It was narrated from Ibn Shihab that 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz delayed the 'Asr prayer a little. 'Urwah said to him: "Jibril came down and led the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in prayer." 'Umar said: "Watch what you are saying, O 'Urwah!" He said: "I heard Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud say: 'I heard Abu Mas'ud say: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say: 'Jibril came down and led me in prayer, and I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him - and he counted off five prayers on his fingers.'"

Shu'bah said: "Sayyar bin Salamah, narrated to us, he said: 'I heard my father ask Abu Barzah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).' I said: 'Did you really hear him?' He said: 'As I can hear you now.' He said: 'I heard my father ask about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).' He said: 'He would not mind if he delayed it - meaning 'Isha' until midnight, and he did not like to sleep before it or speak after it.'" Shu'bah said: "Then I met him later on and asked him. He said: 'He used to pray Zauhr when the sun had passed its zenith, and (he would pray) 'Asr and a man could walk to the farthest point in Al-Madinah and the sun would still be clear and hot. And Maghrib, I do not know the time he mentioned.' After that I met him and asked him, and he said: 'He used to pray Fajr then after the prayer a man could regarding it, sitting next to him, look at the face of someone he knew and he could recognize it.' He said: 'And he used to recite in it between sixty and one hundred (verses).'"

It was narrated from Az-Zuhri he said: "Anas told me that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out when the sun had passed its zenith, and led them in Zuhr prayer."

It was narrated that Khabbab said: "We complained to the Messenger of Alalh ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) about how hot the sand was, but he did not respond to our complaint." It was said to Abu Ishaq (one of the narrators): "Did they complain regarding his praying it early?" He said: "Yes."

Hamzah Al-'A'idhi said: "I heard Anas bin Malik say: 'When the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) halted, he would not move on until he had prayed Zuhr.' A man said: 'Even if it was the middle of the day?' He said: 'Even if it was the middle of the day.'"

Khalid bin Dinar Abu Khaldah said: "I heard Anas bin Malik say: 'When it was hot, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would wait until it cooled down to pray, and when it was cold he would hasten to pray.'"

It was narrated from Abu Musa in a Marfu' [1] report: "Wait until it cools down to pray Zuhr, for the heat you experience is a breeze from Hell." [1] Meaning he attributed it to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: This is 'Jibril, peace be upon you, he came to teach you your religion. He prayed Subh when the dawn appeared, and he prayed Zuhr when the sun had (passed its zenith), and he prayed 'Asr when he saw that the shadow of a thing was equal to its height, then he prayed Maghrib when the sub had set and it is permissible for the fasting person to eat. Then he prayed 'Isha' when the twilight had disappeared. Then he came to him the following day and prayed Subh when it had got a little lighter, then he prayed Zuhr when the shadow of a thing was equal to its height, then he prayed 'Asr when the shadow of a thing was equal to twice its height, then he prayed Maghrib at the same time as before, then he prayed 'Isha' when a short period of the night had passed. Then he said: 'The prayer is between the times when you prayed yesterday and the times when you prayed today.'"

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said: "The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prayed Zuhr when the length of (a person's shadow) was between three and five feet in summer, and between five and seven feet in winter."