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585. It was narrated that 'Amr bin 'Abasah said: "I came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, who became Muslim with you?' He said: 'Free men and slaves.' I said: 'Is there any moment which brings one closer to Allāh than another?' He said: 'Yes, the last part of the night, so pray as much as you want until you pray Subh, then stop until the sun has risen until and it looks like a shield and (its shining)
spreads. Then pray as much as you want until an object's shadow is at its shortest, then stop until the sun passes its zenith, for Hell is stoked at midday. Then pray as much as you want until you pray Asr, then stop until the sun has set, for it sets between the horns of a Shaitân and rises between the horns of a Shaitân.”[1] (Da'if)
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“Until it stays looking like a shield” signifies until the disc of the sun is clearly visible (with the naked eye), and it does not dazzle the vision. (In the text of the Hadîth, the term used is Hajafah, which denotes a shield made of skins or of the skins of camels, cut out in a round form - here the sun is being likened to a shield).
