[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":69},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reader-2-152":3},{"cid":4,"surahName":5,"title":6,"blocks":7,"range":62,"prev":63,"next":66},2,"Al-Baqarah","The Proof that the `Asr Prayer is the Middle Prayer",[8,10,13,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,31,33,35,37,38,39,41,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60],{"kind":9,"text":6},"title",{"kind":11,"text":12},"translation","Imam Ahmad reported that `Ali narrated that Allah's Messenger said during the battle of Al-Ahzab (the Confederates):",{"kind":14,"text":15},"hadith","« شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى، صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ، مَلَأَ اللهُ قُلُوبَهُم وَبُيُوتَهم نَارًا »",{"kind":11,"text":17},"(They (the disbelievers) busied us from performing the Middle prayer, the `Ar prayer, may Allah fill their hearts and houses with fire.)",{"kind":11,"text":19},"He performed the `Asr prayer between Maghrib and `Isha'. Muslim and An-Nasa'i recorded this Hadith. In addition, the Two Shaykhs, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi An-Nasa'i and several other collectors of the Sunan recorded this Hadith using different chains of narrators to `Ali. The Hadith about the battle of Al-Ahzab, when the Mushriks prevented Allah's Messenger and his Companions from performing the `Asr prayer, has been narrated by several other Companions. We only mentioned the narrations that stated that the Middle prayer is the `Asr prayer. Furthermore, Muslim reported similar wordings for this Hadith from Ibn Mas`ud and Al-Bara' bin `Azib.",{"kind":11,"text":21},"In addition, Imam Ahmad reported that Samurah bin Jundub said that Allah's Messenger said:",{"kind":14,"text":23},"« صَلَاةُ الْوسْطَى صَلَاةُ الْعَصْر »",{"kind":11,"text":25},"(The Middle prayer is the `Asr prayer.)",{"kind":11,"text":27},"In another narration, Allah's Messenger mentioned:",{"kind":29,"text":30},"quran","﴿ حَـٰفِظُواْ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٲتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلۡوُسۡطَىٰ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":32},"(Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the Middle Salah) and stated that it is the `Asr prayer. In another narration, Allah's Messenger said:",{"kind":14,"text":34},"« هِيَ الْعَصْر »",{"kind":11,"text":36},"(It is the `Asr prayer.) and Ibn Ja`far mentioned that the Prophet was then being asked about the Middle prayer. At-Tirmidhi reported this Hadith and said, \"Hasan, Sahih.\" In addition, Abu Hatim bin Hibban reported in his Sahih that `Abdullah said that Allah's Messenger said:",{"kind":14,"text":23},{"kind":11,"text":25},{"kind":11,"text":40},"At-Tirmidhi reported that Ibn Mas`ud narrated that Allah's Messenger said:",{"kind":14,"text":23},{"kind":11,"text":43},"(The `Asr prayer is the Middle prayer.)",{"kind":11,"text":45},"At-Tirmidhi then stated that this Hadith is of a Hasan, Sahih type. Muslim reported the Hadith in his Sahih and his wordings are:",{"kind":14,"text":47},"« شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوسْطَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْر »",{"kind":11,"text":49},"(They (disbelievers) busied us from performing the Middle prayer, the `Asr prayer.)",{"kind":11,"text":51},"These texts emphasize the fact (that the `Asr prayer is the Middle prayer). What further proves this fact is that, in an authentic Hadith, Allah's Messenger emphasized the necessity of preserving the `Asr prayer, when he said, as Ibn `Umar narrated:",{"kind":14,"text":53},"« مَنْ فَاتَتْهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَه »",{"kind":11,"text":55},"(Whoever misses the `Asr prayer will be like who has lost his family and money.)",{"kind":11,"text":57},"It is reported in the Sahih that Buraydah bin Al-Husayb said that the Prophet said:",{"kind":14,"text":59},"« بَكِّرُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي يَوْمِ الْغَيْمِ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ، فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُه »",{"kind":11,"text":61},"(On a cloudy day, perform the (`Asr) prayer early, for whoever misses the `Asr prayer, will have his (good) deeds annulled.)","",{"title":64,"range":62,"to":65},"The Middle Prayer","\u002Fsurah\u002F2\u002F153",{"title":67,"range":62,"to":68},"The Prohibition of speaking during the Prayer","\u002Fsurah\u002F2\u002F151",1782504195159]