أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ صُدْرَانَ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَالِيَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَضَرَبَ فَخِذِي کَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي قَوْمٍ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا قَالَ مَا تَأْمُرُ قَالَ صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ لِحَاجَتِکَ فَإِنْ أُقِيمَتْ الصَّلَاةُ وَأَنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلِّ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 863
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to me, and struck my thigh: ‘What will you do if you stay among people who delay the prayer until its time is over?’ He said: ‘What do you command me to do?’ He said: ‘Offer the prayer on time, then go about your business, Then if the Iqamah for that prayer is said and you are in the Masjid, then pray.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020