Chapter on the Prayer Times (Mawaqit)

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 13

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 13

Chapter on the Prayer Times (Mawaqit)
135 hadiths · 28 commentaries
Hadith 1

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ اَلصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سَيَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah said: Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah narrated to me from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Al-Sabbah ibn Sayabah: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered.”

Hadith 2

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ اَلْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah from Ibn Miskan from Malik al-Juhani, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s) about the time of Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: “When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered.”

Hadith 3

عنه عن محمد بن زياد عن منصور بن يونس عن العبد الصالح عليه السلام قال سمعته يقول إذا زالت الشمس فقد دخل وقت الصلاتين

From him, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn Yunus from the Righteous Servant (al Abd al Salih (a.s)), peace be upon him, who said: I heard Imam (a.s) say: “When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered.”

Hadith 4

عنه عن محمد بن أبي حمزة عن ابن مسكان عن مالك الجهني قال سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن وقت الظهر فقال إذا زالت الشمس فقد دخل وقت الصلاتين

From him, from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah from Ibn Miskan from Malik al-Juhani, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s) about the time of Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: “When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered.”

Hadith 5

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ»

From him, from Al-Mithami and others from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahb, who said: I asked Him (a.s) about a man who prayed Dhuhr when the sun had just passed its zenith. Imam (a.s) said: “There is no harm in it.”

Hadith 6

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ عَلاَءٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَاجَةَ أَوِ اَلنَّوْمَ حِينَ تَزُولُ اَلشَّمْسُ فَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي اَلْأُولَى حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ»

From him, from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from ‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of the two (Imams (a.s)), peace be upon them: (Imam (a.s) was asked) regarding a man who intends to tend to a need or to sleep when the sun passes its zenith, so he begins to pray Dhuhr at that time. Imam (a.s) said: “There is no harm in it.”

Hadith 7

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلنُّعْمَانِ وَ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ اَلْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ أَهُوَ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ« بَعْدَ اَلزَّوَالِ بِقَدَمٍ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ أَوْ يَوْمِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّ وَقْتَهَا إِذَا زَالَتْ»

As for what was narrated by Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Ali ibn Al-Nu‘man and Ibn Ribat from Sa‘id al-A‘raj from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I asked Him (a.s) about the time of Dhuhr prayer, is it when the sun passes its zenith? Imam (a.s) said: “After the zenith by the measure of a footstep (qadam) or so, except in travel or on the day of Jumu‘ah, for its time is when the sun passes its zenith.”

Hadith 8

عنه عن صفوان عن ابن مسكان عن إسماعيل بن عبد الخالق قال سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن وقت الظهر قال بعد الزوال بقدم أو نحو ذلك إلا في يوم الجمعة أو في السفر فان وقتها حين تزول الشمس

From him, from Safwan from Ibn Miskan from Isma‘il ibn Abd al-Khaliq, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s) about the time of Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: “After the sun’s zenith by a footstep (qadam) or so, except on the day of Jumu‘ah or while traveling, for its time is when the sun passes its zenith.”

Hadith 9

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ وَ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ وَ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ وَ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا كَانَ اَلْفَيْءُ ذِرَاعاً»

And from him, from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah and Husayn ibn Hashim and Ibn Ribat and Safwan ibn Yahya, all from Ya‘qub ibn Shu‘ayb from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about the time of Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: “When the shadow is the length of one arm's span (dhira‘).”

Hadith 10

عَنْهُ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« وَقْتُ اَلظُّهْرِ عَلَى ذِرَاعٍ»

From him, from Husayn ibn Hashim from Ibn Miskan from Zurarah: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “The time of Dhuhr is when the shadow reaches one arm's span (dhira‘).”

Commentary 1

قال محمد بن الحسن الوجه في هذه الاخبار هو ما قدمناه فيما مضى من الكتاب وهو أن ما تضمنت من لفظ القدم والذراع والقامة إنما ذكر لمكان النافلة وقد دللنا على ذلك وأكثرنا فيه الاخبار وليس ذلك وقت الاجزاء لانه إذا زالت الشمس فهو وقت الاجزاء غير أن الافضل أن يقدم على الفرض النوافل الى أن يصير الفئ على ذراع والذي يزيد ما قدمناه وضوحا ما رواه

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: ‘The interpretation of these reports is as we have previously explained earlier in the book, that the mention of a footstep (qadam), an arm's span (dhira‘), or a height (qamah) pertains to the time allocated for performing the nafilah (supererogatory prayers). We have already provided evidence for this and narrated numerous reports regarding it. This is not the time for the validity (ijaz) of the obligatory prayer itself, because as soon as the sun passes its zenith, the time of validity for the obligatory prayer begins. However, it is preferable to first perform the nafilah until the shadow reaches an arm's span.’ What further clarifies what we have previously stated is following narrations:

Hadith 11

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ اَلذِّرَاعُ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَانِ قُلْتُ لِمَ قَالَ« لِمَكَانِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ لَكَ أَنْ تَتَنَفَّلَ مِنْ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَ ذِرَاعاً فَإِذَا بَلَغَ ذِرَاعاً بَدَأْتَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَرَكْتَ اَلنَّافِلَةَ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Ibn Miskan from Zurarah: Abu Ja‘far (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Do you know why the arm's span (dhira‘) and two arm's spans were set?" I asked: "Why?" Imam (a.s) said: "Because of the obligatory prayer. You are allowed to perform supererogatory (nafilah) prayers from the sun's zenith until the shadow reaches an arm's span. When it reaches an arm's span, you must begin with the obligatory (faridah) prayer and leave the supererogatory."

Hadith 12

وَ عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ اَلْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« أَتَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ اَلذِّرَاعُ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَانِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَ قَالَ« لِمَكَانِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ لِئَلاَّ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْ وَقْتِ هَذِهِ وَ يُدْخَلَ فِي وَقْتِ هَذِهِ»

And from him, from Al-Mithami from Aban from Isma‘il Al-Ju‘fi: Abu Ja‘far (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Do you know why the arm's span (dhira‘) and the two arm's spans were set?" I asked: "Why?" Imam (a.s) said: "Because of the obligatory prayer, so that time would not be taken from this (obligatory prayer) and entered into that (supererogatory prayer)."

Hadith 13

عَنْهُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُثَنًّى اَلْعَطَّارِ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ اَلرَّوَّاسِيِّ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ صَلِّ اَلْفَرِيضَةَ أَرْبَعاً فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ سُبْحَتِكَ قَصَّرْتَ أَوْ طَوَّلْتَ فَصَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ»

From him, from Ja‘far ibn Muthanna al-‘Attar from Husayn ibn Uthman al-Rawwasi from Sama‘ah ibn Mihran, who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said to me: “When the sun passes its zenith, pray eight rak‘ahs, then pray the obligatory Dhuhr prayer, four rak‘ahs. When you finish your ‘subhah’ (supererogatory prayer), whether you shortened or prolonged it, then pray the ‘Asr prayer.”

Hadith 14

عَنْهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ اَلْحَارِثِ بْنِ مُغِيرَةَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَقِيسُ اَلشَّمْسَ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ« يَا عُمَرُ أَ لاَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِأَبْيَنَ مِنْ هَذَا» قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ اَلظُّهْرُ إِلاَّ أَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا سُبْحَةً وَ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ خَفَّفْتَ فَحِينَ تَفْرُغُ مِنْ سُبْحَتِكَ وَ إِنْ طَوَّلْتَ فَحِينَ تَفْرُغُ مِنْ سُبْحَتِكَ»

From him, from Safwan ibn Yahya from Al-Harith ibn Mughirah from ‘Umar ibn Hanzalah, who said: I was measuring the position of the sun before Abu Abdillah (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: “O ‘Umar, shall I inform you of something clearer than this?” I said: “Yes, may I be ransomed for you.” Imam (a.s) said: “When the sun passes its zenith, the time of Dhuhr has entered, except that before it is the ‘subhah’ (supererogatory prayer), and that is up to you, if you shorten it, then when you finish your ‘subhah’, and if you lengthen it, then when you finish your ‘subhah’.”

Hadith 15

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ اَلْمُحَارِبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أُنَاسٌ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَهُوَ وَقْتٌ لاَ يَحْبِسُكَ مِنْهَا إِلاَّ سُبْحَتُكَ تُطِيلُهَا أَوْ تَقْصُرُهَا» فَقَالَ بَعْضُ اَلْقَوْمِ إِنَّا نُصَلِّي اَلْأُولَى إِذَا كَانَتْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْنِ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْدَامٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« اَلنِّصْفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ»

From him, from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from Dhurayh al-Muharibi from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: Some people asked Abu Abdillah (a.s) while I was present. Imam (a.s) said: “When the sun passes its zenith, it is the time (for prayer); nothing holds you back from it except your subhah (supererogatory prayer), whether you lengthen it or shorten it.” Then some of the people said: “We pray the Dhuhr when the shadow is two feet in length and the ‘Asr when it is four feet.” So Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “Half of that is more beloved to me.”

Hadith 16

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ اَلظُّهْرَ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ فَانْجَلَتْ فَوَجَدْتُنِي صَلَّيْتُ حِينَ زَالَ اَلنَّهَارُ قَالَ فَقَالَ« لاَ تُعِدْ وَ لاَ تَعُدْ»

As for what was narrated by Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from Ibn Bukayr from his father from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I said to Him (a.s): “I prayed Dhuhr on a cloudy day, and then the sky cleared, and I realized that I had prayed just as the day had started to decline.” Imam (a.s) said: “Do not repeat it, (but) do not do it again.”

Commentary 2

فالوجه في هذا الخبر انه إنما نهاه عن المعاودة الى مثله لان ذلك فعل من لا يصلي النوافل ولا ينبغي الاستمرار على ترك النوافل وإنما يسوغ ذلك عند العوارض والعلل على ما بيناه والذي يزيد ذلك بيانا ما رواه

Thus, the interpretation of this report is that he only forbade him from returning to doing the same again because that behaviour resembles the action of one who neglects the supererogatory (nafilah) prayers, and it is not appropriate to persist in abandoning the nafilah. It is only permissible to do so in cases of necessity, obstacles, or illness, as we have previously explained. What further clarifies this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 17

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فِي طُولِ اَلنَّهَارِ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ قَالَ« نَعَمْ وَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Abi Bishr from Ma‘bad ibn Maysarah, who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s): “When the sun passes its zenith during the length of the day, is it permissible for a man to pray Dhuhr and ‘Asr (immediately)?” Imam (a.s) said: “Yes, but I do not like that he should do so every day.”

Hadith 18

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى اَلْكَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَصُومُ فَلاَ أَقِيلُ حَتَّى تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ صَلَّيْتُ نَوَافِلِي ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ نَوَافِلِي ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ اَلْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ نِمْتُ وَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلنَّاسُ فَقَالَ« يَا زُرَارَةُ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ اَلْوَقْتُ وَ لَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُ لَكَ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَهُ وَقْتاً دَائِماً»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad from Abdullah ibn Yahya al-Kahili from Zurarah, who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s): “I fast, and I do not take a midday nap until the sun passes its zenith. When it passes, I pray my supererogatory prayers, then I pray Dhuhr, then I pray my supererogatory prayers, then I pray ‘Asr, and then I sleep, and this is before the people pray.” Imam (a.s) said: “O Zurarah, when the sun passes its zenith, the time has entered. But I dislike for you to take that (early time) as a constant habit.”

Commentary 3

فإن قيل قد ذكرتم انه إذا زالت الشمس فقد دخل وقت الفرض ثم قلتم إن البداية بالنوافل أفضل وهذا ينافي ما روي في الاخبار انه لا تطوع في وقت فريضة

If it is said: ‘You have mentioned that when the sun passes the meridian (zawal), the time for the obligatory prayer has entered, then you said that beginning with the supererogatory prayers is better’, yet this contradicts what is narrated in the reports that there is no supererogatory prayer at the time of an obligatory prayer.

Hadith 19

روى ذلك الحسن بن محمد بن سماعة عن عبد الله بن جبلة عن علا عن محمد بن مسلم عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال قال لي رجل من أهل المدينة يا أبا جعفر مالي لا أراك تتطوع بين الاذان والاقامة كما يصنع الناس؟ قال قلت إنا إذا أردنا أن نتطوع كان تطوعنا في غير وقت فريضة فإذا دخلت الفريضة لا تطوع

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah narrated from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from ‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim: Abu Ja‘far (a.s), peace be upon him, said: A man from the people of Madinah said to me: “O Aba Ja‘far, why do I not see you performing voluntary prayers between the adhan and the iqamah as the people do?” I (Imam al-Baqir (a.s)) said: “When we want to perform voluntary prayers, we perform them at a time other than the time of an obligatory prayer. Once the time for an obligatory prayer enters, there is no voluntary prayer.”

Hadith 20

وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ نَجِيَّةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ تُدْرِكُنِي اَلصَّلاَةُ فَأَبْدَأُ بِالنَّافِلَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ« لاَ اِبْدَأْ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ اِقْضِ اَلنَّافِلَةَ»

Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar narrated from Najiyyah, who said: I said to Abu Ja‘far (a.s), peace be upon him: “The time for prayer comes upon me, should I begin with the supererogatory prayer?” Imam (a.s) said: “No, begin with the obligatory prayer and make up the supererogatory prayer afterward.”

Hadith 21

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَ عُبَيْسِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي غِيَاثٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ:« إِذَا حَضَرَتِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةُ فَابْدَأْ بِهَا فَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ أَنْ تَتْرُكَ مَا قَبْلَهَا مِنَ اَلنَّافِلَةِ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khalid and ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from Thabit from Ziyad ibn Abi Ghiyath from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I heard Imam (a.s) say: “When the obligatory prayer is present, begin with it; it will not harm you if you leave the supererogatory prayer that comes before it.”

Commentary 4

وما قدمتموه من الاخبار أيضا من ان اول الوقت أفضل يؤكد هذه الاخبار فكيف تجمعون بين هذه وتلك؟ قلنا أما الذي تضمنته الاخبار التي قدمناها من ان الصلاة في أول الوقت أفضل فهي محمولة على الوقت الذى يلي وقت النافلة لان النوافل إنما يجوز تقديمها الى أن يمضي مقدار قدمين أو ذراع فإذا مضى ذلك المقدار فلا يجوز الاشتغال بالنوافل بل ينبغي أن يبدأ بالفرض ويكون ذلك الوقت أفضل من الوقت الذي بعده وهو وقت المضطر وصاحب الاعذار وكل ذلك قد أوردنا فيه الاخبار ويزيده بيانا ما رواه

And if it is said: ‘What you have presented from the reports, that performing the prayer at the beginning of its time is better, also supports these narrations. So how do you reconcile between these and those?’ We say: ‘As for the reports we presented earlier stating that prayer at the beginning of its time is better, they are referring to the time immediately after the period allowed for performing the supererogatory (nafilah) prayers. Because the nafilah prayers are only permitted until the passing of the amount of two footsteps (qadamayn) or an arm’s span (dhira‘). Once that measure has passed, it is not permitted to engage in supererogatory prayers; rather, it is necessary to begin with the obligatory (faridah) prayer. And that period is better than the time that follows it, which is the time for one who is compelled or has an excuse. And we have cited reports regarding all of this.’ What further clarifies this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 22

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلصَّلاَةُ فِي اَلْحَضَرِ ثَمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ ثُلُثَا اَلْقَامَةِ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثَا اَلْقَامَةِ بَدَأْتَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Wuhaib ibn Hafs from Abu Basir: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “In residence (when not traveling), the prayer is eight rak‘ahs after the sun has passed its zenith, during the time between you and when two-thirds of a shadow’s length (qamah) passes. When two-thirds of the qamah have passed, you must begin with the obligatory prayer.”

Hadith 23

عنه عن ابن جبلة عن علي بن أبي حمزة عن أبي بصير عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال الصلاة في الحضر ثماني ركعات إذا زالت الشمس ما بينك وبين أن يذهب ثلثا القامة فإذا ذهب ثلثا القامة بدأت بالفريضة

From him, from Ibn Jabalah from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah from Abu Basir: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “The prayer in residence (not while traveling) is eight rak‘ahs after the sun has passed its zenith, during the time between you and when two-thirds of a shadow’s length (qamah) passes. When two-thirds of the qamah have passed, you must begin with the obligatory prayer.”

Hadith 24

عَنْهُ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ عَلَى ذِرَاعٍ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ عَلَى نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ»

From him, from Husayn ibn Hashim from Ibn Miskan from Al-Halabi: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: “The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, used to pray Dhuhr when the shadow reached an arm’s span (dhira‘) and ‘Asr at about the same measure.”

Commentary 5

فإن قيل فالاخبار التي تضمنت ان أول الوقت أفضل عامة وليس فيها تخصيص الوقت الذي ذكرتموه فمن اين قلتم ذلك؟ وهلا حملتموها على العموم؟ قيل له حملنا ذلك على ما قلناه لئلا تتناقض الاخبار وقد ورد بشرحها أيضا آثار

If it is said: ‘The reports that state the beginning of the time is better are general and do not specify the time you have mentioned, so how can you claim that? Why did you not apply them to the general case?’ We say to them: ‘We have interpreted them as we said in order to avoid contradiction among the reports, and indeed there have also come narrations that explain and clarify this matter.’

Hadith 25

رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ قَالَ« ذِرَاعٌ بَعْدَ اَلزَّوَالِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي اَلشِّتَاءِ وَ اَلصَّيْفِ سَوَاءٌ قَالَ« نَعَمْ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad narrated from Al-Mithami from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahb from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s) about the best time for Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: "An arm’s span (dhira‘) after the sun’s zenith." I asked: "Is it the same in winter and summer?" Imam (a.s) said: "Yes."

Hadith 26

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ رَوَى أَصْحَابُنَا عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِمَا سُبْحَةً إِنْ شِئْتَ طَوَّلْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَصَّرْتَ» وَ رَوَى بَعْضُ مَوَالِيكَ عَنْهُمَا« أَنَّ وَقْتَ اَلظُّهْرِ عَلَى قَدَمَيْنِ مِنَ اَلزَّوَالِ وَ وَقْتَ اَلْعَصْرِ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْدَامٍ مِنَ اَلزَّوَالِ فَإِنْ صَلَّيْتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يُجْزِكَ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ يُجْزِي وَ لَكِنَّ اَلْفَضْلَ فِي اِنْتِظَارِ اَلْقَدَمَيْنِ وَ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ أَقْدَامٍ» وَ قَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ مَوْضِعَ اَلْفَضْلِ فِي اَلْوَقْتِ فَكَتَبَ« اَلْقَدَمَانِ وَ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ صَوَابٌ جَمِيعاً»

Al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Abdullah ibn Muhammad, who said: I wrote to Imam (a.s): “May I be your ransom. Our companions have narrated from Abu Ja‘far (a.s) and Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon them, that they both said: ‘When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered, except that before them is a subhah (supererogatory prayer), which if you wish, you may lengthen, and if you wish, you may shorten.’ And some of your followers have narrated from them (Imams (a.s)) that: ‘The time of Dhuhr is after two footsteps from the zenith, and the time of ‘Asr is after four footsteps from the zenith. If you pray before that, it does not suffice; and some say it does suffice, but the preference is in waiting for two or four footsteps.’ And I wished, may I be your ransom, to know the correct position regarding the virtue of the timing.” So Imam (a.s) wrote: “The two footsteps and the four footsteps are both correct.”

Commentary 6

ولا ينافي هذا الخبر ما رواه

And this report does not contradict what was narrated:

Hadith 27

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ: كَتَبَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رُوِيَ عَنْ آبَائِكَ« اَلْقَدَمِ وَ اَلْقَدَمَيْنِ وَ اَلْأَرْبَعِ وَ اَلْقَامَةِ وَ اَلْقَامَتَيْنِ وَ ظِلِّ مِثْلِكَ وَ اَلذِّرَاعِ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَيْنِ» فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« لاَ اَلْقَدَمِ وَ لاَ اَلْقَدَمَيْنِ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا سُبْحَةٌ وَ هِيَ ثَمَانُ رَكَعَاتٍ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ طَوَّلْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَصَّرْتَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ صَلاَةَ اَلظُّهْرِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ كَانَ بَيْنَ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ سُبْحَةٌ وَ هِيَ ثَمَانُ رَكَعَاتٍ إِنْ شِئْتَ طَوَّلْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَصَّرْتَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ»

Sa‘d ibn Abdullah from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, who said: One of our companions wrote to Abu al-Hasan (a.s), peace be upon him: “It has been narrated from your forefathers regarding ‘one footstep, two footsteps, four footsteps, one height (qamah), two heights, a shadow equal to yourself, one arm’s span, and two arm’s spans.’” So Imam (a.s), peace be upon him, wrote in reply: “Neither one footstep nor two footsteps (are required). When the sun passes its zenith, the time of the two prayers has entered, and before them is a ‘subhah’ (supererogatory prayer) which is eight rak‘ahs. If you wish, you may lengthen it, and if you wish, you may shorten it. Then pray the Dhuhr prayer. When you finish, between Dhuhr and ‘Asr there is a ‘subhah’ as well, which is eight rak‘ahs. If you wish, you may lengthen it, and if you wish, you may shorten it. Then pray the ‘Asr prayer.”

Commentary 7

لان الوجه في هذا الخبر انه إنما نفى القدم والقدمين حتى لا يظن ان ذلك وقت لا يجوز غيره والذي روى ذلك رواه على جهة الافضل يبين ما قلناه

Because the interpretation of this report is that he only negated the one footstep and two footsteps so that it would not be assumed that this is the only permissible time and no other, whereas the one who narrated it did so in the sense of it being the preferable (afdhal) time. What clarifies what we have said is:

Hadith 28

سَعْدٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْجَبَّارِ عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ اَلنَّحَّاسِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْفَرَجِ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ أَسْأَلُ عَنْ أَوْقَاتِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فَأَجَابَ« إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ سُبْحَتَكَ وَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فَرَاغُكَ مِنَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ وَ اَلشَّمْسُ عَلَى قَدَمَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ سُبْحَتَكَ وَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فَرَاغُكَ مِنَ اَلْعَصْرِ وَ اَلشَّمْسُ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْدَامٍ فَإِنْ عَجَّلَ بِكَ أَمْرٌ فَابْدَأْ بِالْفَرِيضَتَيْنِ وَ اِقْضِ اَلنَّافِلَةَ بَعْدَهُمَا فَإِذَا طَلَعَ اَلْفَجْرُ فَصَلِّ اَلْفَرِيضَةَ ثُمَّ اِقْضِ بَعْدُ مَا شِئْتَ»

Sa’d from Musa ibn Ja’far from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar from Maymun ibn Yusuf al-Nahhas from Muhammad ibn al-Faraj, who said: I wrote asking about the times of prayer, and he replied: "When the sun passes its zenith, pray your ‘subhah’ (supererogatory prayer), and I prefer that you complete your obligatory prayer while the sun is at two footsteps (above the horizon). Then pray your ‘subhah’, and I prefer that you complete your ‘Asr prayer while the sun is at four footsteps. But if some urgent matter hastens you, then begin with the two obligatory prayers and make up the supererogatory afterward. And when the dawn rises, pray the obligatory (Fajr) prayer first, then afterward make up as much as you wish (of supererogatory prayers)."

Commentary 8

فاما ما تضمنته الاخبار التي قدمناها من أنه لا تطوع في وقت فريضة فمحمولة على انه لا تطوع في وقت فريضة قد تضيق وقتها أو في وقت فريضة لم يشرع فعل النافلة فيه على ما بيناه من انه إذا مضى من الزوال قدمان أو قدم ونصف فلا نافلة وينبغي ان يبدأ بالفريضة وعلى هذا لا تنافى بين الاخبار ويزيد ذلك بيانا ما رواه

As for what was mentioned in the reports we have presented earlier, that there is no voluntary (nafilah) prayer during the time of an obligatory (faridah) prayer, it is to be understood as meaning that there is no voluntary prayer during the time when the obligatory prayer’s period has become constricted, or during a time when the performance of a voluntary prayer was not legislated, as we have explained: when two footsteps or a footstep and a half have passed from the zenith, then no nafilah is to be performed, and the obligatory prayer must be prioritized. Thus, there is no contradiction between the reports. And what further clarifies this is what was narrated:

Hadith 29

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:« كَانَ حَائِطُ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَامَةً فَإِذَا مَضَى مِنْ فَيْئِهِ ذِرَاعٌ صَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْ فَيْئِهِ ذِرَاعَانِ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ« أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ اَلذِّرَاعُ وَاَلذِّرَاعَانِ» قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ« مِنْ أَجْلِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ إِذَا دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلذِّرَاعِ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَيْنِ بَدَأْتَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَرَكْتَ اَلنَّافِلَةَ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad from Ibn Ribat from Ibn Miskan from Zurarah, who said: I heard Abu Ja‘far (a.s) say: "The wall of the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, was the height of one qamah (the height of a man). When a shadow the length of one arm’s span (dhira‘) had passed, He (saws) would pray Dhuhr; when two arm’s spans had passed, He (saws) would pray ‘Asr." Then Imam (a.s) said: "Do you know why one arm’s span and two arm’s spans were set?" I said: "No." Imam (a.s) said: "Because of the obligatory prayer: when the time of one arm’s span and two arm’s spans arrives, you must begin with the obligatory prayer and leave the supererogatory prayer."

Hadith 30

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُدَيْسٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ اَلْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا كَانَ اَلْفَيْءُ فِي اَلْجِدَارِ ذِرَاعاً صَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ وَ إِذَا كَانَ ذِرَاعَيْنِ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ» قُلْتُ اَلْجُدْرَانُ تَخْتَلِفُ مِنْهَا قَصِيرٌ وَمِنْهَا طَوِيلٌ قَالَ« إِنَّ جِدَارَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ كَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَامَةً وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ اَلذِّرَاعُ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَانِ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ تَطَوُّعٌ فِي وَقْتِ فَرِيضَةٍ»

From him, from Al-Hasan ibn ‘Udays from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Isma‘il al-Ju‘fi: Abu Ja‘far (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, when the shadow on the wall measured one arm’s span (dhira‘), would pray Dhuhr, and when it reached two arm’s spans, He (saws) would pray ‘Asr." I asked: "The walls differ; some are short and some are tall." Imam (a.s) said: "The wall of the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, at that time was the height of a man (qamah). And the one arm’s span and two arm’s spans were set so that no supererogatory prayer would be performed during the time of an obligatory prayer."

Hadith 31

عَنْهُ عَنْ عُبَيْسٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ اَلْعَبْدَ اَلصَّالِحَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ:« إِنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ زَوَالُ اَلشَّمْسِ وَآخِرَ وَقْتِهَا قَامَةٌ مِنَ اَلزَّوَالِ وَأَوَّلَ وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ قَامَةٌ وَآخِرَ وَقْتِهَا قَامَتَانِ» قُلْتُ فِي اَلشِّتَاءِ وَ اَلصَّيْفِ سَوَاءٌ قَالَ« نَعَمْ»

From him, from ‘Ubays from Hammad from Muhammad ibn Hakim, who said: I heard the Righteous Servant (Abd al Salih (a.s)), peace be upon him, saying: "Indeed, the beginning of the time for Dhuhr is when the sun passes its zenith, and the end of its time is one height (qamah) from the zenith. The beginning of the time for ‘Asr is at one height, and the end of its time is two heights." I asked: "Is it the same in winter and summer?" Imam (a.s) said: "Yes."

Commentary 9

وقد بينا فيما مضى أن القامة والذراع عبارة عن شئ واحد ويؤكد ذلك ما رواه

And we have explained earlier that the qamah (height) and the dhira‘ (arm’s span) are expressions referring to the same measure. What further confirms this is what was narrated:

Hadith 32

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ خَلِيلٍ اَلْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« اَلْقَامَةُ ذِرَاعٌ وَ اَلْقَامَتَانِ ذِرَاعَانِ»»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Ziyad from Khalil al-Abdi from Ziyad ibn Isa from Ali ibn Hanzalah, who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: "In the Book of (Imam) Ali (a.s), peace be upon him, it is stated: 'One qamah is one arm’s span (dhira‘), and two qamahs are two arm’s spans (dhira‘ayn).'"

Hadith 33

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ وَ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِبَاطٍ وَ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا كَانَ اَلْفَيْءُ ذِرَاعاً» قُلْتُ ذِرَاعاً مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ قَالَ «ذِرَاعاً مِنْ فَيْئِكَ» قُلْتُ فَالْعَصْرُ قَالَ« اَلشَّطْرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ» قُلْتُ هَذَا شِبْرٌ قَالَ« شِبْرٌ أَ وَ لَيْسَ شِبْرٌ كَثِيراً»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah and Husayn ibn Hashim and Ali ibn Ribat and Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya‘qub ibn Shu‘ayb from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I asked Him (a.s) about the Dhuhr prayer. Imam (a.s) said: "When the shadow is one arm’s span (dhira‘)." I asked: "An arm’s span from what?" Imam (a.s) said: "An arm’s span from your own shadow." I asked: "And the ‘Asr prayer?" Imam (a.s) said: "Half of that." I asked: "That is one hand-span (shibr)." Imam (a.s) said: "A hand-span, and is a hand-span not considerable?"

Commentary 10

فان قيل نراكم قد رتبتم الاوقات بعضها على بعض وجعلتم لبعضها فضلا على بعض وقد روي ان ذلك كله سواء

If it is said: ‘We see that you have arranged the times (of prayer) one over another and made some times more virtuous than others,. whereas it has been narrated that all of them are equal.

Hadith 34

رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شَجَرَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ يَكُونُ أَصْحَابُنَا فِي اَلْمَكَانِ مُجْتَمِعِينَ فَيَقُومُ بَعْضُهُمْ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ قَالَ« كُلُّ ذَلِكَ وَاسِعٌ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Ali ibn Shajarah from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: I said to Him (a.s): "Our companions may be gathered in one place, and some of them get up to pray Dhuhr while others get up to pray ‘Asr." Imam (a.s) said: "All of that is permissible (wasi‘)."

Hadith 35

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلرَّجُلاَنِ يُصَلِّيَانِ فِي وَقْتٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ أَحَدُهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ اَلْعَصْرَ وَ اَلْآخَرُ يُؤَخِّرُ اَلظُّهْرَ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ»

From him, by Ahmad ibn Abi Bashir by Hammad ibn Abi Talhah, who said Zurarah ibn A‘yan narrated to me: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s): "Two men are praying at the same time, one of them hastens the ‘Asr prayer while the other delays the Dhuhr prayer." Imam (a.s) said: "There is no problem with that."

Hadith 36

عَنْهُ عَنِ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: رُبَّمَا دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ فَيَقُولُ« صَلَّيْتَ اَلظُّهْرَ» فَأَقُولُ نَعَمْ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ فَيَقُولُ« مَا صَلَّيْتُ اَلظُّهْرَ» فَيَقُومُ مُتَرَسِّلاً غَيْرَ مُسْتَعْجِلٍ فَيَغْتَسِلُ أَوْ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ وَ رُبَّمَا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَمْ أُصَلِّ اَلظُّهْرَ فَيَقُولُ« قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اَلظُّهْرَ» فَأَقُولُ لاَ فَيَقُولُ« قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ»

From him, from Ibn Ribat from Ibn Udhaynah from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: Sometimes I would enter upon Abu Ja‘far (a.s) after I had prayed Dhuhr and ‘Asr, and Imam (a.s) would say: "Have you prayed Dhuhr?" And I would say: "Yes, and (also) ‘Asr." Then Imam (a.s) would say: "I have not yet prayed Dhuhr." He (a.s) would then rise, calmly and without haste, perform ghusl (ritual bath) or perform wudu’ (ablution), then pray Dhuhr and then pray ‘Asr. And sometimes I would enter upon Him (a.s) while I had not yet prayed Dhuhr, and He would say: "Have you prayed Dhuhr?" And I would say: "No" Then Imam (a.s) would say: "I have already prayed Dhuhr and ‘Asr."

Commentary 11

قيل له ليس في هذه الاخبار ما ينافي ما قدمناه لان قوله عليه السلام كل ذلك واسع محمول على أن ذلك كله جائز قد سوغته الشريعة وإن كان لبعضها فضل على بعض وليس في الخبر أن ذلك كله واسع متساو في الفضل ويجوز أن يكون سوغ ذلك لهم لضرب من التقية والاستصلاح يدل على ذلك ما رواه

It is said to him: ‘There is nothing in these reports that contradicts what we have presented, because his statement (peace be upon him), " All of that is permissible," is to be understood as meaning that all of it is permissible and has been allowed by the sacred law, even though some times may be more virtuous than others. The report does not state that all of it is equal in merit. It is also possible that this permissibility was granted to them due to some circumstance of taqiyyah or for considerations of reconciliation and benefit. What indicates this is what was narrated:

Hadith 37

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ اَلْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلَ إِنْسَانٌ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ رُبَّمَا دَخَلْتُ اَلْمَسْجِدَ وَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا يُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ فَقَالَ« أَنَا أَمَرْتُهُمْ بِهَذَا لَوْ صَلَّوْا عَلَى وَقْتٍ وَاحِدٍ لَعُرِفُوا فَأُخِذُوا بِرِقَابِهِمْ»

Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Hashim Al-Bajali, from Salim Abu Khadijah, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: A man asked (Imam (a.s)) while I was present, and he said: "Sometimes I enter the mosque and some of our companions are praying Asr while others are praying Dhuhr." Imam (a.s) said: "I am the one who ordered them to do this. If they were to pray at the same time, they would be recognized and seized by their necks."

Hadith 38

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَوَاقِيتِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فَأَتَاهُ حِينَ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ زَادَ اَلظِّلُّ قَامَةً فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ غَرَبَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ سَقَطَ اَلشَّفَقُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ طَلَعَ اَلْفَجْرُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ مِنَ اَلْغَدِ حِينَ زَادَ فِي اَلظِّلِّ قَامَةٌ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ زَادَ فِي اَلظِّلِّ قَامَتَانِ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ غَرَبَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اَللَّيْلِ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ حِينَ نَوَّرَ اَلصُّبْحُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَصَلَّى اَلصُّبْحَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ« مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَقْتٌ»

As for what Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad narrated from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah from Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "(Archangel) Jibrail, peace be upon him, came to the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, with the timings of the prayer. He (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the sun had passed the meridian and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Dhuhr. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the shadow had increased by the length of a span and ordered him, so he prayed Asr. Then he came to him when the sun had set and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Maghrib. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the twilight had disappeared and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Isha. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the dawn had risen and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Subh. Then he {Jibrail) came to Him (saws) on the next day when the shadow had increased by the length of a span and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Dhuhr. Then he {Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the shadow had increased by the length of two spans and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Asr. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the sun had set and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Maghrib. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when a third of the night had passed and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Isha. Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) when the light of dawn had spread and (conveyed the) order (to) him, so He (saws) prayed Subh." Then Imam (a.s) said: "What is between these two times is (considered) time (for the prayer)."

Hadith 39

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ» وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَدَلَ اَلْقَامَةِ وَاَلْقَامَتَيْنِ« ذِرَاعٍ وَ ذِرَاعَيْنِ».

And from him, from Ahmad ibn Abi Bashir, from Mu'awiyah ibn Maysarah: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Jibrail, peace be upon him, came", and he mentioned the narration similar to that of Abu Khadijah, except that instead of saying "one span and two spans (qamah and qamatayn)," he said "one forearm length and two forearm lengths (dhiraʿ and dhira’ayn)."

Hadith 40

وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنْ مُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ» وَ سَاقَ اَلْحَدِيثَ مِثْلَ اَلْأَوَّلِ وَ ذَكَرَ بَدَلَ اَلْقَامَةِ وَ اَلْقَامَتَيْنِ «قَدَمَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَقْدَامٍ».

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad narrated from Ibn Ribaat from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Jibrail, peace be upon him, descended upon the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family," And he continued the narration similar to the first one, and he mentioned in place of "one span and two spans" (qamah wa qamatayn), "two feet and four feet" (qadamayn wa arbaʿat aqdam).

Commentary 12

فليس لاحد أن يقول ان هذه الاخبار تنبئ ان أول الوقت والآخر سواء لانه قال ما بينهما وقت لانه لا يمتنع أن يجعل ما بين الوقتين وقتا وان كان الاول أفضل منه والذي يدل على ذلك ما رواه

So no one has the right to say: ‘These narrations indicate that the beginning of the time and its end are the same’. This is because he said: "Between them is the time," for it is not impossible that what is between the two times is made a time, even though the beginning is better than it. What indicates this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 41

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَأَعْلَمَهُ مَوَاقِيتَ اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ صَلِّ اَلْفَجْرَ حِينَ يَنْشَقُّ اَلْفَجْرُ وَ صَلِّ اَلْأُولَى إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ صَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ بُعَيْدَهَا وَ صَلِّ اَلْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا سَقَطَ اَلْقُرْصُ وَ صَلِّ اَلْعَتَمَةَ إِذَا غَابَ اَلشَّفَقُ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ مِنَ اَلْغَدِ فَقَالَ أَسْفِرْ بِالْفَجْرِ فَأَسْفَرَ ثُمَّ أَخَّرَ اَلظُّهْرَ حَتَّى كَانَ اَلْوَقْتُ اَلَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ اَلْعَصْرَ وَ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ بُعَيْدَهَا وَ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ قَبْلَ سُقُوطِ اَلشَّفَقِ وَ صَلَّى اَلْعَتَمَةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اَللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ اَلْوَقْتَيْنِ وَقْتٌ وَ أَفْضَلُ اَلْوَقْتِ أَوَّلُهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ« لَوْلاَ أَنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَخَّرْتُهَا إِلَى نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ»» وَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ أُنَاساً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي اَلْخَطَّابِ يُمَسُّونَ بِالْمَغْرِبِ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ اَلنُّجُومُ قَالَ فَقَالَ« أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اَللَّهِ مِمَّنْ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا مُتَعَمِّداً»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad narrated from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from Dharih: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Jibrail, peace be upon him, came to the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, and informed him of the timings of the prayer. He (Jibrail) said: “Pray Fajr when the dawn breaks, and pray the first prayer (Dhuhr) when the sun passes the meridian, and pray Asr shortly after it, and pray Maghrib when the disk (of the sun) sets, and pray the night prayer (Isha) when the twilight disappears.” Then he (Jibrail) came to Him (saws) on the next day and said: “Brighten the Fajr (delay it until the light is widespread), so He (saws) delayed it until the light spread. Then He (saws) delayed Dhuhr until the time when He (saws) had prayed Asr on the previous day, and He (saws) prayed Asr shortly after it, and He (saws) prayed Maghrib before the twilight disappeared, and He (saws) prayed the night prayer (Isha) when a third of the night had passed. Then he (Jibrail) said: “Between these two times there is time, and the best time is its beginning." Then He (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, said: ‘Were it not that I dislike to burden my nation, I would have delayed it (Isha) until the middle of the night.’ And he (Dhurayh) said: "I said to Him (a.s);There are people among the companions of Abu Al-Khattab who delay Maghrib until the stars become entangled." He (Dhurayh) said: "He, (Imam al Sadiq (a.s)), said: ‘I disassociate myself before Allah (swt) from whoever does this intentionally.’"

Hadith 42

الحسن بن محمد عن الميثمي عن معاوية بن وهب عن أبي بصير عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال من صلى في غير وقت فلا صلاة له

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad narrated from Al-Mitami from Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb from Abu Basir: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: “Whoever prays outside of the (prescribed) time, his prayer is not considered a prayer.”

Hadith 43

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْعَطَّارِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ اَلظُّهْرَ فِي وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُ صَلِّيَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ فَإِنِّي إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ لَمْ تُحْتَسَبْ لِي وَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُ فِي وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ حُسِبَتْ لِي»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Attar, from his father: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "For me to pray Dhuhr at the time of Asr is more beloved to me than to pray before the sun passes the meridian, for if I pray before the sun passes the meridian, it will not be counted for me, and if I pray at the time of Asr, it will be counted for me."

Hadith 44

عنه عن محمد بن الحسن العطار عن عبد الله بن سليمان عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال لان أصلي الظهر في وقت العصر أحب إلي من أن أصلي قبل أن تزول الشمس فاني إذا صليت قبل أن تزول الشمس لم تحسب لي وإذا صليت في وقت العصر حسبت لي

From him, from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Attar, from Abdullah ibn Sulayman: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "For me to pray Dhuhr at the time of Asr is more beloved to me than to pray before the sun passes the meridian, for if I pray before the sun passes the meridian, it will not be counted for me, and if I pray at the time of Asr, it will be counted for me."

Hadith 45

علي بن مهزيار عن فضالة عن أبان عن زرارة عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في رجل صلى الغداة بليل غره من ذلك القمر ونام حتى طلعت الشمس فاخبر انه صلى بليل قال يعيد صلاته

Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated from Fadalah from Aban from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, (was asked) regarding a man who prayed the morning prayer during the night, being deceived by the moon, and then slept until the sun rose, and was informed that he had prayed during the night. Imam (a.s) said: “He must repeat his prayer.”

Hadith 46

محمد بن يحيى عن محمد بن الحسين عن عثمان بن عيسى عن سماعة قال سألته عن الصلاة بالليل والنهار إذا لم تر الشمس ولا القمر ولا النجوم قال اجتهد رأيك وتعمد القبلة جهدك

Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Uthman ibn Isa from Sama'ah who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about praying during the night and day when neither the sun nor the moon nor the stars are visible. Imam (a.s) said: “Exert your judgment and face the qiblah as best as you can.”

Hadith 47

عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْفَرَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا رُبَّمَا اِشْتَبَهَ اَلْوَقْتُ عَلَيْنَا فِي يَوْمِ اَلْغَيْمِ فَقَالَ« تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ اَلطُّيُورَ اَلَّتِي عِنْدَكُمْ بِالْعِرَاقِ يُقَالُ لَهَا اَلدِّيَكَةُ» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ« إِذَا اِرْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهَا وَ تَجَاوَبَتْ فَقَدْ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ» أَوْ قَالَ« فَصَلِّهِ»

Ali narrated from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Abu Abdillah Al-Farra' from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: A man from among our companions said to Imam (a.s): “Sometimes the time becomes unclear to us on a cloudy day.” Imam (a.s) said: "Do you know those birds you have in Iraq that are called roosters?" I said: “Yes”. Imam (a.s) said: "When their voices rise and they call to each other, then the sun has passed the meridian," or Imam (a.s) said: "then pray."

Hadith 48

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ اَلنَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مُؤَذِّنٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ اَلْغَيْمِ لَمْ أَعْرِفِ اَلْوَقْتَ قَالَ« إِذَا صَاحَ اَلدِّيكُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَصْوَاتٍ وِلاَءً فَقَدْ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَةِ»

Sahl ibn Ziyad narrated from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim from Al-Nawfali from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Mukhtar from a man who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “I am a man who gives the call to prayer, and when it is a cloudy day, I do not know the time.” Imam (a.s) said: "When the rooster crows three continuous times, then the sun has passed the meridian and the time of prayer has entered."

Hadith 49

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنِ اَلْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ وَ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ وَ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ وَ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ اَلْعِجْلِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ:« وَقْتُ اَلظُّهْرِ بَعْدَ اَلزَّوَالِ قَدَمَانِ وَ وَقْتُ اَلْعَصْرِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَدَمَانِ وَ هَذَا أَوَّلُ وَقْتٍ إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ لِلْعَصْرِ»

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Hariz ibn Abdullah from Al-Fudayl ibn Yasar and Zurarah ibn A'yan and Bukayr ibn A'yan and Muhammad ibn Muslim and Burayd ibn Mu'awiyah Al-Ijli who said: Abu Ja'far (a.s) and Abu Abdullah (a.s), peace be upon them, said: "The time of Dhuhr is after the sun has passed the meridian by two feet, and the time of Asr is after that by two feet, and this is the beginning of the time until four feet have passed for Asr."

Hadith 50

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بَيْنَ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ حَدٌّ مَعْرُوفٌ فَقَالَ« لاَ»

Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab from Zurarah who said: I said to Abu Ja'far (a.s): “Is there a known limit between Dhuhr and Asr?” Imam (a.s) said: "No."

Hadith 51

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعُبَيْدِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ قَالَ اَلْفَقِيهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« آخِرُ وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ سِتَّةُ أَقْدَامٍ وَ نِصْفٌ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Ubaydi from Sulayman ibn Ja'far who said: Al-Faqīh (the Jurist) said: "The end of the time for Asr is six and a half feet."

Commentary 13

وأما ما روي من الاخبار التي قدمناها من أن الوقت ممتد الى غروب الشمس فمحمول على صاحب الاعذار ومن به ضرورة تمنعه من الصلاة على ما بيناه وعلى مثل ذلك يحمل ما رواه

As for what has been narrated from the reports we have mentioned earlier, that the time extends until the setting of the sun, it is to be understood regarding the one who has an excuse or one who has a necessity that prevents him from praying, as we have explained. And similar to that is to be understood what has been narrated:

Hadith 52

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ اَلْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لاَ يَفُوتُ اَلصَّلاَةُ مَنْ أَرَادَ اَلصَّلاَةَ لاَ يَفُوتُ صَلاَةُ اَلنَّهَارِ حَتَّى تَغِيبَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ لاَ صَلاَةُ اَللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ اَلْفَجْرُ وَ لاَ صَلاَةُ اَلْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Ali ibn Ya'qub Al-Hashimi from Marwan ibn Muslim from Ubayd ibn Zurarah: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The prayer is not missed by one who intends to pray. The prayer of the day is not missed until the sun sets, and the prayer of the night is not missed until the dawn rises, and the prayer of Fajr is not missed until the sun rises."

Commentary 14

والذي يزيد ما ذكرناه بيانا ما رواه

And what further clarifies what we have mentioned is what has been narrated:

Hadith 53

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلْعَصْرُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيْنِ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى تَصِيرَ عَلَى سِتَّةِ أَقْدَامٍ فَذَلِكَ اَلْمُضَيِّعُ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah narrated from Ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Asr is at two arm's lengths, and whoever delays it until it reaches six feet, then he is the one who has neglected it."

Hadith 54

عَنْهُ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُثَنًّى عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« صَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَقْدَامٍ »قَالَ مُثَنًّى قَالَ لِي أَبُو بَصِيرٍ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« صَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى سِتَّةِ أَقْدَامٍ»

From him, from Ja'far, from Mathna, from Mansur ibn Hazim: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Pray Asr at four feet (of shadow)." Mathna said: “Abu Basir said to me that Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: ‘Pray Asr on the day of Friday at six feet (of shadow).’"

Hadith 55

عَنْهُ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« إِنَّ اَلْمَوْتُورَ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ صَلاَةَ اَلْعَصْرِ» قُلْتُ وَ مَا اَلْمَوْتُورُ قَالَ« لاَ يَكُونُ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَ لاَ مَالٌ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ» قُلْتُ وَ مَا تَضْيِيعُهَا قَالَ« يَدَعُهَا حَتَّى تَصْفَرَّ وَ تَغِيبَ»

From him, from Husayn ibn Hashim, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Basir who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The one deprived of his family and his wealth is the one who neglects the Asr prayer." I asked: “What does 'deprived' mean?” Imam (a.s) said: "He will have neither family nor wealth in Paradise." I asked: “And what is the neglect of it?” Imam (a.s) said: "He delays it until the sun yellows and sets."

Hadith 56

عَنْهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: ذَكَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَوَّلَ اَلْوَقْتِ وَ فَضْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِالثَّمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ قَالَ« خَفِّفْ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتَ

From him, from Sulayman ibn Dawud, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, mentioned the beginning of the time and its virtue. So I asked: “How should I manage the eight rak'ahs (of recommended prayers before Dhuhr)?” Imam (a.s) said: "Lighten them as much as you are able."

Hadith 57

عَنْهُ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ اَلْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ اَلْعَصْرُ مَتَى أُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي غَيْرِ سَفَرٍ قَالَ« عَلَى قَدْرِ ثُلُثَيْ قَدَمٍ بَعْدَ اَلظُّهْرِ»

From him, from Salih ibn Khalid, from Safwan Al-Jammal, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked: “When should I pray Asr if I am not traveling?” Imam (a.s) said: "After Dhuhr by the measure of two-thirds of a foot (of shadow)."

Hadith 58

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا غَابَتِ اَلْحُمْرَةُ مِنَ اَلْمَشْرِقِ فَقَدْ غَابَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ مِنْ شَرْقِ اَلْأَرْضِ وَ غَرْبِهَا»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah narrated from Ibn Faddal from Al-Qasim ibn Urwah from Burayd from one of the two (Imams (a.s)), peace be upon them: Imam (a.s) said: "When the redness disappears from the east, then the sun has set from the east of the earth and its west."

Hadith 59

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَتَى اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي اَلْوَقْتِ اَلثَّانِي فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ سُقُوطِ اَلشَّفَقِ»

From him, from Abdullah ibn Jabalah, from Dharih: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Indeed Jibrail, peace be upon him, came to the Prophet, may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, at the second time for Maghrib before the disappearance of the twilight."

Hadith 60

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« وَقْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ مِنْ حِينِ تَغِيبُ اَلشَّمْسُ إِلَى أَنْ تَشْتَبِكَ اَلنُّجُومُ»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, from Abdullah ibn Sinan: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The time for Maghrib is from when the sun sets until the stars become intertwined."

Hadith 61

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَارِثِ عَنْ بَكَّارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا تَغَيَّرَتِ اَلْحُمْرَةُ فِي اَلْأُفُقِ وَ ذَهَبَتِ اَلصُّفْرَةُ وَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَشْتَبِكَ اَلنُّجُومُ»

From him, from Abdullah ibn Jabalah, from Ali ibn Al-Harith, from Bakkar, from Muhammad ibn Shurayh, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Him (a.s) about the time of Maghrib. Imam (a.s) said: "When the redness in the horizon changes and the yellowness disappears, and before the stars become intertwined."

Hadith 62

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ اَلْفَضْلِ اَلْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي اَلْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ تَغِيبَ اَلشَّمْسُ حَيْثُ يَغِيبُ حَاجِبُهَا»

From him, from Al-Mitami, from Aban, from Isma'il ibn Al-Fadl Al-Hashimi: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, used to pray Maghrib when the sun set, when its edge disappeared."

Hadith 63

عَنْهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« وَقْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ حِينَ تَغِيبُ اَلشَّمْسُ»

From him, from Sulayman ibn Dawud, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The time for Maghrib is when the sun sets."

Hadith 64

عَنْهُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ عَنِ اَلصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سَيَابَةَ وَ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ قَالاَ: سَأَلُوا اَلشَّيْخَ عَنِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ جَعَلَنِيَ اَللَّهُ فِدَاكَ نَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ كَوْكَبٌ« فَقَالَ خَطَّابِيَّةٌ إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ نَزَلَ بِهَا عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حِينَ سَقَطَ اَلْقُرْصُ»

From him, by Ja'far ibn Sama'ah, byIbrahim ibn Abdul Hamid, from Al-Sabbah ibn Sayabah and Abu Usamah: They asked the Shaykh about Maghrib, and some of them said: “May I be your ransom, we wait until a star appears.” Imam (a.s) said: “This is (the practice of) the Khattabiyyah. Indeed, Jibrail, peace be upon him, brought it (the timing of Maghrib) to Muhammad, may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, when the disk (of the sun) had set."

Hadith 65

عَنْهُ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ[ حُسَيْنِ خ ل] بْنِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُدَيْسٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: ذُكِرَ أَبُو اَلْخَطَّابِ فَلَعَنَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ« إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْفَظُ شَيْئاً حَدَّثْتُهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ غَابَتْ لَهُ اَلشَّمْسُ فِي مَكَانِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ بِالشَّجَرَةِ وَ بَيْنَهُمَا سِتَّةُ أَمْيَالٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي اَلْحَضَرِ»

From him, from Husayn ibn Hammad ibn Udays, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Al-Qasim ibn Salim, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Abu Al-Khattab was mentioned, so Imam (a.s) cursed him, then said: "He did not retain anything (correctly). I had narrated to him (Abu Al-Khattab) that the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, had the sun set for Him (a.s) in such-and-such a place, and He (a.s) prayed Maghrib at Al-Shajarah, and the distance between them was six miles. I informed him (Abu Al-Khattab) of this regarding travel, but he applied it to a state of residence."

Hadith 66

عَنْهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ« مَا بَيْنَ غُرُوبِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى سُقُوطِ اَلشَّفَقِ»

From him, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Isma'il ibn Jabir, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him:: I asked Him (a.s) about the time of Maghrib. Imam (a.s) said: "It is from the setting of the sun until the disappearance of the twilight."

Hadith 67

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي:« مَسُّوا بِالْمَغْرِبِ قَلِيلاً فَإِنَّ اَلشَّمْسَ تَغِيبُ مِنْ عِنْدِكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغِيبَ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا»

As for what was narrated by Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya'qub ibn Shu'ayb from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam (a.s) said to me: "Delay Maghrib a little, for the sun sets from your location before it sets from ours."

Hadith 68

عَنْهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ وَضَّاحٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى اَلْعَبْدِ اَلصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَتَوَارَى اَلْقُرْصُ وَ يُقْبِلُ اَللَّيْلُ ثُمَّ يَزِيدُ اَللَّيْلُ اِرْتِفَاعاً وَ تَسْتَتِرُ عَنَّا اَلشَّمْسُ وَ تَرْتَفِعُ فَوْقَ اَلْجَبَلِ حُمْرَةٌ وَ يُؤَذِّنَ عِنْدَنَا اَلْمُؤَذِّنُونَ فَأُصَلِّي حِينَئِذٍ وَ أُفْطِرُ إِنْ كُنْتُ صَائِماً أَوْ أَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى تَذْهَبَ اَلْحُمْرَةُ اَلَّتِي فَوْقَ اَلْجَبَلِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ« أَرَى لَكَ أَنْ تَنْتَظِرَ حَتَّى تَذْهَبَ اَلْحُمْرَةُ وَ تَأْخُذَ بِالْحَائِطَةِ لِدِينِكَ»

From him, from Sulayman ibn Dawud, from Abdullah ibn Waddah who said: I wrote to the Righteous Servant (Abd al Salih (a.s)), peace be upon him: “The disk disappears and the night approaches, then the night continues to rise, and the sun is hidden from us, and above the mountain a redness appears, and the callers to prayer make the Adhan among us; should I pray at that time and break my fast if I am fasting, or should I wait until the redness above the mountain disappears?” So Imam (a.s) wrote to me: "I see for you that you should wait until the redness disappears and take precaution for your religion."

Commentary 15

فلا تنافي بين هذين الخبرين وبين ما قدمناه من الاخبار لان قوله عليه السلام في الخبر الاول مسوا بالمغرب معناه حتى تغيب الحمرة من ناحية المشرق وكذلك قوله في الخبر الثاني وقد دللنا على ذلك بما تقدم من الاخبار ويزيد ذلك بيانا ما رواه

Thus, there is no contradiction between these two reports and the reports we have previously presented, because Imam (a.s), peace be upon him, statement in the first narration: "Delay Maghrib a little," means until the redness disappears from the eastern side, and likewise His (a.s) statement in the second narration. And we have already demonstrated this through the previous narrations, and what further clarifies this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 69

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنْ جَارُودٍ أَوْ[ أَوْ خ ل] إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي سَمَّالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ جَارُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« يَا جَارُودُ يُنْصَحُونَ فَلاَ يَقْبَلُونَ وَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا بِشَيْءٍ نَادَوْا بِهِ أَوْ حُدِّثُوا بِشَيْ ءٍأَذَاعُوهُ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ مَسُّوا بِالْمَغْرِبِ قَلِيلاً فَتَرَكُوهَا حَتَّى اِشْتَبَكَتِ اَلنُّجُومُ فَأَنَا اَلْآنَ أُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا سَقَطَ اَلْقُرْصُ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah narrated from Ibn Ribaat from Jarud or Isma'il ibn Abi Sammal from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah from Jarud who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said to me: "O Jarud, they are advised, but they do not accept. And when they hear something, they cry out about it, or if they are told something, they spread it. I (Imam al Sadiq (a.s)) said to them: ‘Delay Maghrib a little, but they abandoned it until the stars became intertwined. Now I pray it when the disk (of the sun) sets.’"

Hadith 70

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِنَّمَا أَمَرْتُ أَبَا اَلْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ زَالَتِ اَلْحُمْرَةُ فَجَعَلَ هُوَ اَلْحُمْرَةَ اَلَّتِي مِنْ قِبَلِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ يَغِيبُ اَلشَّفَقُ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan from Ali ibn Ya'qub from Marwan ibn Muslim from Ammar Al-Sabati: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "I had commanded Abu Al-Khattab to pray Maghrib when the redness had disappeared, but he took it to mean the redness from the direction of the west, and he would pray when the twilight disappeared."

Commentary 16

فاما عند الاعذار والموانع فانه يجوز تأخيرها الى ربع الليل على ما قدمنا الاخبار فيه ويزيد ذلك وضوحا ما رواه

As for cases of excuses and obstacles, it is permissible to delay it until a quarter of the night, as we have already presented in the narrations. What further clarifies this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 71

محمد بن علي بن محبوب عن محمد بن عبد الحميد عن محمد ابن عمر بن يزيد عن محمد بن عذافر عن عمر بن يزيد قال سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن وقت المغرب فقال إذا كان ارفق بك وأمكن لك في صلاتك وكنت في حوائجك فلك الى ربع الليل قال فقال لي وهو شاهد في بلده

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Muhammad ibn Abdul Hamid from Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Yazid from Muhammad ibn Udhafir from Umar ibn Yazid who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about the time of Maghrib. Imam (a.s) said: "If it is easier for you and more suitable for your prayer, and you are occupied with your needs, then you have until a quarter of the night." He (Umar ibn Yazid) said: “and that was while He (Imam (a.s)) was present in his hometown.”

Hadith 72

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أُدَيْمِ بْنِ اَلْحُرِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:« إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَمَرَ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِالصَّلَوَاتِ كُلِّهَا فَجَعَلَ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَقْتَيْنِ إِلاَّ اَلْمَغْرِبَ فَإِنَّهُ جَعَلَ لَهَا وَقْتاً وَاحِداً»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Ja'far ibn Bashir, from Udym ibn Al-Hurr who said: I heard Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, say: "Indeed, Jibrail, peace be upon him, (conveyed the) command to the Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, regarding all the prayers, and assigned for each prayer two times, except for Maghrib, for he (Jibrail) assigned for it only one time."

Hadith 73

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ اَلشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ« إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَتَى اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ بِوَقْتَيْنِ غَيْرَ صَلاَةِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَإِنَّ وَقْتَهَا وَاحِدٌ وَ وَقْتَهَا وُجُوبُهَا»

Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz from Zayd Al-Shahham who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about the time of Maghrib. Imam (a.s) said: "Indeed, Jibrail, peace be upon him, came to the Prophet (saws), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, for each prayer with two times, except for the Maghrib prayer, for its time is one, and its time is its obligation."

Commentary 17

قال محمد بن الحسن لا تنافي بين هذين الخبرين وبين ما قدمناه من الاخبار من ان للمغرب وقتين واوله سقوط الشمس وآخره ذهاب الشفق أو اشتباك النجوم لان الانسان إذا صلى في وقت ذهاب الحمرة من ناحية المشرق وتأنى في صلاته فانه لا يفرغ من صلاة فريضة ونافلة إلا ويكون قد غاب الشفق وظهرت النجوم والذي يزيد ما قدمناه وضوحا من ان لهاتين الصلاتين وقتين وإنما نفي بالخبرين المتقدمين سعة الوقت ما رواه

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “There is no contradiction between these two narrations and what we have presented previously from the narrations that Maghrib has two times: its beginning is the setting of the sun, and its end is the disappearance of the twilight or the intermingling of the stars. This is because if a person prays at the time when the redness disappears from the eastern horizon and performs his prayer with calmness, then he will not finish his obligatory and supererogatory prayers except that the twilight will have disappeared and the stars will have appeared.” And what further clarifies what we have already presented; that these two prayers (Maghrib and ʿIshaʾ) have two time ranges, and that the earlier narrations only negate the extension of the time, is what has been narrated:

Hadith 74

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ذَكَرَ أَصْحَابُنَا أَنَّهُ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ وَ إِذَا غَرَبَتْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ هَذِهِ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ وَ أَنَّ وَقْتَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِلَى رُبُعِ اَللَّيْلِ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« كَذَلِكَ اَلْوَقْتُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ وَقْتَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ ضَيِّقٌ وَ آخِرَ وَقْتِهَا ذَهَابُ اَلْحُمْرَةِ وَ مَصِيرُهَا إِلَى اَلْبَيَاضِ فِي أُفُقِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ»

Sahl ibn Ziyad narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran who said: I wrote to (Imam) Al-Ridha (a.s), peace be upon him, mentioning that: “Our companions say that when the sun passes the meridian, the time for Dhuhr and Asr has entered, and when it sets, the time for Maghrib and Isha enters, except that Maghrib is before Isha, whether in travel or residence, and that the time for Maghrib extends until a quarter of the night.” So Imam (a.s), peace be upon him, wrote: "Such is the time, except that the time for Maghrib is narrow, and its end is when the redness disappears and it turns into whiteness in the western horizon."

Hadith 75

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلرَّيَّانِ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ اَلرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ فِي اَلدَّارِ تَمْنَعُهُ حِيطَانُهَا اَلنَّظَرَ إِلَى حُمْرَةِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ مَعْرِفَةَ مَغِيبِ اَلشَّفَقِ وَ وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ مَتَى يُصَلِّيهَا وَ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« يُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا كَانَ عَلَى هَذِهِ اَلصِّفَةِ عِنْدَ قَصْرِ اَلنُّجُومِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءَ عِنْدَ اِشْتِبَاكِهَا وَ بَيَاضِ مَغِيبِ اَلشَّمْسِ»

Sahl ibn Ziyad narrated from Ali ibn Al-Rayan who said: I wrote to Imam (a.s), asking; “About a man who is inside a house, and its walls prevent him from seeing the redness of the Maghrib and from knowing the disappearance of the twilight and the time for the Isha prayer; when should he pray it, and what should he do?” So Imam (a.s), peace be upon him, wrote in response: "He should pray it, in this case, when the stars begin to scatter and Isha when they become intertwined and the whiteness of the sunset appears."

Commentary 18

قال محمد بن الحسن معنى قصر النجوم بيانها

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “The meaning of ‘qasr al-nujum’ (the abbreviation or shortening regarding the stars) is their visibility and appearance.”

Hadith 76

عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« وَقْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِذَا غَابَ اَلْقُرْصُ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ أَعَدْتَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ مَضَى صَوْمُكَ وَ تَكُفُّ عَنِ اَلطَّعَامِ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَصَبْتَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً»

Ali narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurarah who said: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "The time for Maghrib is when the disk (of the sun) disappears. If you see it after that and you have already prayed, you must repeat the prayer, but your fast remains valid, and you must refrain from food if you have eaten anything."

Hadith 77

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ شِهَابِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« يَا شِهَابُ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبَ أَنْ أَرَى فِي اَلسَّمَاءِ كَوْكَباً»

As for what was narrated by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub from Ya'qub ibn Yazid from Ibn Abi Umayr from Muhammad ibn Hakim from Shihab ibn Abd Rabbih who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "O Shihab, I like that when I pray Maghrib, I see a star in the sky."

Commentary 19

قال محمد بن الحسن وجه الاستحباب في هذا الخبر أن يتأنى الانسان في صلاته ويصليها على تؤدة فانه إذا فعل كذلك يكون فراغه منها عند ظهور الكواكب

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “The aspect of recommendation in this narration is that a person should be deliberate in his prayer and perform it with calmness, for if he does so, he will finish it at the time when the stars appear.”

Hadith 78

اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ:« لَوْلاَ أَنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَخَّرْتُ اَلْعَتَمَةَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ أَنْتَ فِي رُخْصَةٍ إِلَى نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ غَسَقُ اَللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا مَضَى اَلْغَسَقُ نَادَى مَلَكَانِ مَنْ رَقَدَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ فَلاَ رَقَدَتْ عَيْنَاهُ»

Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama'ah narrated from Muhammad ibn Ziyad from Harun ibn Kharijah from Abu Basir: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: “The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, said: ‘Were it not that I fear burdening my nation, I would have delayed the night prayer (Isha) until a third of the night. And you are in a state of concession until midnight, and that is the darkening of the night. When the darkening has passed, two angels call out: Whoever has slept through the obligatory prayer after midnight, may his eyes never taste sleep.’"

Hadith 79

عَنْهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ مُعَلًّى أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« آخِرُ وَقْتِ اَلْعَتَمَةِ نِصْفُ اَللَّيْلِ»

From him, from Safwan, from Mu'alla Abu Uthman, from Mu'alla ibn Khunays: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The end of the time for the night prayer (Isha) is midnight."

Hadith 80

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلْعَتَمَةُ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ أَوْ إِلَى نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ ذَلِكَ اَلتَّضْيِيعُ»

From him, from Al-Husayn ibn Hashim, from Ibn Muskan, from Al-Halabi: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The time for the night prayer (Isha) extends until a third of the night or until midnight, and that (delay) is considered negligence."

Hadith 81

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ إِذَا غَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنُهُ أَوْ عَاقَهُ أَمْرٌ« أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْفَجْرَ مَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ اَلْفَجْرُ إِلَى أَنْ تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ ذَلِكَ فِي اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ خَاصَّةً فَإِنْ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً مِنَ اَلْغَدَاةِ ثُمَّ طَلَعَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَلْيُتِمَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ قَدْ جَازَتْ صَلاَتُهُ وَ إِنْ طَلَعَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَةً فَلْيَقْطَعِ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ لاَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ يَذْهَبَ شُعَاعُهَا»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Amr ibn Sa'id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from Ammar Al-Sabati from Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who is overcome by sleep or prevented by something from praying Fajr on time. Imam (a.s) said: "He may pray Fajr any time between the rising of the dawn and the rising of the sun, and that is specifically for the obligatory prayer. So if he has prayed one rakʿah of the dawn prayer and then the sun rises, he should complete the prayer, and his prayer is valid. But if the sun rises before he has prayed a single rakʿah, then he should break off the prayer and not pray until the sun has risen and its glare has passed."

Hadith 82

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلنَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لاَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اَلنَّهَارِ شَيْئاً حَتَّى تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا زَالَ اَلنَّهَارُ قَدْرَ نِصْفِ إِصْبَعٍ صَلَّى ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَإِذَا فَاءَ اَلْفَيْءُ ذِرَاعاً صَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَ اَلظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ وَقْتِ اَلْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا فَاءَ اَلْفَيْءُ ذِرَاعَيْنِ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ وَ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ تَغِيبُ اَلشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا غَابَ اَلشَّفَقُ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِيَابُ اَلشَّفَقِ فَإِذَا آبَ اَلشَّفَقُ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِ اَلْعِشَاءِ ثُلُثُ اَللَّيْلِ وَ كَانَ لاَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ اَلْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِفَ اَللَّيْلُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا اَلْوَتْرُ وَ مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَا اَلْفَجْرِ قَبْلَ اَلْغَدَاةِ فَإِذَا طَلَعَ اَلْفَجْرُ وَ أَضَاءَ صَلَّى اَلْغَدَاةَ»

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who said: I heard Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, say: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, would not pray anything during the day until the sun had passed the meridian. When the day had declined by about half a finger's width, He (saws) would pray eight rak'ahs. When the shadow extended to the length of one arm, He (saws) would pray Dhuhr, then He (saws) would pray two rak'ahs after Dhuhr. He (saws) would pray two rak'ahs before the time of Asr. When the shadow extended to two arms' length, He (saws) would pray Asr. He (saws) would pray Maghrib when the sun set. When the twilight disappeared, the time for Isha would begin. The end of the time for Maghrib is the return of the twilight. When the twilight returns, the time for Isha enters. The end of the time for Isha is a third of the night. He would not pray after Isha until midnight; then he would pray thirteen rak'ahs, including the Witr prayer and including the two rak'ahs of Fajr before the morning prayer. When the dawn rose and became bright, he would pray the morning (Fajr) prayer."

Hadith 83

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« صَلَّى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِالنَّاسِ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ حِينَ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ وَ صَلَّى بِهِمُ اَلْمَغْرِبَ وَ اَلْعِشَاءَ اَلْآخِرَةَ قَبْلَ اَلشَّفَقِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ وَ إِنَّمَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِيَتَّسِعَ اَلْوَقْتُ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ»

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Abdullah ibn Bukayr from Zurarah: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, prayed Dhuhr and Asr with the people when the sun had passed the meridian, in congregation, without any excuse. And He (saws) prayed Maghrib and the night prayer (Isha) with them before the twilight disappeared, without any excuse, in congregation. The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, only did that to widen the time for his nation."

Hadith 84

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ نَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءِ فِي اَلْحَضَرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغِيبَ اَلشَّمْسُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ»

Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Musa ibn Umar from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira from Ishaq ibn Ammar who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “May we combine between Maghrib and Isha while residing, before the twilight disappears, without any excuse?” Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm."

Hadith 85

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ اَلْفَضْلِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي زَكَرِيَّا عَنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ اَلْجَمَّالِ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ اَلْعَصْرَ عِنْدَ مَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ« إِنِّي عَلَى حَاجَةٍ فَتَنَفَّلُوا»

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated from Ali from Al-Fadl ibn Muhammad from Yahya ibn Abi Zakariyya from Al-Walid ibn Aban from Safwan Al-Jammal who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, prayed Dhuhr and Asr with us when the sun had passed the meridian, with one Adhan and two Iqamahs. Then Imam (a.s) said: "I have something I need to attend to, so offer your recommended prayers."

Hadith 86

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ اَلنَّاقِدِ قَالَ: تَفَرَّقَ مَا كَانَ فِي يَدِي وَ تَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي حُرَفَائِي فَشَكَوْتُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِي« اِجْمَعْ بَيْنَ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ تَرَى مَا تُحِبُّ»

Muhammad ibn Ahmad narrated from Abbas Al-Naqid who said: My possessions were scattered, and the craftsmen working for me dispersed, so I complained about that to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him. Imam (a.s) said to me: "Combine between the two prayers, Dhuhr and Asr, and you will see what you love (desire)."

Hadith 87

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ اَلْخَطَّابِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَيْفٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ:« إِذَا جَمَعْتَ بَيْنَ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ فَلاَ تَطَوَّعْ بَيْنَهُمَا»

Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Salamah ibn Al-Khattab from Al-Husayn ibn Sayf from Hammad ibn Uthman from Muhammad ibn Hakim from Abu Al-Hasan (a.s), who said: I heard Imam (a.s) say: "If you combine between the two prayers, then do not offer any supererogatory prayer between them."

Hadith 88

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَأْتِي اَلْمَسْجِدَ وَ قَدْ صَلَّى أَهْلُهُ أَ يَبْتَدِئُ بِالْمَكْتُوبَةِ أَوْ يَتَطَوَّعُ فَقَالَ« إِنْ كَانَ فِي وَقْتٍ حَسَنٍ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِالتَّطَوُّعِ قَبْلَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ خَافَ اَلْفَوْتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا مَضَى مِنَ اَلْوَقْتِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ هُوَ حَقُّ اَللَّهِ ثُمَّ لْيَتَطَوَّعْ مَا شَاءَ اَلْأَمْرُ مُوَسَّعٌ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ وَاَلْفَضْلُ إِذَا صَلَّى اَلْإِنْسَانُ وَحْدَهُ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ إِذَا دَخَلَ وَقْتُهَا لِيَكُونَ فَضْلُ اَلْوَقْتِ لِلْفَرِيضَةِ وَ لَيْسَ بِمَحْظُورٍ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلنَّوَافِلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اَلْوَقْتِ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ آخِرِ اَلْوَقْتِ»

Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Uthman ibn Isa from Sama'ah who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about a man who comes to the mosque and the people there have already prayed. Should he start with the obligatory prayer or with a supererogatory prayer? Imam (a.s) said: "If it is within a good time, then there is no harm in performing the supererogatory prayer before the obligatory one. But if he fears missing the obligatory prayer because a lot of time has passed, then he should start with the obligatory prayer, as it is the right of Allah (swt). Then he may pray as many supererogatory prayers as he wishes. The matter is flexible; a person may pray at the beginning of the obligatory prayer’s time. And it is better, if a person is praying alone, to begin with the obligatory prayer once its time has entered, so that the best part of the time is devoted to the obligatory prayer. However, it is not prohibited for him to perform supererogatory prayers from the beginning of the time until near the end of the time."

Hadith 89

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي وَقْتِ فَرِيضَةٍ نَافِلَةً قَالَ« نَعَمْ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلْوَقْتِ إِذَا كُنْتَ مَعَ إِمَامٍ تَقْتَدِي بِهِ فَإِذَا كُنْتَ وَحْدَكَ فَابْدَأْ بِالْمَكْتُوبَةِ»

Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from Uthman ibn Isa from Ishaq ibn Ammar who said: I asked: “May I pray a supererogatory prayer during the time of an obligatory prayer?” He said: "Yes, at the beginning of the time, if you are with an Imam whom you follow. But if you are alone, then start with the obligatory prayer."

Hadith 90

سَعْدٌ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ صَعِدْتُ مَرَّةً جَبَلَ أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ وَاَلنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ فَرَأَيْتُ اَلشَّمْسَ لَمْ تَغِبْ إِنَّمَا تَوَارَتْ خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ عَنِ اَلنَّاسِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي وَلِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعْتَ إِنَّمَا تُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا لَمْ تَرَهَا خَلْفَ جَبَلٍ غَابَتْ أَوْ غَارَتْ مَا لَمْ يُجَلِّلْهَا سَحَابٌ أَوْ ظُلَمٌ تُظِلُّهَا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ مَشْرِقُكَ وَمَغْرِبُكَ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى اَلنَّاسِ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا»

Sa'd narrated from Ahmad from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz from Abu Usamah or someone else who said: I once climbed Mount Abu Qubays while the people were praying Maghrib, and I saw that the sun had not actually set; it had only been concealed behind the mountain from the people. I then met Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, and informed him of this. Imam (a.s) said to me: "And why did you do that? What a bad thing you have done! You should pray it when you do not see it, whether it has set behind a mountain or disappeared, so long as it is not hidden by a cloud or darkness that covers it. What is required of you is your east and your west, and it is not upon the people to investigate further."

Hadith 91

عنه عن موسى بن الحسن عن أحمد بن هلال عن محمد ابن أبي عمير عن جعفر بن عثمان عن سماعة بن مهران قال قلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام في المغرب انا ربما صلينا ونحن نخاف ان تكون الشمس خلف الجبل أو قد سترنا منها الجبل قال فقال ليس عليك صعود الجبل

From him, from Musa ibn Al-Hasan, from Ahmad ibn Hilal, from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from Ja'far ibn Uthman, from Sama'ah ibn Mehran who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, regarding Maghrib: “Sometimes we pray while we fear that the sun might still be behind the mountain or that the mountain has hidden it from us.” Imam (a.s) said: "You are not required to climb the mountain."

Hadith 92

عنه عن أحمد بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال عن عمرو ابن سعيد المدائني عن مصدق بن صدقة عن عمار بن موسى الساباطي عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال سألته عن صلاة المغرب إذا حضرت هل يجوز أن تؤخر ساعة؟ قال لا بأس ان كان صائما افطر ثم صلى وان كانت له حاجة قضاها ثم صلى

From him, from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Amr ibn Sa'id Al-Mada'ini, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar ibn Musa Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Him (a.s) about the Maghrib prayer when its time arrives, is it permissible to delay it for a while? Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm if he is fasting, he should break his fast and then pray, and if he has a need, he should fulfill it and then pray."

Hadith 93

سَعْدٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَنَامُ عَنِ اَلْغَدَاةِ حَتَّى تَبْزُغَ اَلشَّمْسُ أَيُصَلِّي حِينَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ أَوْ يَنْتَظِرُ حَتَّى تَنْبَسِطَ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ» قُلْتُ يُوتِرُ أَوْ يُصَلِّي اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ يَبْدَأُ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ»

Sa'd narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya'qub ibn Shu'ayb from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Him (a.s) about a man who sleeps through the morning prayer until the sun rises, should he pray as soon as he wakes up or wait until the sun has risen fully? Imam (a.s) said: "He should pray as soon as he wakes up." I asked: “Should he perform the Witr prayer or the two rak'ahs (of Nafila)?” Imam (a.s) said: "No, rather he should begin with the obligatory prayer."

Hadith 94

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَامَ عَنِ اَلْغَدَاةِ حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ يُصَلِّي اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلْغَدَاةَ»

As for what was narrated by Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from Fadalah from Husayn ibn Uthman from Sama'ah from Abu Basir from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Him (a.s) about a man who sleeps through the morning prayer until the sun rises. Imam (a.s) said: "He should pray the two rak'ahs and then pray the morning (Fajr) prayer."

Hadith 95

وَعَنْهُ عَنِ اَلنَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ رَقَدَ فَغَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنَاهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ حَتَّى آذَاهُ حَرُّ اَلشَّمْسِ ثُمَّ اِسْتَيْقَظَ فَعَادَ نَادِيَهُ سَاعَةً وَ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى اَلصُّبْحَ وَقَالَ يَا بِلاَلُ مَالَكَ» فَقَالَ بِلاَلٌ أَرْقَدَنِي اَلَّذِي أَرْقَدَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ قَالَ وَكَرِهَ اَلْمُقَامَ وَقَالَ نِمْتُمْ بِوَادِي اَلشَّيْطَانِ»

And from him, from Al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I heard Him (a.s) say: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, once slept and his eyes were overcome by sleep, and He (saws) did not wake up until the heat of the sun troubled him. Then He (saws) awoke, called his group for a moment, prayed two rak'ahs, and then prayed the morning (Fajr) prayer. He (saws) said: 'O Bilal, what happened to you?' Bilal replied: 'The one who caused you to sleep, O Messenger of Allah (swt), also caused me to sleep.' He (saws) disliked staying in that place and said: 'You (Bilal) have slept in the valley of Shaytan.'"

Commentary 20

فهذان الخبران المعنى فيهما انه إنما يجوز التطوع ركعتين ليجتمع الناس الذين فاتتهم الصلاة ليصلوا جماعة كما فعل النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فاما إذا كان الانسان وحده فلا يجوز له أن يبدأ بشئ من التطوع أصلا على ما قدمناه ويزيده بيانا ما رواه

Thus, the meaning of these two narrations is that it is only permissible to perform two rak'ahs of supererogatory prayer so that the people who missed the prayer may gather and pray in congregation, just as the Prophet, may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, did. But if a person is alone, it is not permissible for him to begin with any supererogatory prayer at all, as we have previously mentioned. What further clarifies this is what has been narrated:

Hadith 96

الحسين بن سعيد عن ابن أبي عمير عن عمر بن اذينة عن زرارة عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام انه سئل عن رجل صلى بغير طهور أو نسي صلوات لم يصلها أو نام عنها فقال يقضيها إذا ذكرها في أي ساعة ذكرها من ليل أو نهار فإذا دخل وقت صلاة ولم يتم ما قد فاته فليقض ما لم يتخوف أن يذهب وقت هذه الصلاة التي قد حضرت وهذه أحق بوقتها فليصلها فإذا قضاها فليصل ما قد فاته مما قد مضى ولا يتطوع بركعة حتى يقضي الفريضة

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Ibn Abi Umayr from Umar ibn Udhaynah from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, was asked about a man who prayed without purification, or forgot prayers and did not perform them, or slept through them. Imam (a.s) said: "He must make them up whenever he remembers them, at whatever time he remembers, by night or by day. If the time of a present prayer comes and he has not yet finished making up what he missed, then he should make up what he can without fearing that the time of the present prayer will expire. The present prayer has greater right to its time, so he should perform it first. When he has prayed it, he should then complete whatever he had missed from before. And he should not perform even a single rak'ah of supererogatory prayer until he has made up the obligatory prayer."

Hadith 97

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لاَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اَلنَّهَارِ حَتَّى تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَلاَ مِنَ اَللَّيْلِ بَعْدَ مَا يُصَلِّي اَلْعِشَاءَ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِفَ اَللَّيْلُ»

Ali ibn Ibrahim narrated from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Umar ibn Udhaynah from a group of our companions: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, would not pray during the day until the sun had passed the meridian, nor at night after praying the night prayer (Isha) until midnight."

Hadith 98

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلسِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لاَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اَللَّيْلِ شَيْئاً إِذَا صَلَّى اَلْعَتَمَةَ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِفَ اَللَّيْلُ وَ لاَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اَلنَّهَارِ حَتَّى تَزُولَ اَلشَّمْسُ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Al-Sindi from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "(Imam (a.s)) Ali, peace be upon him, would not pray anything during the night after praying the night prayer (Isha) until midnight, and He (a.s) would not pray during the day until the sun had passed the meridian."

Commentary 21

قال محمد بن الحسن الذي اعمل عليه ما تضمنه هذا الحديث والذي قبله من أنه لا يجوز تقديم شئ من نوافل الزوال قبل الزوال وقد روي رخصة في جواز تقديمها

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “What I act upon is what is contained in this narration and the one before it, that it is not permissible to offer any of the noon supererogatory prayers before the sun passes the meridian. However, a concession has been narrated permitting their offering before the meridian.”

Hadith 99

رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي أَشْتَغِلُ قَالَ فَاصْنَعْ كَمَا نَصْنَعُ صَلِّ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ إِذَا كَانَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فِي مِثْلِ مَوْضِعِهَا صَلاَةَ اَلْعَصْرِ يَعْنِي اِرْتِفَاعَ اَلضُّحَى اَلْأَكْبَرِ وَاِعْتَدَّ بِهَا مِنَ اَلزَّوَالِ»

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa narrated from Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Abu Ayyub from Isma'il ibn Jabir who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “I get occupied (and cannot pray at the usual time)”. Imam (a.s) said: "Then do as we do, pray six rak'ahs when the sun is at the same position it is at during the Asr prayer,” (meaning at the height of the greater forenoon ‘al-duha al-akbar’), “and count them as if you had performed them at zawal (midday)."

Hadith 100

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ اَلْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ ظَرِيفِ بْنِ نَاصِحٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ اَلْغَسَّانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ صَلاَةُ اَلنَّهَارِ صَلاَةُ اَلنَّوَافِلِ فِي كَمْ هِيَ قَالَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ أَيَّ سَاعَاتِ اَلنَّهَارِ شِئْتَ تُصَلِّيهَا صَلَّيْتَهَا إِلاَّ أَنَّكَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَهَا فِي مَوَاقِيتِهَا أَفْضَلُ»

From him, from Ammar ibn Al-Mubarak, from Zharif ibn Nasih, from Al-Qasim ibn Al-Walid Al-Ghassani, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I said to Him (a.s): “May I be your ransom, the daytime prayer, the prayer of the supererogatory (nawafil), how many are they?” Imam (a.s) said: "Sixteen. You may pray them at any hour of the day you wish, but if you pray them at their proper times, it is better."

Hadith 101

عنه عن علي بن الحكم عن بعض أصحابه عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال قال لي صلاة النهار ست عشرة ركعة أي النهار شئت ان شئت في أوله وإن شئت في وسطه وإن شئت في آخره

From him, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from one of his companions, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam (a.s) said to me: "The daytime prayer is sixteen rak'ahs, whichever part of the day you wish, if you wish at its beginning, or if you wish in its middle, or if you wish at its end."

Hadith 102

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ سَيْفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْأَعْلَى قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ نَافِلَةِ اَلنَّهَارِ قَالَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مَتَى مَا نَشِطْتَ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَتْ لَهُ سَاعَاتٌ مِنَ اَلنَّهَارِ يُصَلِّي فِيهَا فَإِذَا شَغَلَهُ ضَيْعَةٌ أَوْ سُلْطَانٌ قَضَاهَا إِنَّمَا اَلنَّافِلَةُ مِثْلُ اَلْهَدِيَّةِ مَتَى مَا أُتِيَ بِهَا قُبِلَتْ»

From him, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from Sayf, from Abd al-A‘la who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about the daytime supererogatory prayer (nafila). Imam (a.s) said: "Sixteen rak‘ahs, whenever you feel active. Indeed, (Imam) Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s), peace be upon them both, had specific hours during the day in which he would pray them. If he was preoccupied by his land or by a ruler, He (a.s) would make them up. The supererogatory prayer is like a gift, whenever it is offered, it is accepted."

Hadith 103

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ صَلاَةُ اَلتَّطَوُّعِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلْهَدِيَّةِ مَتَى مَا أُتِيَ بِهَا قُبِلَتْ فَقَدِّمْ مِنْهَا مَا شِئْتَ وَأَخِّرْ مِنْهَا مَا شِئْتَ»

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Ibrahim ibn Hashim from Amr ibn Uthman from Muhammad ibn Udhafir who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The supererogatory prayer is like a gift, whenever it is offered, it is accepted. So offer from it whatever you wish earlier, and delay from it whatever you wish."

Commentary 22

قال محمد بن الحسن الوجه في هذه الاخبار انها رخصة لمن علم من حاله انه ان لم يقدمها اشتغل عنها ولم يتمكن من قضائها فاما مع ارتفاع الاعذار فلا يجوز تقديمها على ما بيناه يدل على ما قلناه ما رواه

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “The interpretation of these narrations is that they are a concession for one who knows of his situation that if he does not offer them early, he will be preoccupied and unable to perform them later. But when there are no such excuses, it is not permissible to offer them in advance, as we have explained.” What supports what we have said is what has been narrated:

Hadith 104

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يَزِيدَ [يَزِيدَخ ل] بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ اَللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَشْتَغِلُ عَنِ اَلزَّوَالِ أَ يَتَعَجَّلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اَلنَّهَارِ فَقَالَ« نَعَمْ إِذَا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ يَشْتَغِلُ فَيُعَجِّلُهَا فِي صَدْرِ اَلنَّهَارِ كُلَّهَا»

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad narrated from Abdullah ibn Amir from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from Hammad ibn Isa from Yazid ibn Dumrah Al-Laythi from Muhammad ibn Muslim who said: I asked Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, about a man who is preoccupied at the time of the meridian, may he perform the (supererogatory prayers) early in the day? Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, if he knows that he will be preoccupied, then he may perform them all at the beginning of the day."

Hadith 105

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ اَلشَّمْسَ تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ اَلشَّيْطَانِ قَالَ« نَعَمْ إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ اِتَّخَذَ عَرْشاً بَيْنَ اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ اَلْأَرْضِ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ سَجَدَ فِي ذَلِكَ اَلْوَقْتِ اَلنَّاسُ قَالَ إِبْلِيسُ لِشَيَاطِينِهِ إِنَّ بَنِي آدَمَ يُصَلُّونَ لِي»

Ali ibn Muhammad narrated from his father, who raised it (the chain of narration) and said: A man said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “Indeed, the sun rises between the two horns of Satan.” Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, indeed, Iblis has taken for himself a throne between the heaven and the earth. So when the sun rises and people prostrate at that time, Iblis says to his devils: 'Indeed, the children of Adam are praying to me.'"

Hadith 106

سهل بن زياد عن محمد بن سنان عن ابن مسكان عن أبي بصير قال سألته عن رجل نسي الظهر حتى دخل وقت العصر قال يبدأ بالمكتوبة وكذلك الصلوات وتبدأ بالتي نسيت إلا أن تخاف أن يخرج وقت الصلاة فتبدأ بالتي أنت في وقتها ثم تقضي التي نسيت

Sahl ibn Ziyad narrated from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ibn Muskan from Abu Basir who said: I asked Him (a.s) about a man who forgot Dhuhr until the time of Asr entered. Imam (a.s) said: "He should begin with the obligatory prayer. Likewise with the other prayers, begin with the one that was missed, unless you fear that the time for the current prayer will expire, then you should begin with the one whose time you are currently in, and afterwards make up the one you missed."

Hadith 107

الحسين بن سعيد عن القاسم بن عروة عن عبيد بن زرارة عن أبيه عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال إذا فاتتك صلاة فذكرتها في وقت اخرى فان كنت تعلم أنك إذا صليت التي قد فاتتك كنت من الاخرى في وقت فابدأ بالتي فاتتك فان الله عزوجل يقول وأقم الصلاة لذكري وإن كنت تعلم إذا صليت التي فاتتك فاتتك التي بعدها فابدأ بالتي انت في وقتها وأقم الاخرى

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Al-Qasim ibn Urwah from Ubayd ibn Zurarah from his father: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "If a prayer passes you by and you remember it during the time of another prayer, then if you know that by praying the one that you missed you will still have time to perform the current one within its time, begin with the one you missed, for Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, says: “And establish the prayer for My remembrance” (Surah Taha 20:14). But if you know that by praying the one you missed you will miss the current prayer, then begin with the one whose time you are in, and then perform the one you missed afterward."

Hadith 108

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْمُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ صَلاَةً حَتَّى دَخَلَ وَقْتُ صَلاَةٍ أُخْرَى فَقَالَ« إِذَا نَسِيَ اَلصَّلاَةَ أَوْ نَامَ عَنْهَا صَلَّى حِينَ يَذْكُرُهَا فَإِنْ ذَكَرَهَا وَهُوَ فِي صَلاَةٍ بَدَأَ بِالَّتِي نَسِيَ وَإِنْ ذَكَرَهَا وَهُوَ مَعَ إِمَامٍ فِي صَلاَةِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ أَتَمَّهَا بِرَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى اَلْعَتَمَةَ بَعْدُ فَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى اَلْعَتَمَةَ وَحْدَهُ فَصَلَّى مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ نَسِيَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ أَتَمَّهَا بِرَكْعَةٍ فَتَكُونُ صَلاَةُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ ثَلاَثَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلْعَتَمَةَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ»

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad narrated from Al-Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Al-Washa' from Aban from Abd Al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdillah who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about a man who forgot a prayer until the time of another prayer entered. Imam (a.s) said: "If he forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, he should pray it as soon as he remembers it. If he remembers it while he is in the middle of another prayer, he should begin with the one he missed. And if he remembers it while he is with an Imam (of prayer) in the Maghrib prayer, he should complete it with a rak'ah and then pray Maghrib, and after that he should pray the Isha. If he had already prayed the Isha alone and had performed two rak'ahs of it and then remembered that he had forgotten Maghrib, he should complete it with a rak'ah so that it becomes the Maghrib prayer of three rak'ahs, and then he should pray the Isha after that."

Hadith 109

عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَمَّ قَوْماً فِي اَلْعَصْرِ فَذَكَرَ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ صَلَّى اَلْأُولَى قَالَ« فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا اَلْأُولَى اَلَّتِي فَاتَتْهُ وَ يَسْتَأْنِفُ بَعْدُ صَلاَةَ اَلْعَصْرِ وَ قَدْ قَضَى اَلْقَوْمُ صَلاَتَهُمْ»

Ali narrated from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hammad from Al-Halabi who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about a man who led a group of people in the Asr prayer and then, while praying, remembered that he had not prayed the Dhuhr prayer. He said: "He should make the prayer he is currently in the Dhuhr prayer which he had missed, and then after completing it, he should newly begin the Asr prayer. As for the people, their prayer remains valid."

Hadith 110

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ اَلْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ اَلظُّهْرَ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ قَدْ كَانَ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ فَقَالَ« كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَوْ كَانَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ« إِذَا أَمْكَنَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَفُوتَهُ اَلْمَغْرِبُ بَدَأَ بِهَا وَ إِلاَّ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ صَلاَّهَا»»

Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated from Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan from Abu Al-Hasan (a.s), who said: I asked Him (a.s) about a man who forgot the Dhuhr prayer until the sun had set, while he had already prayed Asr. Imam (a.s) said: "Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, (or my father (a.s), peace be upon him), used to say: 'If he is able to pray it before Maghrib escapes him, he should begin with it; otherwise, he should pray Maghrib first and then pray it.'"

Hadith 111

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْأُولَى حَتَّى صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ قَالَ« فَلْيَجْعَلْ صَلاَتَهُ اَلَّتِي صَلَّى اَلْأُولَى ثُمَّ لْيَسْتَأْنِفِ اَلْعَصْرَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ اَلْأُولَى وَ اَلْعَصْرَ جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ« إِنْ كَانَ فِي وَقْتٍ لاَ يَخَافُ فَوْتَ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَلْيُصَلِّ اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ لْيُصَلِّ اَلْعَصْرَ وَ إِنْ هُوَ خَافَ أَنْ يَفُوتَهُ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْعَصْرِ وَ لاَ يُؤَخِّرْهَا فَتَفُوتَهُ فَيَكُونَ قَدْ فَاتَتَاهُ جَمِيعاً وَ لَكِنْ يُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ فِيمَا قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ وَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ لْيُصَلِّ اَلْأُولَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَثَرِهَا»

Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Ibn Sinan from Ibn Muskan from Al-Halabi who said: I asked him about a man who forgot to pray Dhuhr until he had already prayed Asr. He said: "He should consider the prayer he has performed as Dhuhr, and then begin Asr anew." I asked: “What if he forgot both Dhuhr and Asr together, and then remembered them at sunset?” He said: "If there is still enough time and he does not fear missing either of them, he should pray Dhuhr first and then Asr. But if he fears that he will miss it, then he should begin with Asr and not delay it so that it would not be missed, resulting in missing both prayers. Rather, he should pray Asr within what remains of its time, and then afterward pray Dhuhr immediately after it."

Hadith 112

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ اَلصَّيْقَلِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ اَلْأُولَى حَتَّى صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ اَلْعَصْرِ قَالَ« فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا اَلْأُولَى وَ لْيَسْتَأْنِفِ اَلْعَصْرَ» قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ نَسِيَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ اَلْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قَالَ« فَلْيُتِمَّ صَلاَتَهُ ثُمَّ لْيَقْضِ بَعْدُ اَلْمَغْرِبَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قُلْتَ حِينَ نَسِيَ اَلظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلْعَصْرِ يَجْعَلُهَا اَلْأُولَى ثُمَّ لْيَسْتَأْنِفْ وَ قُلْتَ لِهَذَا يُتِمُّ صَلاَتَهُ ثُمَّ لْيَقْضِ بَعْدُ اَلْمَغْرِبَ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ هَذَا مِثْلَ هَذَا إِنَّ اَلْعَصْرَ لَيْسَ بَعْدَهَا صَلاَةٌ وَ اَلْعِشَاءُ بَعْدَهَا صَلاَةٌ»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Ibn Muskan, from Al-Hasan ibn Ziyad Al-Sayqal who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about a man who forgot Dhuhr until he had already prayed two rak'ahs of Asr. Imam (a.s) said: "He should consider it as Dhuhr and then newly begin Asr." I said: “What if he forgot Maghrib until he had prayed two rak'ahs of Isha, and then he remembered?” Imam (a.s) said: "He should complete his prayer and then afterward make up Maghrib." I said to Imam (a.s): “May I be your ransom, you said that when one forgets Dhuhr and then remembers during Asr, he should consider it Dhuhr and then start Asr anew, but here you said he should complete his prayer and afterward make up Maghrib.” Imam (a.s) said: "This is not like that, for after Asr there is no other prayer, but after Isha there is still another prayer (Maghrib that was missed)."

Hadith 113

عَنْهُ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ اِبْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِنْ نَامَ رَجُلٌ أَوْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ وَ اَلْعِشَاءَ اَلْآخِرَةَ فَإِنِ اِسْتَيْقَظَ قَبْلَ اَلْفَجْرِ قَدْرَ مَا يُصَلِّيهِمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا فَلْيُصَلِّهِمَا وَ إِنْ خَافَ أَنْ تَفُوتَهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْعِشَاءِ وَ إِنِ اِسْتَيْقَظَ بَعْدَ اَلْفَجْرِ فَلْيُصَلِّ اَلصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ اَلْعِشَاءَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ»

From him, from Fadalah, from Ibn Sinan: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "If a man sleeps or forgets to pray Maghrib and the night prayer (Isha), and he wakes up before Fajr with enough time to pray both of them, then he should pray them both. But if he fears that one of them will be missed, then he should begin with Isha. And if he wakes up after Fajr, then he should pray the morning prayer (Fajr) first, then Maghrib, and then Isha before the rising of the sun."

Hadith 114

عَنْهُ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِنْ نَامَ رَجُلٌ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ صَلاَةَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ أَوْ نَسِيَ فَإِنِ اِسْتَيْقَظَ قَبْلَ اَلْفَجْرِ قَدْرَ مَا يُصَلِّيهِمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا فَلْيُصَلِّهِمَا وَ إِنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ تَفُوتَهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ وَ إِنِ اِسْتَيْقَظَ بَعْدَ اَلْفَجْرِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ فَلْيُصَلِّ اَلْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ اَلْعِشَاءَ اَلْآخِرَةَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَإِنْ خَافَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ فَتَفُوتَهُ إِحْدَى اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ فَلْيُصَلِّ اَلْمَغْرِبَ وَ يَدَعُ اَلْعِشَاءَ اَلْآخِرَةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ يَذْهَبَ شُعَاعُهَا ثُمَّ لْيُصَلِّهَا»

From him, from Hammad, from Shu'ayb, from Abu Basir: Abu Abdillah (a.s) said: "If a man sleeps and does not pray the Maghrib and the night prayer (Isha), or forgets them, and he wakes up before Fajr with enough time to pray both of them, then he should pray them both. But if he fears that one of them will be missed, then he should begin with the night prayer (Isha). And if he wakes up after Fajr, then he should begin by praying the morning prayer (Fajr), then Maghrib, then the night prayer (Isha) before the rising of the sun. But if he fears that the sun will rise and he will miss one of the two prayers, then he should pray Maghrib and leave the night prayer (Isha) until after the sun rises and its rays disappear, then he should pray it."

Commentary 23

قال محمد بن الحسن ما تضمن هذا الخبر من تأخير القضاء الى بعد طلوع الشمس محمول على التقية لانه مذهب بعض العامة والذي نعمل عليه ما قدمناه من انه يقضي الفرض أي وقت كان من ليل أو نهار

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “What this narration contains regarding delaying the makeup prayer until after the sun rises is to be understood as dissimulation (taqiyya), because it is the view of some of the general public. What we act upon is: that the obligatory prayer is to be made up at any time, whether by night or by day.”

Hadith 115

سَعْدٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ دَخَلَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَلَّى هُوَ اَلظُّهْرَ وَاَلْقَوْمُ يُصَلُّونَ اَلْعَصْرَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْ قَالَ« يَجْعَلُ صَلاَتَهُ اَلَّتِي صَلَّى مَعَهُمُ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ يُصَلِّي هُوَ بَعْدُ اَلْعَصْرَ»

Sa'd narrated from Abu Ja'far from Ali ibn Hadid from Jamil ibn Darraj from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, (was asked) regarding a man who entered with a group of people while he had not yet prayed Dhuhr, and the people were praying Asr, should he pray with them? Imam (a.s) said: "He should consider the prayer he performed with them as Dhuhr, and then he should pray Asr afterward."

Hadith 116

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَفُوتُهُ اَلْمَغْرِبُ حَتَّى تَحْضُرَ اَلْعَتَمَةُ فَقَالَ «إِنْ حَضَرَتِ اَلْعَتَمَةُ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَإِنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ بِالْمَغْرِبِ بَدَأَ وَ إِنْ أَحَبَّ بَدَأَ بِالْعَتَمَةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ بَعْدُ»

Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Amr ibn Sa'id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from Ammar ibn Musa Al-Sabati from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who missed Maghrib until the time for Isha (the night prayer) had arrived. Imam (a.s) said: "If the time for Isha has come and he remembers that he has the Maghrib prayer pending, then if he wishes, he may begin with Maghrib, and if he wishes, he may begin with Isha and then pray Maghrib afterward."

Commentary 24

قال محمد بن الحسن هذا الخبر شاذ والاصل ما قدمناه من أنه إذا كان الوقت واسعا ينبغي أن يبدأ بالفائتة وان كان الوقت مضيقا بدأ بالحاضرة وليس هاهنا وقت يكون الانسان فيه مخيرا فأما ما رواه

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “This narration is isolated (shadh), and the fundamental principle is what we have previously stated, that if the time is ample, one should begin with the missed prayer, and if the time is tight, he should begin with the current prayer. There is no situation where a person is given the choice.” As for what has been narrated:

Hadith 117

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:« فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُؤَخِّرُ اَلظُّهْرَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ وَقْتُ اَلْعَصْرِ إِنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ بِالْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلظُّهْرَ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Abbas from Isma'il ibn Hammam: Abu Al-Hasan (a.s) said: "Regarding a man who delays the Dhuhr prayer until the time of Asr enters: he should begin with Asr, then pray Dhuhr."

Commentary 25

فالوجه في هذا الخبر هو أنه إذا تضيق وقت العصر بدأ به ثم صلى بعده الظهر على ما فصلناه فيما تقدم فأما ما رواه

Thus, the interpretation of this narration is that if the time for Asr becomes tight, he should begin with it and then pray Dhuhr afterward, as we have explained previously. As for what has been narrated:

Hadith 118

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ اَلْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَنَامُ عَنِ اَلْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ هُوَ فِي سَفَرٍ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بِالنَّهَارِ قَالَ« لاَ يَقْضِي صَلاَةً نَافِلَةً وَ لاَ فَرِيضَةً بِالنَّهَارِ وَ لاَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ وَ لاَ يَثْبُتُ لَهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُؤَخِّرُهَا فَيَقْضِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Khalid from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Amr ibn Sa'id Al-Mada'ini from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from Ammar ibn Musa Al-Sabati from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who sleeps through the Fajr prayer until the sun rises while he is traveling, what should he do? Is it permissible for him to make it up during the day? Imam (a.s) said: "He should not make up either a supererogatory or an obligatory prayer during the day, and it is not permissible for him, nor is it established for him. Rather, he should delay it and make it up at night."

Commentary 26

فهذا خبر شاذ لا يعارض به الاخبار التي قدمناها مع مطابقتها لظاهر القرآن

Thus, this is an isolated (shadh) narration and is not to be opposed against the narrations we have previously presented, especially as those narrations conform with the apparent meaning of the Qur'an.

Hadith 119

أَحْمَدُ عَنِ اَلْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« يَا فُلاَنُ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْوَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَصَلِّهِمَا فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا يَكُونُ»

Ahmad narrated from Al-Barqi from Sa'd ibn Sa'd who said: (Imam) Al-Ridha (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "O so-and-so, when the time enters upon you, then pray them both, for you do not know what may happen."

Hadith 120

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ تَكُونُ عَلَيَّ اَلصَّلاَةُ اَلنَّافِلَةُ مَتَى أَقْضِيهَا فَكَتَبَ« فِي أَيِّ سَاعَةٍ شِئْتَ مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ»

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habib who said: I wrote to Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ridha, peace be upon him, asking: “The supererogatory (nafila) prayers that are due upon me, when should I make them up?” So Imam (a.s) wrote: "At any hour you wish, whether by night or by day."

Hadith 121

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَيْفٍ عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ قَضَاءِ اَلنَّوَافِلِ قَالَ« مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى غُرُوبِهَا»

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn Sayf from Hassan ibn Mihran who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about making up the supererogatory (nafila) prayers. Imam (a.s) said: "Anytime between the rising of the sun and its setting."

Hadith 122

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ مُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ تَفُوتُنِي صَلاَةُ اَللَّيْلِ فَأُصَلِّي اَلْفَجْرَ فَلِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ اَلْفَجْرِ مَا فَاتَنِي مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ أَنَا فِي مُصَلاَّيَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ« نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لاَ تُعْلِمْ بِهِ أَهْلَكَ فَيَتَّخِذُونَهُ سُنَّةً»

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Isa from Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Zur'ah from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “May I be your ransom, the night prayer sometimes escapes me, so I pray Fajr, is it permissible for me to pray after the Fajr prayer what I missed of the night prayer while I am still in my prayer place before the sun rises?” Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, but do not let your family know about it, lest they take it as a regular practice."

Hadith 123

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ لَهَا نَافِلَةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلاَّ اَلْعَصْرَ فَإِنَّهُ تُقَدَّمُ نَافِلَتُهَا فَيَصِيرَانِ قَبْلَهَا وَهِيَ اَلرَّكْعَتَانِ اَللَّتَانِ تَمَّتْ بِهِمَا اَلثَّمَانِي بَعْدَ اَلظُّهْرِ فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَ شَيْئاً مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ مَكْتُوبَةً أَوْ غَيْرَهَا فَلاَ تُصَلِّ شَيْئاً حَتَّى تَبْدَأَ فَتُصَلِّيَ قَبْلَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ اَلَّتِي حَضَرَتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ نَافِلَةً لَهَا ثُمَّ اِقْضِ مَا شِئْتَ وَ اِبْدَأْ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ بِالْآيَاتِ تَقْرَأُ« إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضِ» إِلَى« إِنَّكَ لاٰ تُخْلِفُ اَلْمِيعٰادَ» وَ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ تَبْدَأُ بِالْآيَاتِ قَبْلَ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اَللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَ اَلزَّوَالِ» وَ قَالَ« وَقْتُ صَلاَةِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ شِرَاكٌ أَوْ نِصْفٌ» وَ قَالَ «لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلزَّوَالَ مَا بَيْنَ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ قَدَمَانِ فَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنَ اَ لزَّوَالِ رَكْعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ أَوْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ قَدَمَانِ أَتَمَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ تَمَامَ اَلرَّكَعَاتِ وَ إِنْ مَضَى قَدَمَانِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَةً بَدَأَ بِالْأُولَى وَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ اَلزَّوَالَ إِلاَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ مِنْ نَوَافِلِ اَلْأُولَى مَا بَيْنَ اَلْأُولَى إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ فَإِنْ مَضَتِ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ وَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مِنَ اَلنَّوَافِلِ شَيْئاً فَلاَ يُصَلِّي اَلنَّوَافِلَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً فَلْيُتِمَّ اَلنَّوَافِلَ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ» وَ قَالَ« لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ إِنْ بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَلزَّوَالِ إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ بَعْدَ حُضُورِ اَلْأُولَى نِصْفُ قَدَمٍ وَ لِلرَّجُلِ إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ صَلَّى مِنْ نَوَافِلِ اَلْأُولَى شَيْئاً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ اَلْعَصْرُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يُتِمَّ نَوَافِلَ اَلْأُولَى إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ بَعْدَ حُضُورِ اَلْعَصْرِ قَدَمٌ» وَ قَالَ« اَلْقَدَمُ بَعْدَ حُضُورِ اَلْعَصْرِ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ قَدَمٍ بَعْدَ حُضُورِ اَلْأُولَى فِي اَلْوَقْتِ سَوَاءً» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ لَيَالٍ كَثِيرَةٍ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ صَلاَةَ لَيَالٍ كَثِيرَةٍ بِأَوْتَارِهَا يُتْبِعُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً قَالَ« نَعَمْ كَذَلِكَ لَهُ فِي أَوَّلِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ أَمَّا إِذَا اِنْتَصَفَ إِلَى أَنْ يَطْلُعَ اَلْفَجْرُ فَلَيْسَ لِلرَّجُلِ وَ لاَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ يُوتِرَ إِلاَّ وَتْرَ صَلاَةِ تِلْكَ اَللَّيْلَةِ فَإِنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ صَلاَةً عَلَيْهِ صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنْ صَلاَةِ تِلْكَ اَللَّيْلَةِ وَأَخَّرَ اَلْوَتْرَ ثُمَّ يَقْضِي مَا بَدَا لَهُ بِلاَ وَتْرٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ اَلْوَتْرَ اَلَّذِي لِتِلْكَ اَللَّيْلَةِ خَاصَّةً» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةٌ فِي اَلْحَضَرِ هَلْ يَقْضِيهَا وَ هُوَ مُسَافِرٌ قَالَ« نَعَمْ يَقْضِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَأَمَّا عَلَى اَلظَّهْرِ فَلاَ وَ يُصَلِّي كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي اَلْحَضَرِ»

From him, from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Amr ibn Sa'id Al-Mada'ini from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from Ammar ibn Musa Al-Sabati: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "For every obligatory prayer there are two rak'ahs of supererogatory prayer except for Asr, for its supererogatory prayer is performed beforehand, thus they become two rak'ahs before it, and they are the two rak'ahs that complete the eight rak'ahs after Dhuhr. So if you want to make up any prayer, obligatory or other than it, do not pray anything until you first perform two rak'ahs of supererogatory prayer before the obligatory prayer that has arrived, then make up whatever you wish. And begin the night prayer with the verses: Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth...’ until ‘Indeed, You do not fail in (Your) promise’ (Surah Aali Imran 3:190-194). And on the day of Friday, you begin with the verses before the two rak'ahs before the zenith (zawal). And Imam (a.s) said: 'The time for the Friday prayer is when the sun has passed its zenith, by the measure of a strap (shiraak) or half of it.' And Imam (a.s) said: 'It is permissible for a man to pray at zawal from the time the sun has passed its zenith until two footsteps (qadaman) have passed. So if there remains time after the zenith for one rak‘ah or before two footsteps have passed, he should complete the prayer until he finishes the full rak‘ahs. But if two footsteps have passed before he prays one rak‘ah, then he should begin with the first (obligatory prayer) and not pray the zawal supererogatory prayer except after that. And it is permissible for a man to pray the supererogatory prayers of the first (part of the day) from the beginning of the first until four footsteps have passed. If the four footsteps pass and he has not prayed anything from the supererogatory prayers, then he should not pray the supererogatory prayers. But if he has prayed one rak‘ah, then he should complete the supererogatory prayers until he finishes them, then he should pray the Asr prayer." And Imam (a.s) said: "It is permissible for a man to pray if there remains something from the prayer of the zenith (zawal) until half a foot has passed after the arrival of Dhuhr. And if a man has already prayed something from the supererogatory prayers of Dhuhr before Asr arrives, it is permissible for him to complete the supererogatory prayers of Dhuhr until a foot has passed after the arrival of Asr." And Imam (a.s) said: "A footstep after the arrival of Asr is like half a footstep after the arrival of Dhuhr, they are the same in terms of time." And (Imam (a.s) was asked) regarding a man upon whom are many missed night prayers; is it permissible for him to make up the prayers of many nights along with their witr, following one after the other? Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, it is permissible for him to do so at the beginning of the night. But if half the night has passed until the rising of Fajr, then neither a man nor a woman is to perform witr except the witr of that specific night. And if he wishes to make up a missed prayer, then let him pray eight rak‘ahs from the prayer of that night and delay the witr, then make up whatever he wishes without witr, then pray the witr of that specific night alone." And (Imam (a.s) was asked) regarding a man upon whom is a missed prayer from the time of being present (hadar), is it permissible for him to make it up while traveling? Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, he may make it up at night on the ground. As for on the back of a mount, then no. And he should pray it as he would pray it in the state of presence (hadar)."

Hadith 124

عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا اِجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْكَ وَتْرَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَاقْضِ ذَلِكَ كَمَا فَاتَكَ تَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ وَتْرَيْنِ بِصَلاَةٍ لاَ تُقَدِّمَنَّ شَيْئاً قَبْلَ أَوَّلِهِ اَلْأَوَّلَ فَالْأَوَّلَ تَبْدَأُ إِذَا أَنْتَ قَضَيْتَ صَلاَةَ لَيْلَتِكَ ثُمَّ اَلْوَتْرَ» قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« لاَ وَتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِلاَّ وَ أَحَدُهُمَا قَضَاءٌ» وَقَالَ« إِنْ أَوْتَرْتَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اَللَّيْلِ وَقُمْتَ فِي آخِرِ اَللَّيْلِ فَوَتْرُكَ اَلْأَوَّلُ قَضَاءٌ وَمَا صَلَّيْتَ مِنْ صَلاَةٍ فِي لَيْلَتِكَ كُلِّهَا فَلْيَكُنْ قَضَاءً إِلَى آخِرِ صَلاَتِكَ فَإِنَّهَا لِلَيْلَتِكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ آخِرُ صَلاَتِكَ وَتْرَ لَيْلَتِكَ»

Ali narrated from his father from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "If two witr prayers, or three, or more than that have accumulated upon you, then make them up in the same order in which you missed them. Separate between each two witr prayers with a (supererogatory) prayer. Do not perform anything before the first one. The first, then the first, you begin by making up the prayer of your own night, then the witr." He said, and Abu Ja'far (a.s), peace be upon him, also said: "There are not two Witrs in one night except that one of them is a makeup." And Imam (a.s) said: "If you performed Witr at the beginning of the night and then you rise at the end of the night, then your first Witr is a makeup. And whatever you have prayed from the prayers during your entire night, let them be considered as makeup until the end of your prayers, for they are for your night. And let the last of your prayers be the Witr of your night."

Hadith 125

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لاَ تَقْضِ وَتْرَ لَيْلَتِكَ إِنْ كَانَ فَاتَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ اَلزَّوَالَ فِي يَوْمِ اَلْعِيدَيْنِ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Abbas from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz from Zurarah: Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him, said: "Do not make up the Witr of your night if you have missed it until after you have prayed the prayer of the zenith (zawal) on the day of the two Eids."

Hadith 126

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْقُمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقْضِي عِشْرِينَ وَتْراً فِي لَيْلَةٍ»

From him, from Al-Abbas, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira, from Hariz, from Isa ibn Abdullah Al-Qummi: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Abu Ja'far (a.s), peace be upon him, used to make up twenty Witrs in one night."

Hadith 127

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ اَلْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ اَلْوَتْرِ وَ يَنْسَى اَلثَّالِثَةَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ قَالَ« يُوتِرُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ بِرَكْعَةٍ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ»

From him, from Ali ibn Khalid, from Ahmad ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Amr ibn Sa'id Al-Mada'ini, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar ibn Musa Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who prays two rak'ahs of the Witr and forgets the third until morning comes. Imam (a.s) said: "He should perform the Witr when he wakes up with one rak'ah immediately."

Hadith 128

سعد عن موسى بن جعفر بن أبي جعفر عن محمد بن عبد الجبار عن ميمون عن محمد بن الفرج قال كتبت الى العبد الصالح عليه السلام اسأله عن مسائل فكتب إلي وصل بعد العصر من النوافل ما شئت وصل بعد الغداة من النوافل ما شئت

Sa'd narrated from Musa ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Ja'far from Muhammad ibn Abdul-Jabbar from Maymun from Muhammad ibn Al-Faraj who said: I wrote to the Righteous servant (Abd al Salih (a.s)), peace be upon him, asking Imam (a.s) about some matters. Imam (a.s) wrote back to me: "Pray after Asr from the supererogatory prayers as much as you wish, and pray after Fajr from the supererogatory prayers as much as you wish."

Hadith 129

فأما ما رواه أحمد بن محمد عن سعد بن إسماعيل عن أبيه اسماعيل بن عيسى قال سألت الرضا عليه السلام عن الرجل يصلي الاولى ثم يتنفل فيدركه وقت العصر من قبل أن يفرغ من نافلته فيبطئ بالعصر يقضي نافلته أو يصليها بعد العصر أو يؤخرها حتى يصليها في وقت آخر؟ قال يصلي العصر ويقضي نافلته في يوم آخر

As for what was narrated by Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Sa'd ibn Isma'il from his father Isma'il ibn Isa who said: I asked (Imam) Al-Ridha, peace be upon him, about a man who prays the Dhuhr prayer and then engages in supererogatory prayers, but the time for Asr comes before he completes his supererogatory prayers. Should he delay the Asr prayer in order to complete his supererogatory prayers, or should he pray the Asr and then complete the supererogatory prayers after Asr, or should he delay them until another time? Imam (a.s) said: "He should pray the Asr and make up his supererogatory prayers on another day."

Commentary 27

فالوجه في هذا الخبر انه إذا صلى في آخر وقت فيكون قد قارب غيبوبة الشمس وذلك وقت يكره فيه الصلاة على ما بيناه في أكثر الروايات فالافضل أن يؤخرها فيقضيها في وقت آخر

The explanation for this narration is that if he prayed at the end of the time (for Dhuhr), he would be close to the setting of the sun, and that is a time in which prayer is disliked, as we have explained in many narrations. Therefore, it is preferable for him to delay it and make it up at another time.

Hadith 130

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ اَلْعَابِدِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ« وَ هُوَ اَلَّذِي جَعَلَ اَللَّيْلَ وَ اَلنَّهٰارَ خِلْفَةً لِمَنْ أَرٰادَ أَنْ يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرٰادَ شُكُوراً» قَالَ« قَضَاءُ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ بِالنَّهَارِ وَ قَضَاءُ صَلاَةِ اَلنَّهَارِ بِاللَّيْلِ»

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma'il from Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Mansur ibn Yunus from Anbasa Al-Abid who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic, "And He it is Who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude." (Surah Furqan 25:62) Imam (a.s) said: "Making up the prayer of the night during the day, and making up the prayer of the day during the night."

Hadith 131

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ تَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ« تَحَرَّ وَ اِقْضِهَا»

From him, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Mu'awiyah ibn Hakim, from Ali ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ribaat, from Isma'il ibn Jabir, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about (abundance of) prayers that have accumulated upon me. Imam (a.s) said: "Make an effort and make them up."

Hadith 132

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيْهِ اَلصَّلاَةُ قَالَ« أَلْقِهَا وَ اِسْتَأْنِفْ»

From him, from Ali ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ribaat, from Ibn Maskan who said: Someone who asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, narrated to me about a man upon whom prayers have accumulated. Imam (a.s) said: "Abandon it and start anew."

Commentary 28

قال محمد بن الحسن لا تنافي بين الخبرين لانه يحتمل أن يكون الخبر الاول مخصوصا بالفرائض فيجب أن يتحرى ويقضي ويكون الخبر الثاني مخصوصا بالنوافل فيجوز له تركها ولو حملناهما جميعا على النوافل لجاز أن يحمل الخبر الاول على الاستحباب والثاني على الجواز

Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan said: “There is no contradiction between the two narrations because it is possible that the first narration is specific to the obligatory prayers, thus it is necessary to make an effort and make them up, and that the second narration is specific to the supererogatory prayers, for which it is permissible to abandon them. And if we were to apply both narrations to the supererogatory prayers, it would be possible to interpret the first narration as indicating recommendation and the second as indicating permissibility.”

Hadith 133

وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:« تَزُولُ اَلشَّمْسُ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ حَزِيرَانَ عَلَى نِصْفِ قَدَمٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ تَمُّوزَ عَلَى قَدَمٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ آبَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْنِ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ أَيْلُولَ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةِ أَقْدَامٍ وَنِصْفٍ وَفِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ تِشْرِينَ اَلْأَوَّلِ عَلَى خَمْسَةٍ وَنِصْفٍ وَفِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ تِشْرِينَ اَلْآخِرِ عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ كَانُونَ اَلْأَوَّلِ عَلَى تِسْعَةٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ كَانُونَ اَلْآخِرِ عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ شُبَاطَ عَلَى خَمْسَةٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ آذَارَ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ نَيْسَانَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْنِ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ أَيَّارَ عَلَى قَدَمٍ وَ نِصْفٍ وَ فِي اَلنِّصْفِ مِنْ حَزِيرَانَ عَلَى نِصْفِ قَدَمٍ»

Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "The sun passes the zenith (zawal) in the middle of Haziran (June) at half a foot, and in the middle of Tammuz (July) at one and a half feet, and in the middle of Ab (August) at two and a half feet, and in the middle of Aylul (September) at three and a half feet, and in the middle of Tishrin Al-Awwal (October) at five and a half feet, and in the middle of Tishrin Al-Akhir (November) at seven and a half feet, and in the middle of Kanun Al-Awwal (December) at nine and a half feet, and in the middle of Kanun Al-Akhir (January) at seven and a half feet, and in the middle of Shubat (February) at five and a half feet, and in the middle of Adhar (March) at three and a half feet, and in the middle of Nisan (April) at two and a half feet, and in the middle of Ayyar (May) at one and a half feet, and in the middle of Haziran (June) at half a foot."

Hadith 134

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« مَنْ نَامَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْعَتَمَةَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ نِصْفُ اَللَّيْلِ فَلْيَقْضِ صَلاَتَهُ وَ لْيَسْتَغْفِرِ اَللَّهَ»

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahboub from Al-Abbas from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira from Ibn Muskan, who raised it to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: Imam (a.s) said: "Whoever sleeps before performing the night prayer (al-’atama) and does not wake up until half the night has passed, then he should make up his prayer and seek forgiveness from Allah (swt)."

Hadith 135

عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:« مَتَى مَا اِسْتَيْقَنْتَ أَوْ شَكَكْتَ فِي وَقْتِ صَلاَةٍ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّهَا أَوْ فِي وَقْتِ فَوْتِهَا صَلَّيْتَهَا فَإِنْ شَكَكْتَ بَعْدَمَا خَرَجَ وَقْتُ اَلْفَوْتِ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ حَائِلٌ فَلاَ إِعَادَةَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَكٍّ حَتَّى تَسْتَيْقِنَ فَإِنِ اِسْتَيْقَنْتَ فَعَلَيْكَ إِعَادَةُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَهَا فِي أَيِّ حَالٍ كُنْتَ»

Ali from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurarah and Al-Fudhayl: Abu Ja’far (a.s), peace be upon him, said: "Whenever you become certain or you doubt within the time of the prayer that you have not prayed it, or within the time of its expiration you pray it. But if you doubt after the time of expiration has passed, then a barrier has entered, and there is no re-praying upon you due to doubt unless you become certain. If you become certain, then it is upon you to re-pray it, no matter what state you are in."