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Sahih Muslim 631a (Book 5, Hadith 263) #8577
Praying After Sunset

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad and Umar b. al-Khattab had missed the 'Asr prayer due to a battle, but they still prayed it after the sun had set.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Umar b. al-Khattab had been cursing the pagans of the Quraish an the day (of the Battle) of Khandaq (Ditch). (He came to the Holy Prophet) and said: Messenger of Allah, by God, I could not say. the 'Asr prayer till the sun set. Upon this the Messenger said: By Allah I, too, have not observed it. So we went to a valley. The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and we too performed ablution, and then the Messenger of Allah said the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set. and then said the evening prayer after it.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو غَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، - حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ جَعَلَ يَسُبُّ كُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كِدْتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ حَتَّى كَادَتْ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنْ صَلَّيْتُهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَنَزَلْنَا إِلَى بُطْحَانَ فَتَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَتَوَضَّأْنَا فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الْعَصْرَ بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا الْمَغْرِبَ

TOPICS
shams  *  wadi  *  prayer  *  sun  *  battle  *  valley  *  salat  *  marakah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to fulfill religious obligations no matter what situation you are in or how busy you are with other matters; your faith should always come first .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about how Prophet Muhammad and Umar b. al-Khattab were so devoted to their faith that even in the midst of a battle they did not forget to pray their 'Asr prayer on time. When they realized that they were late for it due to the battle, they went down into a valley and performed ablution before praying it after sunset. This teaches us that we should always strive to fulfill our religious obligations no matter what situation we are in or how busy we are with other matters; our faith should always come first. Additionally, this also shows us that if we do miss an obligation due to circumstances beyond our control then there is still hope for us as long as we make up for it afterwards with sincerity and dedication towards Allah's commands.

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