# Sahih Muslim - The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026*

**2 hadith**

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## Hadith #1357

**Book:** The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer | **Narrator(s):** Saiyar bin Salama | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard my father asking Abu Barza (al- Aslami) about the prayer of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I (Shu’ba, one of the narrators) said: Did you hear it (from Abu Barza)? He said: 1 feel as if I am bearing you at this very time. He said: I heard my father asking about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he (Abu Barza) making this reply: He (the Holy Prophet) did not mind delaying-some (prayer) i. e. ‘Isya’ prayer, even up to the midnight and did not like sleeping before observing it, and talking after it. Shu’ba said: I met him subsequently and asked him (about the prayers of the Holy Prophet) and he said: He observed the noon prayer when the sun was past the meridian, he would pray the afternoon prayer, after which a person would o to the outskirts of Medina and the sun was still bright; (I forgot what he said about the evening prayer) ; I then met him on a subsequent occasion and asked him (about the prayers of the Holy Prophet; and he said: He would observe the morning prayer (at such a time) so that a man would go back and would recognise his neighbour by casting a glance at his face, and he would recite from sixty to one hundred verses in it.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-1357/)*

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## Hadith #1358

**Book:** The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer | **Narrator(s):** Saiyar bin Salama | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard Abu Barza saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not mind some delay in the ‘Isha’ prayer even up to midnight and he did not like sleeping before (observing it) and talking after it. Shu’ba said: I again met him (Sayyar b. Salama) for the second time and he said: Even up to the third (part) of the night.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-1358/)*

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