Sayyiduna Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, may Allah have mercy on him) the statement of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): "Food or any other engagement did not delay the Maghrib prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates from his father (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, may Allah have mercy on him): "I asked Sayyiduna Jabir about delaying the Maghrib prayer because of dinner, so Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would not delay the (Maghrib) prayer because of food or any other matter."

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Perform the Maghrib prayer before the stars appear."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah when the sun had declined. He said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):“Call the people to prayer.”This was at the time when prayer had been made obligatory upon the people. Jibril (peace be upon him) stood in front of you, and the people stood behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator states that they performed four rak‘ahs of prayer in which there was no loud recitation. The people continued to follow the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray following Jibril (peace be upon him). Then some time passed, and when the time for ‘Asr came, Jibril (peace be upon him) led them in four rak‘ahs, and in this too there was no loud recitation. The Muslims continued to follow the prayer of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray following Jibril (peace be upon him). Then some time passed until the sun set, and he led the people in three rak‘ahs, in the first two of which he recited aloud, and in the third rak‘ah he did not recite aloud. Then some time passed until a third of the night had passed, and he led the people in four rak‘ahs of prayer, in the first two of which he recited aloud, and in the last two rak‘ahs he did not recite aloud. Then some time passed until the true dawn appeared, and he led the people in two rak‘ahs of prayer, and in these two rak‘ahs he recited aloud.

The same narration is transmitted as a mursal narration with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Majma’ bin Jariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the timings of the prayers, so he performed the prayer at the earliest time first, then performed the prayer at the last time, and said:“The time for the prayer is between these two.”

The son of Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his father: Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had declined (after this, the narrator mentioned the timings of the prayers and stated): Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had set, and said:“Stand up and offer the prayer.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the prayer. Then, on the next day, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time when the sun had set (i.e., the time for Maghrib prayer was the same), and said:“Stand up and offer the prayer.”So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That was Jibril (peace be upon him) who came to teach you your religion." Then he performed the prayer. After that, the narrator mentioned the narration regarding the times of the prayers, in which these words are: Then he (the Prophet, peace be upon him) performed the Maghrib prayer when the sun had set. Regarding the next day, the narrator reported: Then he (Jibril) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the next day and he performed the Maghrib prayer when the sun had set; it was the same time.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: Then the next day they came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he led them in the Maghrib prayer at the same time when the sun had set and when it becomes permissible for the fasting person to break his fast.

Muhammad bin Ammar narrated regarding Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he mentioned that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, told him this: "Jibril (Gabriel), peace be upon him, came to you (the Prophet) and led all the prayers at different times except for the Maghrib prayer (which he led at the same time)." The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He came to me at the time of Maghrib and led me in prayer when the sun had set. Then he came to me (the narrator says: the next day) at the time of Maghrib and led the prayer at the same time when the sun had set; he did not make any change in it."