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Sunan Abi Dawud 418 (Book 2, Hadith 28) #20709
The Importance of Not Delaying Evening Prayer

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not delaying the evening prayer and how it can affect the well-being of a community.

Narrated AbuAyyub: Marthad ibn Abdullah said: When AbuAyyub came upon us to fight the infidels and in those days Uqbah ibn Amir was the Governor of Egypt, he (Uqbah) delayed the sunset prayer. Hence AbuAyyub stood and said: What kind of prayer is this, Uqbah? He said: We were busy. He said: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah say: My community will remain well, or he said: will remain on its natural condition, so long as it would not delay the evening prayer until the stars shine brightly just like a network.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ غَازِيًا وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى مِصْرَ فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلاَةُ يَا عُقْبَةُ فَقَالَ شُغِلْنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ - أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ - مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ إِلَى أَنْ تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  evening  *  delay  *  community  *  salat  *  maghrib  *  tawqif  *  ummah

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize your prayers over other activities , Perform your prayers on time .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of not delaying evening prayer. It was narrated by AbuAyyub and Marthad ibn Abdullah that when Uqbah ibn Amir delayed the sunset prayer, AbuAyyub asked him what kind of prayer this was. Uqbah replied that they were busy. Then AbuAyyub reminded him that Prophet Muhammad said “My community will remain well so long as it would not delay the evening prayer until stars shine brightly just like a network”. This hadith teaches us to prioritize our prayers over other activities and to be mindful about not delaying them as it can have an effect on our community's wellbeing. We should strive to perform our prayers on time in order to maintain peace in our society and ensure its prosperity.

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