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Sahih Muslim #1267

The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ الصَّلاَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
He who finds a rak'ah of the prayer, he in fact finds the prayer.
Narrated by Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

Context

Abu Huraira reports that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) stated that if a person catches even one rak'ah of the prayer, they have successfully participated in that prayer. This hadith highlights the importance of intention and effort in worship, reassuring believers that even partial participation is valuable.

Modern Application

In daily salah, this principle encourages individuals to strive to join prayers even if they arrive late. It emphasizes that every moment spent in prayer counts, motivating people to make the effort to engage in worship whenever possible.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Teachings because it conveys a key teaching about the value of participation in prayer, regardless of its completeness.

PrayerProphetic Teachings

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This hadith is #1267 from Sahih Muslim, in the Book of The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:.

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