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Sahih al-Bukhari

534

Chapter 9 · Times of the Prayers
Sahih

الإِبْرَادِ بِالظُّهْرِ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ

Delaying the Zuhr prayer until it is cooler in intense heat

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْرَجُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَغَيْرُهُ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.وَنَافِعٌ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُمَا حَدَّثَاهُ

Translation

Abu Hurairah reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, “When the heat becomes intense, delay the prayer until it is cooler, for the intensity of the heat is from the raging heat of Hell.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Huraira berichtete vom Gesandten Allahs ﷺ, dass er sagte: „Wenn die Hitze heftig ist, dann wartet mit dem Gebet, bis es kühler wird, denn die Heftigkeit der Hitze kommt vom Gluthauch der Hölle.“

Türkçe

Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.), Resûlullah'ın ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “Sıcak şiddetlendiğinde namazı serinliğe bırakın; çünkü sıcağın şiddeti cehennemin kaynamasındandır.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ ".

    Abu Hurairah reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, “When the heat becomes intense, delay the prayer until it is cooler, for the intensity of the heat is from the raging heat of Hell.”

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلاَةِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ "." وَاشْتَكَتِ النَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا. فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ، وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ، فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الْحَرِّ، وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الزَّمْهَرِيرِ ".

    Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the heat becomes intense, pray when it is cooler, for the intensity of the heat is from the raging heat of Hell. The Fire complained to its Lord and said, ‘O my Lord, parts of me have …

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلاَةِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ "." وَاشْتَكَتِ النَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا. فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ، وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ، فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الْحَرِّ، وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الزَّمْهَرِيرِ ".

    Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the heat becomes intense, pray when it is cooler, for the intensity of the heat is from the raging heat of Hell. The Fire complained to its Lord and said, ‘O my Lord, parts of me have …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Hurairah† 59 AH · Medinaibn Umar† 74 AH · Mecca'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-…† 117 AH · MedinaNafie'† 119 AH · MedinaSalah bin Kaysan al-Madni† 140 AH · MedinaSulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymi† 177 AH · MedinaAbu Bakr bin Abi Uvais† 202 AH · MedinaAyoub bin Sulaiman bin Bilal† 224 AH · Medinaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
  • Second chain (taḥwīl)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

    d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajالأَعْرَجُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ

    d. 117 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Salah bin Kaysan al-Madniصَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Sulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymiسُلَيْمَانَ

    d. 177 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. Abu Bakr bin Abi Uvaisأَبُو بَكْرٍ

    d. 202 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Ayoub bin Sulaiman bin Bilalأَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ

    d. 224 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler

Second chain (taḥwīl)

The compiler switches to a second route of narration within the isnad (sign ح).

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. ibn Umarعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

    d. 74 AH / 693 CE · Makkah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Nafie'نَافِعٌ

    d. 119 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Salah bin Kaysan al-Madniصَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Sulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymiسُلَيْمَانَ

    d. 177 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. Abu Bakr bin Abi Uvaisأَبُو بَكْرٍ

    d. 202 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Ayoub bin Sulaiman bin Bilalأَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ

    d. 224 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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