Narrated by Jarir ibn Abdullah
We were with the Prophet ﷺ when he looked at the full moon and said: "You will see your Lord as you see this moon, without crowding to see it. So if you are able not to be overcome in praying before the sun rises and before it sets, then do so."
Sahih al-Bukhari 554, Sahih Muslim 633
What this hadith teaches
The greatest joy of Paradise is to see Allah. The Prophet ﷺ tied this joy to Fajr and Asr straight away.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Jarir ibn Abdullah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ هَذَا الْقَمَرَ لاَ تُضَامُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى صَلاَةٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا فَافْعَلُوا ". ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ}
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 554, as given on sunnah.com.