Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was in the mosque with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of sunset. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this (sun) goes? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It continues to move until it prostrates before its Lord and seeks permission to return. Then it will be granted permission and it will be said: Return to where you came from. So it will return to its place of rising; that is its place of settling. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: {وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِی لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَہَا} … And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed).