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 503
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 503
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْجُمُعَةَ حِينَ تَمِيلُ الشَّمْسُ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet Would Pray The Friday Prayer When The Sun Was Declining.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 503In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 503
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 503
This hadith gives a clear report about the time of Friday prayer. Anas bin Malik says that the Prophet would pray Jumuah when the sun was declining. The phrase points to the time after the sun passes its highest point, which is linked with the time of Zuhr. The explanation should not go beyond the supplied text. What we can say is that the Prophet's practice, as reported here, was to pray Friday prayer at that time. This is useful for searches like Jumuah prayer time hadith, Friday prayer after midday, and when is Jumuah prayed. The hadith gives a simple time marker instead of a long discussion.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet prayed Jumuah when the sun had begun to decline.
- Friday prayer had a known time connected to the day’s prayer schedule.
- The report from Anas gives a direct practice of the Prophet.
- Simple wording in hadith can guide worship timing.
