It was narrated from a man of Aslam, who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ), that they used to pray Maghrib with the Prophet (ﷺ),then they would go back to their families in the furthest part of Al-Madinah, shooting arrows and seeing where they landed. Because it was still bright enough.
‘Have you prayed ‘Asr?’ We said: ‘No, we have just finished Zuhr.’ He said: ‘Pray ‘Asr.’ So we got up and prayed, and when we finished he said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “That is the prayer of the hypocrite: he sits and delays ‘Asr prayer until (the sun) is between the […]
“The one who misses ‘Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and his wealth.” It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The one who misses ‘Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and his wealth.”
‘ The time between these two is the time for prayer.’” Meaning Fajr, the morning prayer. The Fajr prayer was elongated because the Prophet recited at length during the prayer, so that it ended just before sunrise. That defined the end of the time for Fajr, as the beginning of the time was defined by […]
“Whoever catches up with two Rak’ahs of ‘Asr prayer before the sun sets, or one Rak’ah of the Subh prayer before the sun rises, has caught it.”
“Whoever catches up with one Rak’ah of ‘Asr prayer before the sun sets, or catches up with one Rak’ah of Fajr before the sun rises, has caught it.”
“I heard Abu Umamah bin Sahl say: ‘We prayed Zuhr with ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz, then we went out and entered upon Anas bin Malik, and we found him praying ‘Asr.’” I said: “O uncle, what is this prayer that you prayed?” He said: “‘Asr; this is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that […]
“We prayed at the time of ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz, then we went to Anas bin Malik and found him praying. when he finished he said to us: ‘Have you prayed?’ We said: ‘We prayed Zuhr.’ He said: ‘I prayed ‘Asr.’ They said: ‘You have prayed early.’ He said: ‘Rather I prayed as I saw my […]
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray ‘Asr, then a person could go to Quba’.” One of them said: “And he would come to them when they were prayed.” The other said: “And the sub was still high.” Both Az-Zuhri and Ishaq bin ‘Abdullah narrated it from Anas, so the reference is about them.
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray ‘Asr when the sun was still high and bright, and a person could go to Al-‘Awali when the sun was still high.” Al-‘Awali is the southern most district of Al-Madinah, and it is very big. Its nearest limit is at a distance of about two miles from […]