Category: Q n A

‘A’isha?, the wife of the Apostle (ﷺ) narrated it to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the afternoon prayer, when the light of the sun was there in her apartment before it went out (of it).

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the noon prayer when the sun declined.

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray the afternoon prayer when the sun was high and bright, then one would go off to al-‘Awali and get there while the sun was still high. Ibn Qutaiba made no mention of” one would go off to al-‘Awali”.

Their houses and their graves (be filled with fire), and did not express doubt over the words,” houses” and” graves”.

He who observed two prayers at two cool (hours) would enter Paradise.

Four rak’ahs, but sometimes more as he pleased.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray while sitting (when he grew old) and he recited in this position and when the recitation equal to thirty or forty verses was left, he would then stand up and recite (for this duration) in a standing position and then bowed himself and then prostrated himself and did the same in the second rak’ah.

I asked ‘A’isha whether the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed (Nafl) sitting. She said: Yes, when the people had made him old.

I said to ‘A’isha and she made a mention of that (recorded above) about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who finds a prostration before sunset or at dawn (prayer) before the rising (of the sun) he in fact finds that (prayer), and prostration implies a rak’ah.