مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 21792
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا (١) ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ: أَنَّ رَهْطًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مَرَّ بِهِمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، وَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ غُلَامَيْنِ لَهُمْ يَسْأَلَانِهِ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى، فَقَالَ: هِيَ الْعَصْرُ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ مِنْهُمْ فَسَأَلَاهُ، فَقَالَ: هِيَ الظُّهْرُ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَا إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، فَسَأَلَاهُ، فَقَالَ: هِيَ الظُّهْرُ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَجِيرِ وَلَا يَكُونُ وَرَاءَهُ إِلَّا الصَّفُّ وَالصَّفَّانِ مِنَ النَّاسِ فِي قَائِلَتِهِمْ وَفِي تِجَارَتِهِمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} [البقرة: ٢٣٨] قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ رِجَالٌ أَوْ لَأُحَرِّقَنَّ بُيُوتَهُمْ " (٢)، ،
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English translation
Zabraqan says that once a group of Quraysh passed by Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). They were all together. They sent their two slaves to Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask, "What is meant by the 'middle prayer' (Salat al-Wusta)?" He replied that it refers to the Asr prayer. Then two men stood up and asked the same question, so he replied that it refers to the Zuhr prayer. Then both of them went to Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him the same question, and he also said it is the Zuhr prayer, and said that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer the Zuhr prayer during the midday heat, and behind the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) there would be only one or two rows, and people would be busy with siesta or trade. Upon this, Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Guard strictly the prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah with devotion." Then the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Let people stop this behavior, otherwise I will burn their houses down.
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This is Hadith 21792 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 951, Hadith of Usamah ibn Zayd, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), as in-book entry 51.
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