Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had declined and said:“O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Zuhr prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Zuhr prayer after the sun had declined. Then some time passed, so much so that when a person’s shadow became equal to his height, he (Jibreel) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Asr and said:“O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Asr prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Asr prayer. Then some time passed until the sun set, so Jibreel (peace be upon him) said:“Stand up and perform the Maghrib prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed this prayer when the sun had completely set. Then some time passed until the twilight disappeared, so Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said:“Stand up and perform the Isha prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed this prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the true dawn had appeared and said:“O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Fajr prayer. The next day, Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Zuhr when a man’s shadow had become equal to his height and said:“O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Zuhr prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Zuhr prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to him when a man’s shadow had become twice his height and said:“O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Asr prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Asr prayer. Then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Maghrib when the sun had set; this was the same time (there was no delay in it). He said:“Stand up and perform the Maghrib prayer.”So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Maghrib prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the Isha prayer when a third of the night had passed and said:“Stand up and perform the Isha prayer.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed this prayer. Then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the Fajr prayer when the light had spread well and said:“Stand up and perform the Fajr prayer.”Then he explained:“The time between these two is the (prescribed legal) time for the prayers.”

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to inform him about the prayer. He came to him at the time when the sun had declined. Jibril (peace be upon him) stepped forward, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood behind him, and the people stood behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he performed the Zuhr prayer. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him at the time when a man's shadow had become equal to his height. Jibril (peace be upon him) stepped forward, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood behind him, and the people stood behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Asr prayer. Then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time when the sun had set. Jibril (peace be upon him) stood forward, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood behind him, and the people stood behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They performed the Maghrib prayer. After this, he mentioned the rest of the hadith, however, in it are these words: The next day, Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time when the sun had set; it was the same time. Jibril stepped forward, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood behind him, and the people stood behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They performed the Maghrib prayer. At the end of this narration, it is stated: Jibril (peace be upon him) said: "Between these two prayers is the (prescribed) time for the prayers." The narrator states: Once, a man asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the (timings of) prayers, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer in the same manner as Jibril (peace be upon him) had led him. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where is the one who asked about the prayer? Between these two (times) is the time for prayer."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Jibril led me in prayer twice in Makkah.”Then he mentioned the hadith, in which are these words:“And the Maghrib prayer was performed when the sun had set, and on the next day, the Maghrib prayer was performed at the same time as it was performed on the first day.”

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came and asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about the timings of the prayers. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer at these two times—one day at this time and one day at that time—and said: "Where is the person who asked about the prayer? The (prescribed) time for the prayers is between these two times."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibreel led me in prayer twice at the House of Allah." After this, he mentioned the complete hadith in which, regarding the second day, he narrated this: (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says) "He led me in the Maghrib prayer at the time when one breaks the fast; it was the same time."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and led all the prayers in two timings, except for the Maghrib prayer (which he led at only one time).

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated: "Jibril (peace be upon him) led me in prayer twice in Makkah." The first time he came to me, then he mentioned the times of the prayers (after this, the narration contains these words): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "He came to me at the time when the sun had set, and he led me in the Maghrib prayer, and on the next day he led me at the same time, which was the same time."

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me at the time when true dawn had appeared." (After this, the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.) Regarding the Maghrib prayer, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then he came to me at the time when the sun had set and said: Stand up and perform the prayer, so I performed three rak'ahs of Maghrib. Then the next day he came to me at the time when the sun had set and said: Stand up and perform the prayer, so I performed three rak'ahs of Maghrib." The narrator mentioned this narration as a lengthy hadith.