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505. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "A man asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about the times of prayer. He said: 'Pray with me.' So he prayed Zuhr when the sun had passed its zenith, Asr when the shadow of a thing was equal to its height, Maghrib when the sun had set and Ishâ when the twilight had disappeared." He said: "Then he prayed Zuhr when the shadow of a man was equal in length to his height,
'Asr when the length of a man's shadow was twice his height, and Maghrib just before the twilight disappeared." (One of the narrators) 'Abdullâh bin Al-Hârith said: "Then he said: 'With regard to Ishâ' I think it is up to one-third of the night."[1] (Hasan)
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Commentary
1. In this Hadîth, the starting and the finishing times of all the prayers except that of the Fajr have been described. However, the finishing time for 'Ishâ' Prayer (late evening prayer), according to other narrations, lasts until halfway through the night (Nisf Al-Layl). And this is authentic.
2. For a detailed discussion concerning the time for 'Asr', see Hadîth 503.
