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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2186 (Book 33, Hadith 29) #27819
The Sun's Journey

SUMMARY: The Prophet (s.a.w) was teaching Abu Dharr about the sun's journey and how it seeks permission to prostrate before Allah and is commanded to rise from its setting place.

Abu Dharr said: "I entered the Masjid at sunset, and the Prophet(s.a.w) was sitting. He said: 'O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this(sun) goes?' I said:'Allah and His Messenger know better'. He said: 'Indeed it goes to seek permission to prostrate, so it is permitted. And it is as if it has been said to it: "Rise from whence you came". So it shall rise from its setting place'. Then he recited: 'That is its fixed course"'. He said: "That is the recitation of 'Abdulla bim Mas'ud".
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ حِينَ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالنَّبِيُّ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَتَدْرِي أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّهَا تَذْهَبُ تَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي السُّجُودِ فَيُؤْذَنُ لَهَا وَكَأَنَّهَا قَدْ قِيلَ لَهَا اطْلُعِي مِنْ حَيْثُ جِئْتِ فَتَطْلُعُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏"‏ وَذَلِكَ مُسْتَقَرٌ لَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَذَلِكَ قِرَاءَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَأَبِي مُوسَى ‏.‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
sun  *  permission  *  prostration  *  place  *  masjid

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance & consent of Allah Almighty; follow a fixed course set by Him; seek forgiveness etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith narrated by Abu Dharr, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was teaching him about the sun's journey. He said that when it sets in the evening it goes to seek permission from Allah to prostrate before Him and when it is granted permission then it rises again from its setting place. This hadith teaches us that everything in this world has a purpose and a fixed course set by Allah Almighty which must be followed. It also teaches us that we should always seek permission for whatever we do as nothing can be done without His will or consent. Furthermore, this hadith also reminds us of our own duties towards Allah; just like how the sun seeks His permission every day so should we too ask for His guidance in all our affairs so that we may stay on track with our lives according to His will and pleasure.

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