The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: How would you act when you are under the rulers who would delay the prayer beyond its prescribed time, or they would make prayer a dead thing as far as its proper time is concerned? I said: What do you command? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Observe the prayer at Its proper time, and if you can say it along with them do so, for it would be a superetogatory prayer for you. Khalaf (one of the narrators in the above hadith) has not mentioned" beyond their (prescribed) time".

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَلَيْكَ أُمَرَاءُ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا أَوْ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي قَالَ صَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهَا مَعَهُمْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّهَا لَكَ نَافِلَةٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ خَلَفٌ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا

(The Messenger of Allah) said: How would you, or how would thou, act if you survive to live among people who defer prayer beyond the (prescribed) time? (The narrator said: Allah and His Messenger know best). whereupon he said: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, but if the Iqama is pronounced for (congregational) prayer, then observe prayer along with them. for herein is an excess of virtue.

كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا فَصَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ إِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّهَا زِيَادَةُ خَيْرٍ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "What would you do if you were among people who delay the prayer from its time?" He said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Pray the prayer at its appointed time and then leave, for if the prayer is established while you are in the mosque, then pray with them."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا؟» قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاخْرُجْ فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Dhar, what would you do if you come across leaders who postpone the prayer from its time?" I asked, "What do you command me, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Pray the prayer in its proper time and make your prayer with them as optional prayers." Abu Muhammad ibn As-Samit, who is the son of the brother of Abu Dhar, said.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا أَدْرَكْتَ أُمَرَاءَ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا؟» قُلْتُ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاجْعَلْ صَلَاتَكَ مَعَهُمْ نَافِلَةً» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ ابْنُ الصَّامِتِ هُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي أَبِي ذَرٍّ

[AI] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Abu Dharr, there will be leaders upon you who will prevent you from performing prayers. If you are able to catch up with them, then pray the prayer at its designated time and make your prayer voluntary along with them.'"

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُمْ نَافِلَةً

[AI] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "O Abu Dharr, how would you be if you remain among people who delay the prayer beyond its time?" Abu Dharr answered, so he (the Prophet) said to me, "Pray the prayer at its appointed time. If you catch up with them and they have not prayed, then pray with them, and do not say 'I have already prayed' or 'I will not pray'."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ وَلَا تَقُلْ إِنِّي قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ وَلَا أُصَلِّي

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ slapped his thigh and said to him, 'How would you be if you were among a people who delay the prayer?' Then he said, 'Pray the prayer at its appointed time, and if you are in the mosque until the prayer is established, then pray with them.'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَرَبَ فَخِذَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ انْهَضْ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تُقَامَ الصَّلَاةُ فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ

[AI] To me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Dharr, there will be rulers over you who will delay the prayer from its appointed time. If you happen to catch them, then pray the prayer at its time. And perhaps he mentioned during your journey, then approach them. If you find that they have already prayed, then you have indeed prayed. But if you find that they have not prayed, then you should pray with them, and it will be a voluntary prayer for you."

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِهَا فَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ فَصَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ فِي رَحْلِكَ ثُمَّ ائْتِهِمْ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُمْ قَدْ صَلَّوْا كُنْتَ قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُمْ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا صَلَّيْتَ مَعَهُمْ فَتَكُونُ لَكَ نَافِلَةً

[AI] From the Prophet ﷺ said, "How would you be if you remained among people who delay the prayer beyond its time?" He said, "What should I do?" He said, "Pray the prayer on its exact time. If you catch up with them and they have not prayed, then pray with them and do not say, 'I have already prayed, so I will not pray.'"

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا» قَالَ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ؟ قَالَ «صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ وَلَا تَقُلْ إِنِّي قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ فَلَا أُصَلِّي»

[AI] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it is narrated, "There will be rulers who will disregard the prayer, dragging it to the east of death. Whoever among you witnesses that, let them pray the prayer on time and let their prayer be with them as a companion."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ يُسِيئُونَ الصَّلَاةَ يَخْنُقُونَهَا إِلَى شَرَقِ الْمَوْتَى فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَلْيَجْعَلْ صَلَاتَهُ مَعَهُمْ سُبْحَةً»

[AI] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Dharr, there will be leaders upon you who will not establish the prayer. If you witness them, then pray the prayer at its time and join your prayer with theirs as Sunnah."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرًّ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُمْ نَافِلَةً»

[AI] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "There will surely be leaders amongst you who will neglect the prayer at its prescribed times, so you must pray the prayer in its appointed time and perform your prayer along with them as an additional act of worship."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِهَا فَصَلُّوا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُمْ سُبْحَةً»

[AI] "It shall be upon you leaders who will neglect the prayer, so whoever among you witnesses that, then let them offer it at its appointed time and let their prayer accompany them as a tasbih."

«إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا لِوَقْتِهَا وَلْيَجْعَلْ صَلَاتَهُ مَعَهُمْ سُبْحَةً»

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me: 'How will you act, Abu Dharr, when you are under rulers who kill prayer or delay it (beyond its proper time) ?' I said: 'Messenger of Allah, what do you command me ?' He replied: 'Offer the prayer at its proper time, and if you say it along with them, say it, for it will be a supererogatory prayer for you.'" (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 431)

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ أُمَرَاءُ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا؟ أَوْ قَالَ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهَا مَعَهُمْ فَصَلِّ؛ فَإِنَّهَا لَكَ نَافِلَةٌ

"إِنَّه سيكونُ أُمَرَاءُ يُؤخِّرونَ الصَّلاةَ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِها، أَلَا فَصَلِّ الصَّلاةَ لوقْتِها، ثمَّ إِيتِهم، فإِنْ كانُوا قدْ صَلَّوا كُنْت قدْ أحْرزْتَ صلَاتكَ وإِلَّا صلَّيْتَ معهُم فكانَتْ لك نافلةَ".

"إنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ عليكم أمَراءُ، يُميتُونَ الصَّلَاة عن مواقيتها، فصَلُّوا الصَّلاةَ لوقْتِها واجْعَلُوا صلَاتكم مَعَهم سُبْحَةً ".

"إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِى أَئِمَّةٌ يُصَلُّونَ الصَّلَاةَ لِغَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا، فإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَصَلُّوا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِها، وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُمْ نافلَةً".

"إِنَّها ستكونُ عليْكُم أُمراءُ يؤَخّرُونَ الصلاةَ عن مواقِيتِها، قالوا: كيف نصنعُ؟ قَالَ: صلُّوهَا لوقْتِها فإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُموها معهم فاجْعَلُوا صلاتكم معهم سُبْحة" .

"صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ مَعَهُمْ فَصَلِّ ولَا تَقُلْ إِنِّى قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ فَلَا أُصَلِّى".

"كَيف أنْتَ إِذَا كَانَت عَلَيكَ أمَرَاء يؤَخِّرونَ الصلاة عَن وَقْتِهَا؟ صَل الصلاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أدْرَكْتَهَا مَعَهمْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنهَا لَكَ نَافِلَة".

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"يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أئمَّةٌ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ، فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلُّوا الَّصَلَاة لِوَقْتِهَا، وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُم نَافِلَةً".