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Sahih al-Bukhari 4112 (Book 64, Hadith 156) #3931
Praying After Sunset

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions prayed 'Asr and Maghrib after the sun had set.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came on the day of Al-Khandaq after the sun had set and he was abusing the infidels of Quraish saying, "O Allah's Messenger ! I was unable to offer the ('Asr) prayer till the sun was about to set". The Prophet said, "By Allah, I have not offered this (ie 'Asr) prayer". So we came down along with the Prophet to Buthan where he performed ablution for the prayer and then we performed the ablution for it. Then he offered the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set, and after it he offered the Maghrib prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ جَعَلَ يَسُبُّ كُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا كِدْتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ‏.‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا صَلَّيْتُهَا ‏"‏ فَنَزَلْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ بُطْحَانَ، فَتَوَضَّأَ لِلصَّلاَةِ وَتَوَضَّأْنَا لَهَا، فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا الْمَغْرِبَ‏.‏

TOPICS
shams  *  prayer  *  sun  *  sunset  *  ablution  *  salat  *  ghurub  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform prayers on time even if you are late due to some reason
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer in Islam. It tells us that even if we are late for prayer due to some reason, we should still perform it as soon as possible. In this case Umar bin Al-Khattab was unable to offer the Asr prayer until the sun was about to set but he still performed it with Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions. They went down to Buthan where they performed ablution for the prayer before offering it after sunset. This teaches us that no matter how late we are for our prayers, we should still perform them as soon as possible and not miss them out completely.

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