Volume 1, Book 10, Number 569:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, “One night we were traveling with the Prophet and some people said, ‘We wish
that Allah’s Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last hours of the night.’ He said, ‘I am
afraid that you will sleep and miss the (Fajr) prayer.’ Bilal said, ‘I will make you get up.’ So all slept
and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep) and slept. The
Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had risen and said, ‘O Bilal! What about your statement?’
He replied, ‘I have never slept such a sleep.’ The Prophet said, ‘Allah captured your souls when He
wished, and released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and pronounce the Adhan for the pray –
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er.’ The Prophet performed ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he stood up and
prayed.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbe –
lievers of Quraish after the sun had set and said, “O Allah’s Apostle I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer
till the sun had set.” The Prophet said, “By Allah! I, too, have not prayed.” So we turned towards
Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution and we too performed ablution and offered the ‘Asr
prayer after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 571:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “If anyone forgets a prayer he should pray that prayer when he remembers it.
There is no expiation except to pray the same.” Then he recited: “Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah’s)
remembrance.” (20.14).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 572:
Narrated Jabir:
Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench)
and said, “I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then we went to Buthan and he
offered the (‘Asr) prayer after sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 563:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
I pray as I saw my companions praying. I do not forbid praying at any time during the day or
night except at sunset and sunrise.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 564:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
By Allah, Who took away the Prophet. The Prophet never missed them (two Rakat) after the ‘Asr
prayer till he met Allah and he did not meet Allah till it became heavy for him to pray while standing
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so he used to offer most of the prayers while sitting. (She meant the two Rakat after Asr) He used to
pray them in the house and never prayed them in the mosque lest it might be hard for his followers
and he loved what was easy for them .
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 553:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever could get one Rak’a (of the Fajr prayer) before sunrise, he has got
the (morning) prayer and whoever could get one Rak’a of the’Asr prayer before sunset, he has got the
(‘Asr) prayer.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 554:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever could get one Rak’a of a prayer, (in its proper time) he has got the
prayer.”