The reward for one who sets out in the first hour but arrives late
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam) “The first [to arrive] on Friday is as if he had sacrificed a camel,” he says: A person may set out in the first hour, but he does not reach the mosque until the third hour, for example, because of the distance. So is he counted among those who caught the first hour?
Answer:
If he goes early enough to allow for a margin of safety, that is better. But as long as he is intending to go and is walking, the reward for the walking and the reward for the steps are written for him. However, he should go early so that he catches the first hour.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Then the one who comes in the
من راح في الساعةAnswer:
If he goes early enough to allow for a margin of safety, that is better. But as long as he is intending to go and is walking, the reward for the walking and the reward for the steps are written for him. However, he should go early so that he catches the first hour.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (51:28)
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