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Sahih al-Bukhari 657

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “No prayer is heavier upon the hypocrites than the Fajr and the Isha prayers and if they knew what is in them (in reward), they would have attended…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ صَلَاةٌ أَثْقَلَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ وَالْعِشَاءِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَيُقِيمَ، ثُمَّ آمُرَ رَجُلاً يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ، ثُمَّ آخُذَ شُعَلاً مِنْ نَارٍ فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَى مَنْ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدُ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “No prayer is heavier upon the hypocrites than the Fajr and the Isha prayers and if they knew what is in them (in reward), they would have attended them, even if (it was) crawling. Certainly, I felt the urge to order the Muadh-dhin (call-maker) so that he would pronounce Iqama, then order a man to lead the people (in prayer), then take a flame of fire so that I burn (the houses) upon those who had not left for the prayer yet.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ মুনাফিকদের জন্য ফজর ও ‘ইশার সালাত অপেক্ষা অধিক ভারী সালাত আর নেই। এ দু’ সালাতের কী ফাযীলাত, তা যদি তারা জানতো, তবে হামাগুড়ি দিয়ে হলেও তারা উপস্থিত হতো।

(রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেন) আমি ইচ্ছে করেছিলাম যে, মুয়ায্যিনকে ইকামাত দিতে বলি এবং কাউকে লোকদের ইমামত করতে বলি, আর আমি নিজে একটি আগুনের মশাল নিয়ে গিয়ে অতঃপর যারা সালাতে আসেনি, তাদের উপর আগুন ধরিয়ে দেই। (৬৪৪)

ہم سے عمر بن حفص بن غیاث نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے میرے باپ نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم سے اعمش نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ مجھ سے ابوصالح ذکوان نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ منافقوں پر فجر اور عشاء کی نماز سے زیادہ اور کوئی نماز بھاری نہیں اور اگر انہیں معلوم ہوتا کہ ان کا ثواب کتنا زیادہ ہے ( اور چل نہ سکتے ) تو گھٹنوں کے بل گھسیٹ کر آتے اور میرا تو ارادہ ہو گیا تھا کہ مؤذن سے کہوں کہ وہ تکبیر کہے،

پھر میں کسی کو نماز پڑھانے کے لیے کہوں اور خود آگ کی چنگاریاں لے کر ان سب کے گھروں کو جلا دوں جو ابھی تک نماز کے لیے نہیں نکلے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami ['Umar bin Hafsh] berkata, telah telah menceritakan kepada kami [Bapakku] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Al A'masy] berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu Shalih] dari [Abu Hurairah] berkata, "Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Tidak ada shalat yang lebih berat bagi orang-orang Munafik kecuali shalat shubuh dan 'Isya.

Seandainya mereka mengetahui (kebaikan) yang ada pada keduanya tentulah mereka akan mendatanginya walau harus dengan merangkak. Sungguh, aku berkeinginan untuk memerintahkan seorang mu'adzin sehingga shalat ditegakkan dan aki perintahkan seseorang untuk memimpin orang-orang shalat, lalu aku menyalakan api dan membakar (rumah-rumah) orang yang tidak keluar untuk shalat berjama'ah (tanpa alasan yang benar)

Ebu Hureyre (r.a.) Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle buyurduğunu nakletmiştir: "Münafıklara, sabah ve yatsı namazından daha zor gelen bir namaz yoktur. Eğer bu namazlardaki sevabı bir bilselerdi, kuşkusuz emekleyerek ve sürünerek gelirlerdi, içimden, müezzine ezan okuyup kamet getirmesini sonra da birine cemaate namaz kıldırmasını emredip sonra elime bir meşale kapıp henüz namaz için evinden çıkmayanların evini yakmak geçiyor

Sahih al-Bukhari 657, Book 10, Call to Prayers (Adhaan), Hadith 51. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) tells about the hypocrites and their laziness when it comes to attending the prayer, especially the 'Ishā' and Fajr prayers, and that if they were to know the amount of reward for attending them along with the Muslim congregation, they would come to it even if they had to crawl like infants upon their hands and knees. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) thought of ordering the prayer to be commenced and appointing someone to lead the people in prayer instead of him.

Then he would go, along with people carrying firewood, to men who were not attending the congregational prayer and burn their houses with fire, given the gravity of their sin in doing so. Yet, he did not do that because the houses contained women, innocent children, and others with valid excuses for not attending the prayer - for they committed no sin.

What it teaches

  • The graveness of the failure to attend the congregational prayer in the mosque.
  • The hypocrites would seek nothing out of their worship but show-off and reputation, for they would only attend prayers when people could see them.
  • The reward for offering the ‘Ishā’ and Fajr prayers in the congregation is great, and they are worthy of being attended even if people have to crawl.
  • Regularly attending the ‘Ishā’ and Fajr prayers protects from hypocrisy, and the failure to participate in them is one of the traits of the hypocrites.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍTold us
  3. 3أَبِيTold us
  4. 4Sulayman al-AmashTold us, Successor, died 147 AH
  5. 5Abu Salih as-SammanTold me, Successor, died 101 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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