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Sahih al-Bukhari 4007 (Book 64, Hadith 58) #3833
The Importance of Five Prescribed Prayers

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of offering five prescribed prayers at fixed stated hours of the day, as instructed by Gabriel and Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair talking to 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz during the latter's Governorship (at Medina), he said, "Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba delayed the 'Asr prayer when he was the ruler of Al-Kufa. On that, Abu Mas'ud'.Uqba bin 'Amr Al-Ansari, the grand-father of Zaid bin Hasan, who was one of the Badr warriors, came in and said, (to Al-Mughira), 'You know that Gabriel came down and offered the prayer and Allah's Messenger prayed five prescribed prayers, and Gabriel said (to the Prophet ), "I have been ordered to do so (ie offer these five prayers at these fixed stated hours of the day).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، سَمِعْتُ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، يُحَدِّثُ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ أَخَّرَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ الْعَصْرَ وَهْوَ أَمِيرُ الْكُوفَةِ، فَدَخَلَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَنْصَارِيُّ جَدُّ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا أُمِرْتَ‏.‏ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ بَشِيرُ بْنُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  obligation  *  hours  *  gabriel

QUICK LESSONS:
Offer your daily prayer on time without any delay or negligence as instructed by Allah SWT through His messenger ﷺ .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes on the importance of offering five prescribed prayers at fixed stated hours of the day. It was narrated by Az-Zuhri and 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair that Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba delayed his Asr prayer when he was in charge in Al-Kufa. Abu Mas'ud, 'Uqba bin 'Amr Al-Ansari, who was one of the Badr warriors, came in and reminded him that Gabriel came down to Prophet Muhammad's mosque and offered prayer with him. He also said that Gabriel informed Prophet Muhammad that he has been ordered to offer these five prayers at these fixed stated hours every day. This hadith teaches us about our obligation towards Allah SWT to offer our daily prayers on time without any delay or negligence. It also reminds us how important it is for us to follow what Allah SWT has commanded us through His messenger Prophet Muhammad ﷺ .

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