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Sunan an-Nasai 449 (Book 5, Hadith 2) #15057
The Reward of Prayers

SUMMARY: Allah reduced the number of prayers from fifty to five, but the reward for them remains fifty.

Anas bin Malik and Ibn Hazm said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, enjoined fifty prayers upon my Ummah, and I came back with that until I passed by Musa, peace be upon him, who said: 'What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah?' I said: 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them'. Musa said to me: 'Go back to your Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, for your Ummah will not be able to do that'. So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He reduced a portion of it. Then I came back to Musa and told him, and he said: 'Go back to you Lord, for your Ummah will not be able to do that'. So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He said: 'They are five (prayers) but they are fifty (in reward), and the Word that comes from Me cannot be changed'. 1 I came back to Musa and he said: 'Go back to your Lord'. I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime'." 1See Surah Qaf 50:29.
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَابْنُ حَزْمٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ بِمُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ لِي مُوسَى فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ ‏.‏ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
TOPICS
prayer  *  reward  *  number  *  salat  *  thawab  *  adad  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey God's commands with sincerity; Persevere in fulfilling your obligations; Be patient when facing difficulties; Have faith in God's mercy & justice; Respect & honor Prophets & Messengers of God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Allah reduced the number of prayers from fifty to five, but the reward for them remains fifty. It was narrated by Anas bin Malik and Ibn Hazm. The Prophet Muhammad went to Musa, peace be upon him, and told him that Allah had enjoined fifty prayers on his Ummah. Musa said that it would be too difficult for them so he asked Muhammad to go back to his Lord and ask Him to reduce it. So Muhammad went back and forth between Musa and his Lord until finally His Lord said that He had reduced it from fifty prayers down to five but they would still receive a reward as if they were performing all fifty prayers. This teaches us that even though we may have difficulty in fulfilling certain obligations or tasks, if we are sincere in our efforts then we will still receive a great reward from God Almighty even if our task is not completed as expected or desired.

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