Volume 1, Book 10, Number 567:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet come to me after the ‘Asr prayer, he always prayed two Rakat.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 568:
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih:
I was with Buraida on a cloudy day and he said, “Offer the ‘Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet said,
‘Whoever leaves the ‘Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds annulled.” (See Hadith No. 527 and
528)
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 569:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, “One night we were traveling with the Prophet and some people said, ‘We wish
that Allah’s Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last hours of the night.’ He said, ‘I am
afraid that you will sleep and miss the (Fajr) prayer.’ Bilal said, ‘I will make you get up.’ So all slept
and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep) and slept. The
Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had risen and said, ‘O Bilal! What about your statement?’
He replied, ‘I have never slept such a sleep.’ The Prophet said, ‘Allah captured your souls when He
wished, and released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and pronounce the Adhan for the pray –
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er.’ The Prophet performed ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he stood up and
prayed.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbe –
lievers of Quraish after the sun had set and said, “O Allah’s Apostle I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer
till the sun had set.” The Prophet said, “By Allah! I, too, have not prayed.” So we turned towards
Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution and we too performed ablution and offered the ‘Asr
prayer after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 571:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “If anyone forgets a prayer he should pray that prayer when he remembers it.
There is no expiation except to pray the same.” Then he recited: “Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah’s)
remembrance.” (20.14).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 572:
Narrated Jabir:
Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench)
and said, “I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then we went to Buthan and he
offered the (‘Asr) prayer after sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 560:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “There is no prayer after the morning prayer till the sun rises, and
there is no prayer after the Asr prayer till the sun sets.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 561:
Narrated Muawiya:
You offer a prayer which I did not see being offered by Allah’s Apostle when we were in his com –
pany and he certainly had forbidden it (i.e. two Rakat after the Asr prayer).