حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ سُمَيْرٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ مِنْ الْمَدِينَةِ وَکَانَتْ الْأَنْصَارُ تُفَقِّهُهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشَ الْأُمَرَائِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ فَلَمْ تُوقِظْنَا إِلَّا الشَّمْسُ طَالِعَةً فَقُمْنَا وَهِلِينَ لِصَلَاتِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رُوَيْدًا رُوَيْدًا حَتَّی إِذَا تَعَالَتْ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ کَانَ مِنْکُمْ يَرْکَعُ رَکْعَتَيْ الْفَجْرِ فَلْيَرْکَعْهُمَا فَقَامَ مَنْ کَانَ يَرْکَعُهُمَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَکُنْ يَرْکَعُهُمَا فَرَکَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُنَادَی بِالصَّلَاةِ فَنُودِيَ بِهَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّی بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّا نَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ أَنَّا لَمْ نَکُنْ فِي شَيْئٍ مِنْ أُمُورِ الدُّنْيَا يَشْغَلُنَا عَنْ صَلَاتِنَا وَلَکِنَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا کَانَتْ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَأَرْسَلَهَا أَنَّی شَائَ فَمَنْ أَدْرَکَ مِنْکُمْ صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ مِنْ غَدٍ صَالِحًا فَلْيَقْضِ مَعَهَا مِثْلَهَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 438
Khalid bin Sumair said: Abdullah bin Rabah al-Ansari, whom the Ansar called faqih (juries), came to us from Madina, and reported us on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition consisting of the chief Companions. He then narrated the same story, saying Nothing awakened us except the rising sun. We stoop up in bewilderment, for our prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: Wait a little, wait a little. When the sun rose high, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Those who sued to observer the two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer (sunnah prayer before obligatory prayer) should observe them. Then those who used to observe and those who would not observe stood up and said prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded to call for prayer; the call for prayer was made accordingly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and led us in prayer. When he turned away (from the prayer) he said: We thank Allah for the fact that we were not engaged in any wordily affairs which detained us from our prayer. Instead our souls were in the hands of Allah. He released them whenever He wished. If any one of you gets morning prayer tomorrow at its proper time, he should offer a similar prayer as an atonement.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020