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.

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.