English translation
682. It was narrated from Anas bin Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray 'Asr when the sun was still hot and high, and if a person were to go to the subúrbis (of Al-Madinah) he would be able to reach it while the sun was still hot and high. (Sahih) The sun being 'hot and high' is the condition when it is still white and has not become pale. The term 'delay' in this context would mean the condition when the sun either turns pale or red. It is reported from Jābir ؓ that a man asked the Prophet ﷺ about the times of prayer. He said: 'Attend the prayers with me.' Then the Prophet ﷺ performed the Zuhr prayer when the sun passed its zenith, and the 'Asr prayer when the shadow of everything became twice the size of the original. Then the next day he ﷺ performed Zuhr prayer when each person had a matching shadow, and the 'Asr prayer when the shadow of each person became twice the original. (Sunan An-Nasā'i: 505)