Excellence of the Morning (Fajr) and 'Asr Prayers
باب فضل صلاة الصبح والعصر
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Virtues(view book)
Abu Zuhair 'Umarah Ruwaibah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "He who performs Salat (prayers) before the rising of the sun and before its setting, will not enter the Hell."
[Muslim].
وعن أبي زهير عمارة بن رؤيبة رضي الله عنه قال، سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "لن يلج النار أحد صلى قبل طلوع الشمس وقبل غروبها" (11) ((رواه مسلم)).
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Jundub bin Sufyan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who offers the dawn (Fajr) prayers will come under the Protection of Allah. O son of Adam! Beware, lest Allah should call you to account in any respect from (for withdrawing) His Protection."
[Muslim].
وعن جندب بن سفيان رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "من صلى الصبح فهو في ذمة الله فانظر يابن آدم، لا يطلبنك الله من ذمته بشيء". ((رواه مسلم)).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are angels who take turns in visiting you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn (Fajr) and the afternoon ('Asr) prayers. Those who have spent the night with you, ascend to the heaven and their Rubb, Who knows better about them, asks: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves?' They reply: 'We left them while they were performing Salat and we went to them while they were performing Salat."'
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "يتعاقبون فيكم ملائكة بالليل، وملائكة بالنهار، ويجتمعون في صلاة الصبح وصلاة العصر، ثم يعرج الذين باتوا فيكم، فيسألهم الله -وهو أعلم بهم-: كيف تركتم عبادي؟ فيقولون تركناهم وهم يصلون، وأتيناهم وهم يصلون" ((متفق عليه)).
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Jarir bin 'Abdullah Al-Bajali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he looked at the full moon and observed, "You will see your Rubb in the Hereafter as you see this moon having no difficulty in seeing it. So try your best to perform the prayers before the rising of the sun and that before its setting."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
- وعن جرير بن عبد الله البجلي رضي الله عنه قال: كنا عند النبي ﷺ، فنظر إلى القمر ليلة البدر فقال: "إنكم سترون ربكم كما ترون هذا القمر، لاتضامون في رؤيته، فإن استطعتم أن لا تغلبو على صلاة قبل طلوع الشمس، وقبل غروبها فافعلوا" ((متفق عليه)). ((وفي رواية: "فنظر إلى القمر ليلة أربع عشرة")).
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Buraidahu (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who misses the 'Asr Salat (deliberately), his deeds will be rendered nul and void."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن بريدة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ :"من ترك صلاة العصر فقد حبط عمله" ((رواه البخاري)).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him a place in Jannah whenever he goes to the mosque in the morning and returns from it in the evening."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ قال: " من غدا إلى المسجد أو راح، أعد الله له في الجنة نزلا كلما غدا أو راح". ((متفق عليه)).