Hadith #40
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ تَسَحَّرَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا مِنْ سُحُورِهِمَا قَامَ رَسُول
ُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى فَقُلْنَا لِأَنَسٍ كَمْ كَانَ بَيْنَ فَرَاغِهِمَا وَسُحُورِهِمَا وَدُخُولِهِمَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ كَانَ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ رَجُلٌ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
سعيد بن أبي عروبة
قتادة
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Anas (رضي الله عنه), that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Zayd ibn Thabit (رضي الله عنه) had their suhur (pre-dawn meal). When they finished their suhur, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for prayer and prayed. We said to Anas: 'How much time was there between their finishing the suhur and entering the prayer?' He said: 'About the time it takes to recite fifty verses.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 26, Hadith 40
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12278
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48668