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Sahih al-Bukhari 598 (Book 9, Hadith 73) #576
Offering Prayers After Sunset

SUMMARY: Umar was late to offer the 'Asr prayer due to a battle, and he offered it after sunset.

Narrated Jabir: 'Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench) and said, "I could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then we went to Buthan and he offered the ('Asr) prayer after sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ـ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ـ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ جَعَلَ عُمَرُ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ يَسُبُّ كُفَّارَهُمْ وَقَالَ مَا كِدْتُ أُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ حَتَّى غَرَبَتْ‏.‏ قَالَ فَنَزَلْنَا بُطْحَانَ، فَصَلَّى بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  sunset  *  battle  *  salat  *  ghurub  *  alkhandaq

QUICK LESSONS:
Try your best to offer your prayers on time

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Umar, who was late in offering his 'Asr prayer due to a battle. He was so busy with the battle that he could not offer his prayer until the sun had set. Then, they went to Buthan and he offered his 'Asr prayer after sunset and then offered Maghrib prayer. This hadith teaches us that we should always try our best to offer our prayers on time but if we are unable due to any reason, then we can still offer them later on even if it is after sunset. We should never miss out on our prayers no matter what situation we are in or how busy we are with other tasks.

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