He said:

“Muhammad ibn Mūsā—al-Qatrī—informed me, on the authority of ‘Awn ibn Muhammad, from his mother, Umm Ja‘far, from her grandmother Asmā’ bint ‘Umays, who reported that ‘the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—performed the Zuhr prayer, then sent ‘Alī on an errand. He returned after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had prayed, meaning the ‘Asr prayer. He then rested his head in ‘Alī’s lap, and it remained unmoved until the sun had set. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: “O Allah, Your servant ‘Alī [in obedience to You and Your Messenger] (1) has devoted himself to attending to his Prophet (2), so restore the sun’s light to him.” Asmā’ said: The sun rose until its light fell upon the mountains. ‘Alī then stood up, performed ablution and prayed ‘Asr, after which the sun set.’”

Abū al-Qāsim, the author, said:

“This Umm Ja‘far is the mother of Muhammad ibn Ja‘far ibn Abī Tālib. The narrator transmitting from her is her son, the well-known ‘Awn ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Alī, whose father is Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah. The narrator transmitting from him is Muhammad (3) ibn Mūsā al-Madīnī, known as al-Qatrī. He is commended for his narration and is trustworthy. The narrator transmitting from him is Muhammad ibn Ismā‘īl ibn Abī Fudayk al-Madanī, who is trustworthy.

“A number of narrators transmitted it from him, including the man whose narration has just been mentioned, Ahmad ibn al-Walīd al-Antākī. Several others transmitted it (4) from him, including Ahmad ibn ‘Umayr ibn Hawsā’. He cited it with his chain of transmission through him. This version states that ‘the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—performed the Zuhr prayer at al-Sahbā’, then sent ‘Alī on an errand. He returned after the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had performed the ‘Asr prayer. He then rested his head in ‘Alī’s lap, and it remained unmoved until the sun had set. Then the Prophet—may Allah bless him