Hazrat Basheer bin Salman says that I and Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and requested, "Please teach us the way the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer." He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Zuhr prayer when the shadow of everything became equal to its strap. Then he led us in the Asr prayer when the shadow of everything became equal to its length. Then he led us in the Maghrib prayer when the sun had set. Then he led us in the Isha prayer when the twilight had disappeared. Then he led us in the Fajr prayer when the dawn had appeared. The next day, he led us in the Zuhr prayer when the shadow of everything became equal to its length. Then he led us in the Asr prayer when the shadow of everything became twice its length. He performed this prayer so early that a rider, traveling at a fast pace, could reach the place of Dhu’l-Hulaifah before the Maghrib prayer. Then he led us in the Maghrib prayer when the sun had set. Then he led us in the Isha prayer when one third of the night had passed. Then he led us in the Fajr prayer in brightness. We asked him, "How should we pray with Hajjaj bin Yusuf, as he delays the prayer?" He said, "Pray with him the prayer that he performs on time, and the prayer that he delays, you perform it at its proper time, and join him with the intention of nafl (voluntary prayer). And my statement is a trust with you; even if I die and Hajjaj has the power to exhume my grave, he will surely do so."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Masood that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Jibreel came to me and led me in prayer. Then he mentioned the five prayers.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the time for Zuhr remains until the time for Asr begins. The time for Asr remains until the sun becomes yellow. The time for Maghrib remains until the twilight disappears, and the time for Isha is until midnight. And the time for Fajr remains until the sun rises.

It is narrated similarly through another chain of transmission.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Amr says that a letter from Hazrat Umar came to us in which it was written: Offer the Fajr prayer at a time when the stars are bright and visible. Offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun has declined from the middle of the sky. Offer the Asr prayer when the sun is white and shining. Offer the Maghrib prayer when the sun sets, and he granted concession in the Isha prayer.

Hazrat Nafi’ bin Jubair narrates that Hazrat Umar wrote a letter to Hazrat Abu Musa in which it was written: Perform the Zuhr prayer when the sun declines; perform the Asr prayer when the sun is white and bright; perform the Maghrib prayer when night and day merge with each other; perform the Isha prayer at night whenever you wish; and perform the Fajr prayer when the light spreads.

Hazrat Jabir says that Zuhr is as its name suggests. Asr should be offered when the sun is bright and shining. Maghrib is also as its name suggests. We used to offer Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then we would reach our homes at a distance of one mile, and even then we could see things at the distance of an arrow's throw. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes offer the Isha prayer early and sometimes delay it. Fajr is as its name suggests, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer it in darkness.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Muslim women used to offer the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then would return to their homes while it was so dark that no one could recognize them.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer the Fajr prayer, then the Muslim women, wrapped in their sheets, would leave the mosque, and due to the darkness, no one could recognize them.

Hazrat Muhajir says that I have seen that letter of Hazrat Umar which he wrote to Hazrat Abu Musa, and in it he mentioned the timings of the prayers. When the time for Fajr prayer came, it was written in it that perform it in darkness and prolong the recitation.