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ahmad:19433Yazīd b. Hārūn > Ḥarīz b. ʿUthmān / al-Raḥabī > Sulaym b. ʿĀmir > ʿAmr b. ʿAbasah

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was at 'Ukaz, and I asked him, "Who is following you in this matter?" He replied, "A free man and a slave, Abu Bakr and Bilal." He asked me to return until Allah makes it easy for His Messenger, so I came to him afterwards and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me a ransom for you! There is something that I know and you do not, it does not harm you, and Allah benefits me with it. Is there any hour that is better than another hour? And is there any hour in which one should be cautious?" He said, "You have asked me about something which no one before you has asked me. Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night and forgives all sins except for shirk and acts of disobedience. The prayer is witnessed and prohibited. Pray until the sun rises, then refrain from prayers, for it rises between the horns of Satan, and this is the prayer of the disbelievers. When the sun has risen, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until the day becomes equal to the night. When the day becomes equal to the night, shorten your prayers, for they are hours when Hellfire is kindled. When the sun declines, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until the sun sets. When the sun sets, shorten your prayers, for it sets between the horns of Satan, and this is the prayer of the disbelievers."  

أحمد:١٩٤٣٣حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ الرَّحَبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِعُكَاظٍ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ تَبِعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ فَقَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ فَقَالَ لِي ارْجِعْ حَتَّى يُمَكِّنَ اللهُ ﷻ لِرَسُولِهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بَعْدُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ شَيْئًا تَعْلَمُهُ وَأَجْهَلُهُ لَا يَضُرُّكَ وَيَنْفَعُنِي اللهُ ﷻ بِهِ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ؟ وَهَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ يُتَّقَى فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَتَدَلَّى فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَيَغْفِرُ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْبَغْيِ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ فَصَلِّ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْكُفَّارِ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ فَإِذَا اسْتَقَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَحْضُورَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى يَعْتَدِلَ النَّهَارُ فَإِذَا اعْتَدَلَ النَّهَارُ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُسَجَّرُ فِيهَا جَهَنَّمُ حَتَّى يَفِيءَ الْفَيْءُ فَإِذَا فَاءَ الْفَيْءُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَحْضُورَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى تَدَلَّى الشَّمْسُ لِلْغُرُوبِ فَإِذَا تَدَلَّتْ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغِيبُ عَلَى قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْكُفَّارِ  


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ahmad:17014Ghundar > ʿIkrimah b. ʿAmmār

[Machine] Shaddad ibn Abdullah reported to me that he had met a group of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . They narrated to me that Abu Umamah reported from Amr ibn Absah, who said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that Allah has taught you.' He replied, 'When you pray the morning prayer (Fajr), shorten your prayer until the sun rises. Then, do not pray until it reaches its zenith, for it rises between the horns of Satan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it. When it reaches the length of a spear or two, then pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until the shadow is inclined towards the east. Then, shorten your prayer, for it is at that time that Hell is fueled. When the sun sets, then pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until you pray the afternoon prayer (Asr). When you pray the afternoon prayer, shorten your prayer until the sun sets, for it sets between the horns of Satan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it."  

أحمد:١٧٠١٤حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ

حَدَّثَنِي شَدَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَكَانَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَكَ اللهُ ﷻ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ فَلَا تُصَلِّ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ حِينَ تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَحِينَئِذٍ يَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ فَإِذَا ارْتَفَعَتْ قِيدَ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ حَتَّى يَعْنِي يَسْتَقِلَّ الرُّمْحُ بِالظِّلِّ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا حِينَئِذٍ تُسْجَرُ جَهَنَّمُ فَإِذَا أَفَاءَ الْفَيْءُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْعَصْرَ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا نُهِيَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي هَذَيْنِ الْوَقْتَيْنِ

ibnhibban:1550Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Aḥmad b. ʿĪsá al-Miṣrī > Ibn Wahb > ʿIyāḍ b. ʿAbdullāh al-Qurashī > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, are there any specific times during the day and night when I should not pray?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "If you pray Fajr (before sunrise), then shorten your prayers until the sun has risen, for it rises between the horns of Satan. After that, the prayer is witnessed but prohibited until midday. When midday has passed, shorten your prayers until the sun starts to decline, for at that time Hellfire is kindled and its heat intensifies. When the sun has set, the prayer is witnessed but prohibited until you have performed Asr prayer. Once you have performed Asr prayer, shorten your prayers until the sun has set between the horns of Satan. After that, the prayer is witnessed but prohibited until you have performed Fajr prayer again."  

ابن حبّان:١٥٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْمِصْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقُرَشِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ سَاعَاتِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سَاعَةٌ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ لَا أُصَلِّيَ فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِفَ النَّهَارُ فَإِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَمِيلَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّ حِينَئِذٍ تُسَعَّرُ جَهَنَّمُ وَشِدَّةُ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَحْضُورَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْعَصْرَ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغِيبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ»