حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زِيَادَةَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زِيَادَةَ الْکِنْدِيُّ عَنْ بِلَالٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ أَتَی رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُؤْذِنَهُ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بِلَالًا بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّی فَضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا قَالَ فَقَامَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَتَابَعَ أَذَانَهُ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ صَلَّی بِالنَّاسِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّی أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا وَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي کُنْتُ رَکَعْتُ رَکْعَتَيْ الْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّکَ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا قَالَ لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَکْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَکَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1257
Narrated Bilal: Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aishah kept Bilal engaged in a matter which she asked him till the day was bright and it became fairly light. Bilal then stood up and called him to prayer and called him repeatedly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not yet come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aishah had kept him engaged in a matter which she asked him till it became fairly light; hence he became late in reaching him (in time). He (Bilal) said: Messenger of Allah, the dawn became fairly bright. He said: If the dawn became brighter than it is now, I would pray them (the two rak'ahs of the sunnah prayer), offer them well and in a more beautiful manner.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020