Collection: Sunan Abi Dawud

Anas b. Malik said the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the ‘Asr prayer when the sun was high and bright and living, then one would go off to al-‘Awali and get there while the sun was still high.

Al-‘Awali is situated at a distance of two miles or three (from Medina). He (the narrator) said: I think he said: or four miles.

By the life of the sun is meant that you may find heat in it.

The extent of the shadow when the Messenger of Allah prayed (the noon prayer) was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter.

We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ). The mu’adhdhin intended to call for the Zuhr prayer. He said: Make it cooler. He then intended to call for prayer. He said twice or thrice: Make it cooler. We then witnessed the shadow of the mounds. He then said: The intensity of heat comes from […]

When the heat is violent, offer (the Zuhr) prayer when it becomes fairly cool, for the violent heat comes from the bubbling over the Hell.

The time of the Zuhr prayer is as along as the time of the ‘Asr prayer has not come; the time of the Asr prayer is as long as the sun has not become yellow ; the time of the Maghrib prayer is as long as the twilight has not ended; the time of the […]

We asked Jabir about the time of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: He used to offer the Zuhr prayer in the midday heat, the ‘Asr prayer when the sun was bright, the Maghrib prayer when the sun had completely set, the Isha prayer early when many people were present, but […]