Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي مَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، أَوْ نَسِيَهَا
Chapter: Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray).
13 hadith · references 435–447
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Abu Dawud · 435أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، حِينَ قَفَلَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ خَيْبَرَ فَسَارَ لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَنَا الْكَرَى عَرَّسَ ، وَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ : اكْلَأْ لَنَا اللَّيْلَ ، قَالَ : فَغَلَبَتْ بAbu Hurairah reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from the Battle of Khaibar, he travelled during the night. When we felt sleep, he halted for rest. Addressing Bilal he said: Keep vigilance at night for us. B6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 436حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللّAbu Hurairah reported: Another version of the above tradition adds: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Go away from this place of yours where inadvertence took hold of you. He then commanded Bilal who called for prayer and a6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 437أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ لَهُ ، فَمَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمِلْتُ مَعَهُ ، فَقَالَ : انْظُرْ ، فَقُلْتُ : هَذَا رَاكِبٌ ، هَذَانِ رَاكِبَانِ ، هَAbu Qatadah reported: "The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey. The Prophet ﷺ took a turn and I also took a turn with him. He said: 'Look!' I said: 'This is a rider; these are two riders; and these are three' until we became seve5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 438حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ،حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ مKhalid bin Sumair said: Abdullah bin Rabah al-Ansari, whom the Ansar called faqih (juries), came to us from Madina, and reported us on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sayi6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 439حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَبَضَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ حَيْثُ شَاءَThis tradition has also been reported by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. He said: Allah detained your should how He wished and returned when He wished. Stand up and call for prayer. They (the Companio5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 440حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرٌ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ : فَتَوَضَّأَ حِينَ This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain by Abu Qatadah to the same effect. This version adds: "He performed ablution when the sun had arisen high and led them in prayer. "5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 441لَيْسَ فِي النَّوْمِ تَفْرِيطٌ ، إِنَّمَا التَّفْرِيطُ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ أَنْ تُؤَخِّرَ صَلَاةً حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ وَقْتُ أُخْرَىAbu Qatadah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There is no remissness in sleep, it is only when one is awake that there is remissness when you delay saying the prayer till the time for the next prayer comes.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 442مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلَاةً فَلْيُصَلِّهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا ، لَا كَفَّارَةَ لَهَا إِلَّا ذَلِكَAnas bin Malik reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: If any one forgets a prayer or oversleeps, he should observe it when he remembers it ; there is no expiation for it except that.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 443أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ فَنَامُوا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَاسْتَيْقَظُوا بِحَرِّ الشَّمْسِ ، فَارْتَفَعُوا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى اسْتَقَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُؤَذImran bin Husain said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on his journey. They (the people) slept abandoning the Fajr prayer. They awoke by the heat of the sun. Then they travelled a little until the sun rose high. He (the Pro5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 444كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فَنَامَ عَنِ الصُّبْحِ ، حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : تَنَحَّوNarrated Amr ibn Umayyah ad-Damri: We were in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during one of his journeys. He overslept abandoning the morning prayer until the sun had arisen. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke and sa8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 445حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْوَزِيرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَشِّرٌ يَعْنِي الْحَلَبِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا Dhu Mikhbar al-Habashi, who used to serve the Prophet ﷺ, reported a version of the previous tradition. The Prophet ﷺ performed ablution in such a way that there is no mud on the earth. He then commanded Bilal (to call fo8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 446حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنْ حَرِيزٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ ذِي مِخْبَرٍ ابْنِ أَخِي النَّجَاشِيِّ ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَأَذThis tradition has also been transmitted through another chain of narrators by Dhu Mikhbar, the nephew of the Negus. This version adds: "He (Bilal) called for prayer unhurriedly. "5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 447مَنْ يَكْلَؤُنَا ، فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ : أَنَا ، فَنَامُوا حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : افْعَلُوا كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلْنَا ، قَالَNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: We proceeded with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the occasion of al-Hudaybiyyah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Who will keep watch for us? Bilal said: I (shall do). The overslept till the sun a6 narrators