Sunan Abu Dawood — Hadith 1257
Sahih
Sunan Abu Dawood : 1257
Narrated Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal رضی اللہ عنہ :
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زِيَادَةَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زِيَادَةَ الْكِنْدِيُّ، عَنْ بِلَالٍ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُؤْذِنَهُ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ، فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بِلَالًا بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى فَضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا، قَالَ: فَقَامَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَتَابَعَ أَذَانَهُ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ، وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا، وَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّكَ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا، قَالَ: لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَكَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا .
He (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not yet come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا 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.