Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
That is the prayer of the hypocrite: he sits watching the sun until it is between the two horns of Shaytan, then he gets up and pecks four times, remembering Allah only a little in it.
Sahih Muslim 622
What this hadith teaches
This warns against two faults together: delaying a prayer to its last moment without need, and rushing it without calm or remembrance.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
تِلْكَ صَلاَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ يَجْلِسُ يَرْقُبُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَهَا أَرْبَعًا
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 622, as given on sunnah.com.