Chapter: The Sunnah Prayers of ʿAṣr

1119 – ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet ﷺ used to perform four rakʿahs before ʿAṣr, concluding each pair with the taslīm, extending peace to the angels drawn close to Allah and to those who follow them from among the Muslims and the believers.” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who graded the ḥadith ḥasan.

1120 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that the Prophet ﷺ said: “May Allah have mercy on anyone who prays four rakʿahs before ʿAṣr.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who declared it ḥasan.

1121 – ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated that the Prophet ﷺ would pray two rakʿahs before ʿAṣr. Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain of transmission.