Al-Isfar (Praying fajr When It Has Become Lighter) — Sunan an-Nasa'i

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ubaidullah bin Sa'idfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromMuhammad bin Ajlan al-MadnifromAsim bin 'Umar bin Qatada al-AnsarifromMahmud bin Labid bin 'UqbafromRafi' bin Khadij bin Rafi'

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَسْفِرُوا بِالْفَجْرِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Rafi' bin Khadij that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Pray Fajr when the dawn shines."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَاصِمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 549sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ibrahim bin Y'aqub bin IshaqfromSa'id bin Abi MaryamfromMuhammad bin MatraffromZayd bin AslamfromAsim bin 'Umar bin Qatada al-AnsarifromMahmud bin Labid bin 'Uqba

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَا أَسْفَرْتُمْ بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ بِالأَجْرِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Mahmud bin Labid, from some men among his people who were of the Ansar, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"The more you delay Fajr, the greater the reward."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ، عَنْ رِجَالٍ، مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏