Times of Salah (Prayer) on a Journey and Performing Two Salah (prayer) Soon one after the Other

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ فِي دُبُرِ الْغَدَاةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ الرَّحْمَنَ‌[1] كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ تَقُولَ كُلَّمَا قُلْتَ- فَبِأَيِّ آلاءِ رَبِّكُما تُكَذِّبانِ‌ لَا بِشَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ آلَائِكَ رَبِّ أُكَذِّبُ.

“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘It is preferable to recite Chapter 55 of the Holy Quran after the morning Salah (prayer) on Friday morning and after reciting the verse that says, “Which of the bounties of your Lord do you then deny?” say, ‘I do not deny anyone of the bounties of my Lord.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْكَهْفَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةِ جُمُعَةٍ كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةَ مَا بَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ. - قَالَ وَ رَوَى غَيْرُهُ أَيْضاً فِيمَنْ قَرَأَهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَ الْعَصْرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one recites chapter 18 of the Holy Quran every Friday night, it serves as an expiation for the matters from this to the next Friday.’” The narrator of the Hadith has said that people other than him also have narrated about reciting this Chapter after the afternoon Salah (prayer) on

كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يُبَكِّرُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ حِينَ تَكُونُ الشَّمْسُ قَدْرَ رُمْحٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ يَكُونُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ لِجُمَعِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى جُمَعِ سَائِرِ الشُّهُورِ فَضْلًا كَفَضْلِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى سَائِرِ الشُّهُورِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), would go to Masjid early Friday morning after sunrise when the sun would rise by about one spear’s length (above the horizon). In the month of Ramadan he would do so earlier and say, ‘The Fridays of the month of Ramadan have extra excellence over the Fridays of other months, just as the month of Ram

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ أَدْرَكَ الْجُمُعَةَ وَ قَدِ ازْدَحَمَ النَّاسُ فَكَبَّرَ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ وَ رَكَعَ وَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى السُّجُودِ وَ قَامَ الْإِمَامُ وَ النَّاسُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ وَ قَامَ هَذَا مَعَهُمْ فَرَكَعَ الْإِمَامُ وَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ هَذَا عَلَى الرُّكُوعِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنَ الزِّحَامِ وَ قَدَرَ عَلَى السُّجُودِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَب

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘If a man attends Friday in a dense crowd when the Imam says Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) and performs Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees), this man also performs Ruku‘ but cannot perform Sajdah (prostration). The Imam and the people stand up for the second Rak‘at

قِيلَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَزْعُمُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ أَنَّ النُّورَةَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مَكْرُوهَةٌ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ أَيُّ طَهُورٍ أَطْهَرُ مِنَ النُّورَةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ.[3]

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah in a marfu‘ manner saying: “Someone said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Certain people consider applying Nurah (lime as hair cleaner) on Friday as undesirable.’ The Imam said, ‘It is not as they say. No other cleaner is a better cleaner on Friday than Nurah.’” (The

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عِنْدَ الزَّوَالِ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَ أُمِّي وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ وَقْتُ مَا تَسْتَقِيلُ إِبِلَكَ فَقُلْتُ إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي غَيْرِ سَفَرٍ فَقَالَ عَلَى أَقَلَّ مِنْ قَدَمٍ ثُلُثَيْ قَدَمٍ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ.

“Once I performed Salah (prayer) behind abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), at the time of Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime) and I asked, saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, when is it time for al-‘Asr Salah (prayer)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is when you release your camel.’ I

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ وَقْتِ الظُّهْرِ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ وَ ذَلِكَ وَقْتُهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي غَيْرِ السَّفَرِ.

‘It is at Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime) which is its time on Friday when one is not on a journey.’”

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ أَوْ عَجَّلَتْ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَ الْعَصْرِ وَ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُعَجِّلَ عِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغِيبَ الشَّفَقُ.

‘The Messenger of Allah, when on a journey or being in need for something, would perform al-Dhuhr and al-‘Asr Salah (prayer) together soon one after the other, as well as al-Maghrib and al-‘Isha’ Salah (prayer).’ He (the narrator) has said that abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to perform al-‘Isha’ al

كُنْتُ أَنَا وَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا مُتَرَافِقِينَ فِيهِمْ مُيَسِّرٌ فِيمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَ نَحْنُ نَشُكُّ فِي الزَّوَالِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ فَامْشُوا بِنَا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى نَتَيَقَّنَ الزَّوَالَ ثُمَّ نُصَلِّيَ فَفَعَلْنَا فَمَا مَشَيْنَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى عَرَضَ لَنَا قِطَارُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ أَتَى الْقِطَارُ فَرَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَ

“Once a few persons of our people and I were in a company, among them was Muyassir, between Makkah and al-Madinah. As we traveled, we were in doubt about the time of Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime). Certain ones among us said that we must walk for a while until we are certain about Zawal, then

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وَقْتُ الْمَغْرِبِ فِي السَّفَرِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ.

The time for al-Maghrib on a journey is up to one-third of the night.’ It is also narrated that it is up to midnight.”