Volume 1, Book 10, Number 529:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir said, “We were with the Prophet and he looked at the moon–full-moon–and said, ‘Certainly
you will see your Lord as you see this moon and you will have no trouble in seeing Him. So if you
can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before the sun-rise (Fajr) and a prayer
before sunset (‘Asr), you must do so.’ He then recited Allah’s Statement:
And celebrate the praises Of your Lord before The rising of the sun And before (its) setting.”
(50.39) Isma’il said, “Offer those prayers and do not miss them.”
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Volume 1, Book 10, Number 530:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Angels come to you in succession by night and day and all of them get to –
gether at the time of the Fajr and ‘Asr prayers. Those who have passed the night with you (or stayed
with you) ascend (to the Heaven) and Allah asks them, though He knows everything about you, well,
“In what state did you leave my slaves?” The angels reply: “When we left them they were praying and
when we reached them, they were praying.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 531:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If anyone of you can get one Rak’a of the ‘Asr prayer before sunset, he should
complete his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak’a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should com –
plete his prayer.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 532:
Narrated Salim bin ‘Abdullah:
My father said, “I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, ‘The period of your stay as compared to the previ –
ous nations is like the period equal to the time between the ‘Asr prayer and sunset. The people of the
Torah were given the Torah and they acted (upon it) till mid-day then they were exhausted and
were given one Qirat (of gold) each. And then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and
they acted (upon it) till the ‘Asr prayer then they were exhausted and were! given one Qirat each.
And then we were given the Qur’an and we acted (upon it) till sunset and we were given two Qirats
each. On that the people of both the scriptures said, ‘O our Lord! You have given them two Qirats
and given us one Qirat, though we have worked more than they.’ Allah said, ‘Have I usurped some of
your right?’ They said, ‘No.’ Allah said: “That is my blessing I bestow upon whomsoever I wish.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 523:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray the Asr prayer and after that if someone happened to go to the tribe of Bani Amr
bin Auf, he would find them still praying the Asr (prayer).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 524:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Uthman bin Sahl bin Hunaif:
that he heard Abu Umama saying: We prayed the Zuhr prayer with ‘Umar bin Abdul Aziz and
then went to Anas bin Malik and found him offering the Asr prayer. I asked him, “O uncle! Which
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prayer have you offered?” He said ‘The Asr and this is (the time of) the prayer of Allah s Apostle
which we used to pray with him.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Sa’id:
that Allah’s Apostle said, “Pray Zuhr prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler as the severity of heat is
from the raging of the Hell-fire.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 514:
Narrated Abu Dhar Al-Ghifar:
We were with the Prophet on a journey and the Mu’adhdhin (call maker for the prayer) wanted to
pronounce the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet said, ‘Let it become cooler.” He again
(after a while) wanted to pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet said to him, “Let it become cooler till
we see the shadows of hillocks.” The Prophet added, “The severity of heat is from the raging of the
Hell-fire, and in very hot weather pray (Zuhr) when it becomes cooler.”
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