It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that there are three times in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to forbid us from performing prayer or burying the dead: (1) at the time of sunrise, until it rises high; (2) at the time of zenith, until the sun declines; (3) at the time of sunset, until it sets.