Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I performed the Asr prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the sun was still bright. Then I came to my family, and they were sitting there. I said: "Why are you sitting? Perform the prayer, for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has already performed the prayer."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the ‘Asr prayer while the sun was still bright and shining. Then I came to my family, who were sitting at the outskirts of Madinah, and they had not yet performed the prayer. I said:“Why are you sitting? Get up and perform the prayer, for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has already performed the prayer.”

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Among the Ansar, the house of Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah was the farthest, which was in Quba, and the house of Abu Umays, which was in the locality of Banu Harithah. Both of these individuals used to perform prayer following the lead of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then would reach their respective places, and the people there had not yet performed the prayer. The reason for this was that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform this prayer quickly.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Shall I not tell you about the prayer of a hypocrite? He keeps looking at the sun until, when the sun becomes yellow and is between the two horns of Satan, that person stands up and pecks four times, and in that prayer he remembers Allah very little."

This same narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the Asr prayer while sunlight would still remain in my chamber and the shadow would not have declined.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I performed the Asr prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). When he finished the prayer, a man from the Banu Salamah tribe said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have a camel and I want to sacrifice it. I wish that you would also be present there." So the Prophet (peace be upon him) set out from there and we also went along. Then the camel was sacrificed and it was prepared for us, and before the sun had set, we had eaten its meat. (Sayyiduna Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, says) We used to perform the Asr prayer behind the Prophet (peace be upon him), and after that, a person could cover a distance of six miles before the sun would set.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led us in the ‘Asr prayer. When we finished the prayer, a man from the Banu Salamah came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, we want to sacrifice a camel and we wish that you (peace be upon him) would also come there. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Alright." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went, and we also went with him. There we found that the camel had not yet been sacrificed. Then it was sacrificed, then its meat was prepared, then it was cooked, and before the sun set, we had eaten it.

Abu Qilabah says: The Asr prayer is named so because it is squeezed out.

Khalid Hadhdha reports: Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Sirin, and Abu Qilabah used to perform 'Asr prayer late.