Hadith 32

Sahih Bukhari

Book 10: Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Chapter 20

The saying of a person "We have missed As-Salat (the prayer)"

باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ فَاتَتْنَا الصَّلاَةُ

According to Ibn Sirin, it is disliked to say: "We have missed As-Salat (the prayer)." It is better to say: "We have not been able to offer (get) As-Salat", but the Prophet's statement (i.e., we missed As-Salat), is more correct.
وَكَرِهَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ أَنْ يَقُولَ فَاتَتْنَا الصَّلاَةُ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ لَمْ نُدْرِكْ. وَقَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَحُّ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 635
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ سَمِعَ جَلَبَةَ رِجَالٍ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا اسْتَعْجَلْنَا إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا، إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّكِينَةِ، فَمَا أَدْرَكْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَمَا فَاتَكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ‏"‏‏.‏
`Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:

My father said, "While we were praying with the Prophet (ﷺ) he heard the noise of some people. After the prayer he said, 'What is the matter?' They replied 'We were hurrying for the prayer.' He said, 'Do not make haste for the prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed."