Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 165-154b

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"From Jābir: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about the time of prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was silent toward him. Then Bilāl called the adhān for the Ẓuhr prayer when the sun had passed its zenith, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer and he prayed. Then Bilāl called the adhān for the ʿAṣr when we thought that a man's shadow had become longer than himself, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer. Then Bilāl called the adhān for the Maghrib when the sun had set and the fasting person broke his fast, and he commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer. Then Bilāl called the adhān for the ʿIshāʾ, which is the ʿatamah, when the whiteness of the day had gone, which is the twilight (shafaq) as it was seen, and he commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer. Then he called the adhān for the Fajr when the dawn became clear, and he commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer. Then the next day Bilāl called the adhān for the Ẓuhr prayer when the sun had declined, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it until we thought that a man's shadow had become equal to himself, and he commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer and he prayed. Then he called the adhān for the ʿAṣr, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it until we thought that a man's shadow had become twice himself, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer and he prayed. Then he called the adhān for the Maghrib and he delayed it until the whiteness of the day, which is the twilight as it was seen, was about to go, and he commanded him, so he pronounced the iqāmah for the prayer. Then he called the adhān for the ʿIshāʾ, which is the ʿatamah, when the whiteness of the day had gone. We stood up, then we stood up again and again. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said: The people have prayed and slept, but you will remain in prayer as long as you are waiting for the prayer. And were it not that I would burden my community, I would delay the prayer to this time. Then he prayed about the middle of the night, or before it reached the middle. Then Bilāl called the adhān for the Fajr, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it until the morning turned yellow and an onlooker could see where his arrows fell. Then he prayed. Then he turned to the people and said: Where is the one who asked me about the time of prayer? He said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Between these two times is the time of the prayers."

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