Darussalam · Volume 1
6. The Book Of The Times (Of Prayer)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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حسن الإسناد
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511. It was narrated that Abû Salamah said: "We prayed at the time of 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Azîz, then we went to Anas bin Mâlik and found him praying. When he finished he said to us: 'Have you prayed?' We said: 'We prayed Zuhr.' He said: 'I prayed 'Asr.' They said: 'You have prayed early.'" He said: 'Rather I prayed as I saw my companions pray.'" (Hasan)
510 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلْقَمَةَ الْمَدَنِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: صَلَّيْنَا فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْنَا إِلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ يُصَلِّي، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لَنَا: «صَلَّيْتُمْ؟» قُلْنَا: صَلَّيْنَا الظُّهْرَ. قَالَ: «إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ الْعَصْرَ». فَقَوَّلُوا لَهُ: عَجَّلْتَ. فَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أُصَلِّي كَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابِي يُصَلُّونَ»
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All these narrations demonstrate that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to perform the Asr prayer as soon as its time began. And this is the Prophet's ﷺ Sunnah. That being said, it may be performed, without any harm, when the shadow comes to be twice as long as the corresponding object. But it is not the best thing to do. Thus the mid-afternoon prayer (Asr) ought to be offered in its early time. There is no harm in delaying it occasionally due to pressing preoccupations. And Allâh knows best!