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Sahih Muslim 715c (Book 6, Hadith 88) #8813
Prioritizing Prayer Over Tasks

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught Jabir to prioritize prayer over his camel, even when he was exhausted.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I went with the Messenger of Allah on an expedition and my camel delayed me and I was exhausted. The Messenger of Allah thus came earlier than I, whereas I came on the next day and went to the mosque and found him (the Holy Prophet) at the gate of the mosque. He said: It is now that you have come. I said. Yes. He said: Leave your camel and enter (the mosque) and observe two rak'ahs. He (the narrator) said: So I entered and observed (two rak'ahs) of prayer and then went back.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، - يَعْنِي الثَّقَفِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَأَبْطَأَ بِي جَمَلِي وَأَعْيَى ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَبْلِي وَقَدِمْتُ بِالْغَدَاةِ فَجِئْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ‏"‏ الآنَ حِينَ قَدِمْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَدَعْ جَمَلَكَ وَادْخُلْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  obligation  *  expedition

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize religious obligations over other tasks or activities; Obey instructions given by Prophet Muhammad PBUH; Remain patient in difficult situations .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer and how it should be prioritized over other tasks. In this hadith, Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that he went on an expedition with the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). His camel delayed him and he was exhausted, but when he arrived at the mosque, the Prophet asked him why it took so long for him to arrive and told him to leave his camel and enter the mosque to observe two rak'ahs of prayer. This shows us that even though Jabir was tired from his journey, prayer was still more important than anything else in that moment. It teaches us that we should always prioritize our religious obligations over any other task or activity we may have planned for ourselves.

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