Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his family and his wealth.
Sahih al-Bukhari 552, Sahih Muslim 626
What this hadith teaches
Asr falls in the busy late afternoon. The Prophet ﷺ compares missing it to the worst loss a person can imagine.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Umar
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 552, as given on sunnah.com.