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Sunan an-Nasai 504 (Book 6, Hadith 11) #15112
Determining the Times of Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith explains the times of prayer and how to determine them.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the times of prayer. He said: 'Pray with me'. So he prayed Zuhr when the sun had passed its zenith, 'Asr when the shadow of a thing was equal to its height, Maghrib when the sun had set and 'Isha' when the twilight had disappeared". He said: "Then he prayed Zuhr when the shadow of a man was equal in length to his height, 'Asr when the length of a man's shadow was twice his height, and Maghrib just before the twilight disappeared". (One of the narrators) 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith said: "then he said: 'With regard to 'Isha' I think it is up to one-third of the night'." 1 1 The speaker there is Thawr, who narrated it from 'Ata' from Jabir.
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرٌ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ صَلِّ مَعِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مِثْلَهُ وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعِشَاءَ حِينَ غَابَ الشَّفَقُ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ الإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَهُ وَالْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ فَىْءُ الإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَيْهِ وَالْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ كَانَ قُبَيْلَ غَيْبُوبَةِ الشَّفَقِ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الْعِشَاءِ أُرَى إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ
TOPICS
shams  *  prayer  *  time  *  sun  *  shadow  *  twilight  *  salat  *  zaman  *  zill  *  masail

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray at designated times according to Islamic teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about determining the times for prayer. It was narrated by Jabir that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about when to pray. The Prophet ﷺ told him to pray with him and then explained that Zuhr should be prayed when the sun has passed its zenith or highest point in the sky; 'Asr should be prayed when a person's shadow is equal in length to their height; Maghrib should be prayed just before twilight disappears; and 'Isha' should be prayed when one-third of the night has passed. This hadith teaches us that we must pay attention to our surroundings in order to know what time it is so we can fulfill our religious obligations properly.

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