It was reported by the two Shaykhs and others, and is cited in Irwa’ al-Ghalil (no. 512). *
- “When the sun’s rim first appears—or, in another wording, rises—delay the prayer until it has fully emerged; and when the sun’s rim disappears, delay the prayer until it has fully set.”
It was reported by al-Bukhari (583 and 3272), Muslim (2/207–208), Abu ‘Awanah (1/383), al-Nasa’i (1/66), al-Bayhaqi (2/453), and Ahmad (2/13, 19, and 106), through several chains from Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, from his father, from Ibn ‘Umar, attributed to the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him.
In one narration, Ahmad added at its beginning:
“Do not deliberately time your prayers for sunrise or sunset, for it rises between the two horns of Satan. When it rises ...” the hadith.
It is likewise recorded by al-Bukhari, but he separated the two parts in his narration, saying—meaning ‘Urwah—“Ibn ‘Umar narrated to me,” and then mentioning the second half.
Muslim and Abu ‘Awanah (1/382) reported the first half separately from the second; it is also one of Ahmad’s narrations (2/19, 24, 29, 33, 36, 63, and 106).
Malik also reported the clause concerning deliberately timing prayers in al-Muwatta’ (1/221), from Nafi‘, from ‘Abdullah, from Ibn ‘Umar, attributed to the Prophet with this wording.
The hadith cited in the heading was also reported through Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, from his father, who said: ... and he mentioned it thus as a mursal report, without mentioning Ibn ‘Umar. This is not a hidden defect, because the group transmitted it from him with a chain.
The clause concerning deliberately timing prayers is corroborated by the hadith of ‘A’ishah, who said: “The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—never omitted the two rak‘ahs after the afternoon prayer.” She said: The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said:
“Do not deliberately time ...” the hadith, with similar wording.