A reading from *Riyad al-Salihin*.
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the virtue of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers: "Jundub ibn Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1049 It was narrated by Muslim.
And Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1050 It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 5655 It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And in another narration:Riyad as-Salihin 1051.
And Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 474Sahih (Darussalam) It was narrated by al-Bukhari" .
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the virtue of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers: "Jundub ibn Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) 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.
مَن صلى الصبح فهو في ذمة الله ، فانظر يا ابن آدم لا يطلبنك الله من ذمته بشيءAnd Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) 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
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 يصلونAnd Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
when they were sitting with God's messenger, he looked at the moon on the night when it was full and said, "You will see your Lord as you see this moon and have no doubts about seeing Him. If, therefore, you can keep from being prevented from prayer before the sun rises and before it sets, do so."
كنا عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فنظر إلى القمر ليلة البدر فقال : إنكم سترون ربكم كما ترون هذا القمر، لا تضامون في رؤيته، فإن استطعتم أن لا تغلبوا على صلاة قبل طلوع الشمس وقبل غروبها فافعلواAnd in another narration:
when he looked at the full moon
فنظر إلى القمر ليلة أربع عشرةAnd Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: