Sunan Abi Dawud 438
Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَتِ الأَنْصَارُ تُفَقِّهُهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ
بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَيْشَ الأُمَرَاءِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ فَلَمْ تُوقِظْنَا إِلاَّ الشَّمْسُ طَالِعَةً فَقُمْنَا وَهِلِينَ لِصَلاَتِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رُوَيْدًا رُوَيْدًا حَتَّى إِذَا تَعَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْهُمَا فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ يَرْكَعُهُمَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرْكَعُهُمَا فَرَكَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُنَادَى بِالصَّلاَةِ فَنُودِيَ بِهَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ أَلاَ إِنَّا نَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ أَنَّا لَمْ نَكُنْ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْ أُمُورِ الدُّنْيَا يَشْغَلُنَا عَنْ صَلاَتِنَا وَلَكِنَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا كَانَتْ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ ﷻ فَأَرْسَلَهَا أَنَّى شَاءَ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنْكُمْ صَلاَةَ الْغَدَاةِ مِنْ غَدٍ صَالِحًا فَلْيَقْضِ مَعَهَا مِثْلَهَا
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Chain of narrators
- ʿAlī b. Naṣr
- And Hb b. Jarīr
- al-Aswad b. Shaybān
- Khālid b. Sumayr
- Qadim ʿAlaynā ʿAbdullāh b. Rabāḥ al-Anṣārī Min al-Madīnah Wakānat al-Anṣār Tufaqqihuh Faḥaddathanā
- Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī Fāris Rasūl Allāh ﷺ
'Abd Allah b. Rabah al-Ansari, whom the Ansar called faqih (juries), came to us from Medina, and reported us on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition consisting of the chief Companions. He then narrated the same story, saying Nothing awakened us except the rising sun. We stoop up in bewilderment, for our prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: Wait a little, wait a little. When the sun rose high, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Those who sued to observer the two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer (sunnah prayer before obligatory prayer) should observe them. Then those who used to observe and those who would not observe stood up and said prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded to call for prayer; the call for prayer was made accordingly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and led us in prayer. When he turned away (from the prayer) he said: We thank Allah for the fact that we were not engaged in any wordily affairs which detained us from our prayer. Instead our souls were in the hands of Allah. He released them whenever He wished. If any one of you gets morning prayer tomorrow at its proper time, he should offer a similar prayer as an atonement.
Notes
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَتِ الأَنْصَارُ تُفَقِّهُهُ - فَحَدَّثَنَا قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَيْشَ الأُمَرَاءِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ. قَالَ فَلَمْ تُوقِظْنَا إِلاَّ الشَّمْسُ طَالِعَةً فَقُمْنَا وَهِلِينَ لِصَلاَتِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " رُوَيْدًا رُوَيْدًا ". حَتَّى إِذَا تَعَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْهُمَا ". فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ يَرْكَعُهُمَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرْكَعُهُمَا فَرَكَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُنَادَى بِالصَّلاَةِ فَنُودِيَ بِهَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ " أَلاَ إِنَّا نَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ أَنَّا لَمْ نَكُنْ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْ أُمُورِ الدُّنْيَا يَشْغَلُنَا عَنْ صَلاَتِنَا وَلَكِنَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا كَانَتْ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَأَرْسَلَهَا أَنَّى شَاءَ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنْكُمْ صَلاَةَ الْغَدَاةِ مِنْ غَدٍ صَالِحًا فَلْيَقْضِ مَعَهَا مِثْلَهَا
machine translationʿAlī b. Naṣr narrated to us, Wahb b. Jarīr narrated to us, al-Aswad b. Shaybān narrated to us, Khālid b. Sumayr narrated to us, he said: ʿAbdullāh b. Rabāḥ al-Anṣārī came to us from Medina, and the Anṣār used to have him teach them jurisprudence. He narrated to us, saying: Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, narrated to me, he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent the army of the commanders, with this story. He said: Nothing woke us except the sun having risen, so we got up alarmed for our prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Gently, gently." Until, when the sun had risen high, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever among you prays the two units of the dawn prayer, let him pray them." So those who used to pray them stood, and those who did not used to pray them also stood and prayed them. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that the call to prayer be made, and it was called, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and led us in prayer. When he finished he said: "Indeed, we praise Allah that we were not engaged in any worldly matter that distracted us from our prayer; rather our souls were in the hand of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and He sent them back whenever He willed. So whoever among you reaches the morning prayer tomorrow in good condition, let him pray with it the like of it."
Grades by grader
| al-Albani | Anomalus | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Shadh | fawazahmed0 |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahih | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Isnaad Sahih | fawazahmed0 |
What scholars said about it
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- العظيم آبادي محمد بن علي
والحاصل أن خالد بن سمير وهم في هذا الحديث في ثلاثة مواضع الأول في قوله جيش الأمراء والثاني في قوله من كان منكم يركع ركعتي الفجر إلخ والثالث في قوله فليقض معها مثلها
machine translationIn sum, Khālid b. Sumayr made errors (wahima) in this hadith in three places: the first, in his words "the army of the commanders"; the second, in his words "whoever among you prays the two units of the dawn prayer," etc.; and the third, in his words "let him make up with it the like of it."
in سنن أبي داود, p. 435 - Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Bayhaqī
لم يتابع خالد على هذه الرواية ثقة يعني قوله فمن أدركته هذه الصلاة من غداة فليصل معها مثلها
machine translationNo trustworthy narrator corroborated Khālid on this narration, meaning his words: "whoever this prayer overtakes tomorrow morning, let him pray with it the like of it."
in سنن أبي داود, p. 435 - Shuayb al-Arnaut
رجاله ثقات إلا أن في متنه وهمين: الأول في قوله: "في جيش الأمراء" وهو جيش غزوة مؤتة، فالصحيح أن هذه القصة كانت في غزوة خيبر. والثاني: في قوله: "فليقض معها مثلها" فالصحيح أنه بلفظ: "فليصلها من الغد للوقت"
machine translationIts narrators are trustworthy (thiqāt), except that its text contains two errors: the first, in his words "in the army of the commanders," which is the army of the Battle of Mu'tah, whereas the correct position is that this story took place during the Battle of Khaybar. The second, in his words "let him make up with it the like of it," whereas the correct wording is: "let him pray it the next day at its time."
in تخريج سنن أبي داود, p. 438 - al-Albani
شاذ
machine translationAnomalous (shādhdh)
in ضعيف أبي داود, p. 438
Other narrations of this report
Musnad Ahmad 19964Musnad Ahmad 2349Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 1120Musnad al-Bazzar 3527Musnad Abi Ya'la 2378al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 553
Narrators
- He took part in Uḥud and the battles after itd. al-Ḥasan b. ʿUthmān said: 40 AH, al-Wāqidī said: 54 AH, the people of Kufa reported that he died: 38 AH, al-Bukhārī mentioned him in al-Awsaṭ, among those who died between 50 AH and 60 AHأَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللهِشهد أحدا وما بعدهاحدثني
- trustworthy (thiqah)d. during the governorship of Ibn Ziyād, or around the year 90 AH, or around the year 95 AHعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّثقةحدثنا
- truthful (ṣadūq), makes few errors (yahim qalīlan)خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍصدوق يهم قليلا.نا
- trustworthy (thiqah), devout (ʿābid)d. 160 AH, or 165 AHالْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَثقة عابدنا
- trustworthy (thiqah)d. 206 AH, or 207 AHوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍثقةنا
- trustworthy, a memorizer (thiqah ḥāfiẓ)d. 250 AHعَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍثقة حافظحدثنا
- Trustworthy (thiqah), a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), the compiler of the Sunan and other works, one of the senior scholars.d. 275 AHأَبُو دَاوُدَ السِّجِسْتَانِيُّثقة ، حافظ , مصنف السنن وغيرها ، من كبار العلماء
Who each narrator was and how reliable, from hdith.com
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Commentaries
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