Hadith 52

Sahih Bukhari

Book 9: Times of the Prayers

Chapter 27

Time of the Fajr (early morning) prayer

باب وَقْتِ الْفَجْرِ

Sahih al-Bukhari 576
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ، سَمِعَ رَوْحًا، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ تَسَحَّرَا، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا مِنْ سَحُورِهِمَا قَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَصَلَّى‏.‏ قُلْنَا لأَنَسٍ كَمْ كَانَ بَيْنَ فَرَاغِهِمَا مِنْ سَحُورِهِمَا وَدُخُولِهِمَا فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ قَدْرُ مَا يَقْرَأُ الرَّجُلُ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً‏.‏
Qatada:

Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) and Zaid bin Thabit took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked Anas, "How long was the interval between finishing their 'Suhur' and starting the prayer?" He replied, "The interval between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty 'Ayat." (Verses of the Qur'an).

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Anas bin Malik

أنس بن مالك بن النضر

2,476 narrations

follower
2

Qatada

قتادة

1,382 narrations

follower
3

Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id

سعيد بن أبي سعيد كيسان المقبري

673 narrations

successor
4

Ruh bin 'Ubada bin al-'Ala'

روح بن عبادة بن العلاء

173 narrations