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Sahih al-Bukhari

593

Chapter 9 · Times of the Prayers
Sahih

مَا يُصَلَّى بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ مِنَ الْفَوَائِتِ وَنَحْوِهَا

What may be prayed after the Asr prayer of missed prayers and the like

مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتِينِي فِي يَوْمٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلاَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ.

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الأَسْوَدَ وَمَسْرُوقًا شَهِدَا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Prophet ﷺ never came to me on any day after the Asr prayer without praying two rak'ahs.

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ kam an keinem Tag nach dem Nachmittagsgebet zu mir, ohne zwei Rak'at zu beten.

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ ikindiden sonra hangi gün yanıma geldiyse mutlaka iki rekât namaz kıldı.

Other versions of this report

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

  • وَالَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِهِ مَا تَرَكَهُمَا حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللَّهَ، وَمَا لَقِيَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى حَتَّى ثَقُلَ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي كَثِيرًا مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ قَاعِدًا ـ تَعْنِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ ـ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهِمَا، وَلاَ يُصَلِّيهِمَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُثَقِّلَ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ، وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ.

    Aishah reported: By the One who took him away, he did not abandon them until he met Allah; and he did not meet Allah, the Exalted, until the prayer had become heavy for him, and he used to perform much of his prayer sitting – she means the …

  • ابْنَ أُخْتِي مَا تَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم السَّجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ عِنْدِي قَطُّ.

    Aishah reported: O son of my sister, the Prophet ﷺ never abandoned the two prostrations after the Asr prayer when he was with me.

  • رَكْعَتَانِ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَعُهُمَا سِرًّا وَلاَ عَلاَنِيَةً رَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ، وَرَكْعَتَانِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ.

    Aishah reported: There are two rak'ahs which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never used to leave, neither in secret nor openly: two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer and two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer.

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

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · MedinaMasrouq bin al-Ajda'† 63 AH · Kufaal-Aswad bin Yazid† 75 AH · KufaAbu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'† 129 AH · KufaShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraMuhammad bin 'Ar'ara† 213 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
  • Second chain (taḥwīl)
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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. al-Aswad bin Yazidالأَسْوَدَ

    d. 75 AH · Kufa · Follower Tabi' 1st Generation

  4. Abu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ

    d. 129 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. Muhammad bin 'Ar'araمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ

    d. 213 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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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. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

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

  3. Masrouq bin al-Ajda'مَسْرُوقًا

    d. 63 AH · Follower Tabi' 1st Generation

  4. Abu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ

    d. 129 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. Muhammad bin 'Ar'araمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ

    d. 213 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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