Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "There are two types of true dawn (Subh Sadiq). One is the true dawn that spreads like the tail of a snake (horizontally), at which time it is not permissible to perform (the Fajr prayer), and it is not forbidden for the one taking suhoor to eat. However, the (light) that spreads vertically on the horizon makes (the Fajr) prayer permissible (i.e., the time for prayer begins), and makes eating for the one taking suhoor forbidden (i.e., the time for suhoor ends at that moment)."

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), both of these companions narrate: "There are two types of twilight (shafaq): the red one and the white one. When the red twilight disappears, then the time for prayer begins. Similarly, there are two types of true dawn (subh sadiq): one that is vertical and one that is horizontal. When the horizontal one ends, then the time for prayer begins."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Shafaq refers to redness."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By 'shafaq' is meant redness; when the shafaq disappears, the prayer becomes obligatory (i.e., its time begins)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "By 'shafaq' is meant redness."

Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:“I have the most knowledge regarding this, that is, about the ‘Isha prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to offer it when the third night’s moon would set.”

This same narration is also transmitted with another chain regarding the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), however, in it are the words: (the narrator is in doubt) the crescent of the third night or the crescent of the fourth night (would set). Some other narrators have also transmitted it on the authority of Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), and in it, they have narrated the words, "the crescent of the third night."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“(According to the reckoning of Madinah Munawwarah) the place between the east and the west is the Qiblah.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“(According to the reckoning of Madinah Munawwarah) the place between the east and the west is the Qiblah.”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an expedition, and I was among them. On one occasion, in extreme darkness, we could not determine the direction of the qiblah. Some of us said: We have estimated the direction of the qiblah, it is this way. They pointed towards the north, faced that direction and performed the prayer, and marked a line as a reminder. Some said: The qiblah is in this direction. They pointed towards the south and marked a line in that direction. When morning came and the sun rose, neither of the two lines was in the direction of the qiblah. When we returned from the journey and asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, he remained silent. Then Allah revealed this verse: "To Allah belong the East and the West; so wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah."