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Sahih al-Bukhari

546

Chapter 9 · Times of the Prayers
Sahih

وَقْتِ الْعَصْرِ

The time of the Asr prayer

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ وَالشَّمْسُ طَالِعَةٌ فِي حُجْرَتِي لَمْ يَظْهَرِ الْفَىْءُ بَعْدُ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray the Asr prayer while the sun was (still) shining into my chamber; the shade had not yet appeared.

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ pflegte das Nachmittagsgebet zu verrichten, während die Sonne (noch) in mein Gemach schien; der Schatten war noch nicht erschienen.

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ ikindi namazını, güneş (henüz) odamın içine vururken kılardı; gölge henüz belirmemişti.

Further routes of narration

وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَابْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ وَالشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَظْهَرَ.

Other versions of this report

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

  • كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ لَمْ تَخْرُجْ مِنْ حُجْرَتِهَا.

    Aishah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the Asr prayer while the sun had not yet left her chamber.

  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا، لَمْ يَظْهَرِ الْفَىْءُ مِنْ حُجْرَتِهَا.

    Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Asr prayer while the sun was (still) in her chamber; the shade had not (yet) appeared in her chamber.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250Muhammad bin Abi Hafs'h~ 0 AH · BasraThe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · Medina'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr† 93 AH · Medinaal-Zuhri† 124 AH · MedinaYahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari† 144 AH · MedinaShu'aib bin Abi Hamza† 162 AH · HimsImam Maalik† 179 AH · MedinaSufyan bin 'Uyaynah† 196 AH · Meccaal-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem† 212 AH · Kufaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
  • Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrعُرْوَةَ

    d. 93 AH / 713 CE · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ

    d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Sufyan bin 'Uyaynahابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ

    d. 196 AH · Makkah · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ

    d. 212 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Imam Maalikمَالِكٌ

    d. 179 AH / 795 CE · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation Maliki

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansariيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ

    d. 144 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Shu'aib bin Abi Hamzaشُعَيْبٌ

    d. 162 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Muhammad bin Abi Hafs'hابْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ

    Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation