English
From him, he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If the people knew what is in the call to prayer and the first row, they would cast lots for it. And if they knew what is in the early prayer (before dawn) 1 , they would race to it, and if they knew what is in the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers, they would come to them even if they had to crawl."
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 615 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 437a (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 628 (unverified) 90% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 628
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: "If they knew what is in the early prayer..." It should not be said that the command to delay the prayer contradicts the command to perform the early prayer, because delaying is a slight postponement and does not exclude the concept of early prayer. "Al-Hajjira" refers to the time up until just before Asr (the afternoon prayer), as mentioned in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: ولو يعلمون ما في التهجير الخ: لا يقال: الأمر بالإبراد ينافي الأمر بالتهجير؛ لأن الإبراد تأخير قليل لا يخرج بذلك التهجير، فإن الهاجرة تطلق على الوقت إلى أن يقرب العصر، كذا في «المرقاة».