أبْرِدُوا بالظُّهْرِ فَإنَّ شِدَّةِ الحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ
It is reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
“Postpone the midday prayer / zuhr / until it becomes cooler, for verily the heat is intensified by the expansion of Hell”. This hadith was transmitted by al-Bukhari (538), Ibn Majah 679 from the words of Abu Sa’id; Ahmad 2/377, al-Hakim 3/280 from the words of Safwan ibn Mahram; al-Nasai 1/249 from the words of Abu Musa al-Ash’ari; at-Tabarani in Mu’jam al-Kabir 7399 according to Ibn Mas’ud; Ibn ‘Adi in al-Kamil from the words of al-Mughira ibn Shu’ba 4/20 and Jabir; Ibn Majah 680 from the words of al-Mughira ibn Shu’ba.
Grade: صحيح