Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "When the heat is intense, perform the prayer at a cooler time, for the severity of heat is part of the heat of Hell."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "When the heat is intense, perform the prayer at a cooler time, because the severity of heat is part of the heat of Hell."

Sayyiduna Mughira bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at noon. He said: Perform the prayer at a cooler time, for the severity of heat is part of the heat of Hell. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In narrating this report, the narrator Ishaq Azraq is unique.

Zaid bin Wahb narrates: He heard Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: We were traveling with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The muezzin intended to give the call to prayer for the Zuhr prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Let it cool down. Then he intended to give the call to prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Let it cool down. This happened two or perhaps three times, until we saw the shadows of the hills. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The severity of the heat is part of the heat of Hell, so when the heat is intense, perform (the Zuhr) prayer at a cooler time. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Abu al-Hasan Ubaid bin Hasan is a Muhajir from Kufa.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "When it is hot, perform the (Dhuhr) prayer at a cooler time, because the intensity of heat is part of the heat of Hell." The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that Hell complained to its Lord, so its Lord allowed it to breathe twice: one breath in the summer season, and one breath in the winter season.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to offer the Friday prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when there were no walls whose shade we could come under.

Iyas bin Salamah bin Akwa narrates from his father: We used to perform the Friday prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) after the sun had declined, and then while returning, we would look for shade.

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq narrates from his father (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir) the statement of Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both): We used to perform the Friday prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), then we would return and let our water-carrying camels rest. (Imam al-Baqir narrates:) I asked: Which hour was this? He replied: The time when the sun had declined.

Khalad bin Khalad Ansari narrates: We performed prayer one day behind Umar bin Abdul Aziz, then we went to the service of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), and we found him standing and performing prayer. When he completed the prayer, we asked: O Abu Hamzah! Which prayer did you just perform? He replied: Asr prayer. We said: We have just come after performing the Zuhr prayer which we offered behind Umar bin Abdul Aziz. So Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performing this prayer in this (time) manner; I will never abandon it.

Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to perform the ‘Asr prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then after that a camel would be sacrificed and divided into ten portions and then cooked. We would eat that cooked meat before the sun set. And in the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we used to perform the Maghrib prayer, and after finishing the prayer, a person could see the place where his arrow had fallen (i.e., there was still that much light at that time).