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ahmad:19435Ibn Numayr > Ḥajjāj / Ibn Dīnār > Muḥammad b. Dhakwān > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > ʿAmr b. ʿAbasah

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is with you in this matter?" He said, "Free men and slaves." I said, "What is Islam?" He said, "Good words and feeding others." I said, "What is faith?" He said, "Patience and tolerance." I said, "Which aspect of Islam is best?" He said, "One who Muslims are safe from his tongue and hand." I said, "Which aspect of faith is best?" He said, "Good character." I said, "Which prayer is best?" He said, "Long standing in prayer." I said, "Which migration is best?" He said, "To abandon what your Lord dislikes." I said, "Which jihad is best?" He said, "To fight in the way of Allah with your wealth and your life." I said, "Which hours of the day are best?" He said, "The last part of the night, then the witnessed prayer until the dawn rises. When the dawn comes, there is no prayer except two units until you pray the Fajr prayer. When you have prayed the Fajr prayer, refrain from praying until the sun has risen. When the sun rises, it rises between the two horns of Satan, and the disbelievers prostrate to it. Refrain from praying until it has risen high. When it becomes high, pray, for the prayer is witnessed until the shadow of a spear's length has passed. When the shadow has passed, refrain from praying, for the prayer is witnessed until the sun has set. When it has set, refrain from praying, for it sets or disappears between the two horns of Satan, and the disbelievers prostrate to it."  

أحمد:١٩٤٣٥حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ مَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ قَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ قُلْتُ مَا الْإِسْلَامُ؟ قَالَ طِيبُ الْكَلَامِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ قُلْتُ مَا الْإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ الصَّبْرُ وَالسَّمَاحَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُأَيُّ الْإِيمَانِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ خُلُقٌ حَسَنٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الْهِجْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَهْجُرَ مَا كَرِهَ رَبُّكَ ﷻ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ السَّاعَاتِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرُ ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَلَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْفَجْرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ فَأَمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ فِي قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَإِنَّ الْكُفَّارَ يُصَلُّونَ لَهَا فَأَمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ فَإِذَا ارْتَفَعَتْ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الظِّلُّ قِيَامَ الرُّمْحِ فَإِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ فَأَمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَمِيلَ فَإِذَا مَالَتْ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا فَأَمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ أَوْ تَغِيبُ فِي قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَإِنَّ الْكُفَّارَ يُصَلُّونَ لَهَا