It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Khalid Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Caliph of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), saw him performing two rak‘ahs after ‘Asr. So he went to him and struck him with a whip while he was in prayer. But when Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) finished, he said: O Commander of the Faithful! Since I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing these two rak‘ahs, after seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do so, I will not abandon this practice. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down beside him and said: O Zaid bin Khalid! If I did not fear that people would make this prayer a means to keep praying until night, I would not have struck you because of it.

Qabeesah bin Dhu’ayb says: Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) informed the family of Zubair that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed two rak’ahs with her after Asr, so the people of the family of Zubair used to perform these two rak’ahs. But Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: May Allah forgive Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), we know the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) better than Sayyidah does. The reason for these two rak’ahs was that some Bedouins came and sat with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at midday and began to ask questions, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to answer them, until he performed the Zuhr prayer, and then, without performing the two Sunnah after it, sat with them and continued answering their questions, until he performed the Asr prayer. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) went home, he remembered that he had not performed the prayer after Zuhr, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed those two rak’ahs after Asr. May Allah forgive Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), we know the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) better than Sayyidah does. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade performing prayer after Asr.

Ata bin Saib says: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal Muzani (ra) when two young men from the children of Sayyiduna Umar (ra) entered and performed two rak'ahs after Asr. He sent a message to them and, after calling them, said: "What prayer is this that you have performed? Your father used to forbid this." They replied: "Sayyida Aisha (ra) told us that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak'ahs with her." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ibn Mughaffal (ra) remained silent and did not give them any reply.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made a mistake, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had prohibited performing prayer with emphasis at the time of sunrise and sunset.

Mawla Abdullah bin Umar Yasar says: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw me praying after the rising of dawn and said: Yasar! How many prayers have you performed? I said: I do not know. He said: Then you should not know, indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were performing this prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! Let those present convey this to those who are absent, that after the rising of dawn there is no prayer except for two rak‘ahs.

Huyayy bin Ya'la bin Umayyah says: I saw Sayyiduna Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) praying before sunrise. A man said to him: You are among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you are praying before sunrise? Sayyiduna Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Indeed, the sun rises between the two horns of Satan. Then Sayyiduna Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Now, if at the time of sunrise you are engaged in the command of Allah, then this is better than the sun rising while you are heedless.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not perform prayer at the time of sunrise, because it rises between the two horns of Satan and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it, and do not perform prayer at the time of sunset, because it sets between the two horns of Satan and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it, and do not perform prayer at midday, that is, at the time of zenith, because at that time Hell is kindled.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not intend to pray at the time of sunrise and sunset, because it rises between the two horns of Satan. So when the edge of the sun appears, do not pray until it has risen high, and similarly, when the edge of the sun begins to set, do not pray until it has completely set.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Do not perform prayer at the time of sunrise and sunset, because the sun rises between the horns of Satan and sets between the horns of Satan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade performing prayer at the time when the edge of the sun is rising or when its edge is setting. Also, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, it rises between the horns of Satan.