Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never offered any prayer at its last time twice, until his death.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delay any prayer to its last time, until he passed away." Imam al-Hakim says that this narration, from the hadith of al-Waqidi, is a supporting narration (shahid), and it is not of the standard of this book.

Marthad bin Abdullah al-Yazani narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us as a warrior on campaign, while Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) was the governor of Egypt. He delayed the Maghrib prayer, so Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up towards him and said: "O Uqbah, what kind of prayer is this?" He said: "We were kept busy." Abu Ayyub said: "By Allah, my only worry is that people may think you saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) doing it this way, whereas I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'My Ummah will remain upon good (or upon the fitrah) as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars become interlaced.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The affair of my Ummah will remain upon the fitrah as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars shine out."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fajr is of two kinds: one Fajr in which food becomes forbidden and prayer becomes permitted, and another Fajr in which prayer is forbidden and food remains permitted." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim with regard to the reliability of its narrators. Imam al-Hakim says: I have also seen it as mawquf (a Companion's statement), and Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fajr is of two kinds: one that rises (upwards) like the tail of a wolf; in it prayer is not permitted, nor is food forbidden. The other spreads out across the horizon; it makes prayer permitted and food forbidden."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of that by which Allah Almighty wipes out sins and increases good deeds?" The Companions said: "Of course, O Messenger of Allah (please tell us)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Performing ablution (wudu) thoroughly despite hardship and dislike, and waiting for the next prayer after a prayer. There is no man among you who leaves his house, prays with the imam, and then sits waiting for the next prayer, except that the angels pray for him: 'O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it. This narration is gharib (unusual) from Sufyan al-Thawri, and only Abu Asim al-Nabil transmitted it from him.

Ziyad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Nakha'i narrates: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the great mosque of Kufah, at a time when Kufah consisted of reed huts. The mu'adhdhin came and said: "O Commander of the Believers, the time of the Asr prayer has come." He said: "Sit down." So he sat down. Then he came again and said the same thing, so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "This dog is teaching us the Sunnah!" Then he stood up and led us in the Asr prayer. When we returned to the place where we had been sitting, we sat down on our knees, and the sun was inclining towards setting, and we were watching it. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain; the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) used all of its narrators as evidence, yet they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to pray Asr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then we would slaughter a camel and divide it into ten portions, then cook it and eat the cooked meat before the sun set. Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim agreed on Rafi' bin Khadij's narration about Maghrib, that after the prayer we could see where our arrows landed; but this narration about praying Asr early is on their condition, yet they did not record it.

Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray Asr while the sun was white and high; then a man would finish the prayer and reach Dhul-Hulayfah (which is six miles from Madinah) before the sun set. The two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) recorded the narration of Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud through al-Zuhri with different wording, but they did not record this wording, even though it is sahih (authentic) on their condition.