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646 - سَأَلَ مَالِكٌ اَلْجُهَنِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ سُبْحَتِكَ فَصَلِّ اَلظُّهْرَ مَتَى مَا بَدَا لَكَ.

Hadith.646 - Malik Al-Juhani asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the time for the Dhuhr (noon) prayer. Imam (as) replied: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the time for both (Dhuhr and Asr) prayers begins. So, when you finish your Nawafil (supererogatory prayer), you may perform the Dhuhr prayer whenever you wish."

647 - وَ سَأَلَهُ عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ: عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ جَمِيعاً إِلاَّ أَنَّ هَذِهِ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ أَنْتَ فِي وَقْتٍ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعاً حَتَّى تَغِيبَ اَلشَّمْسُ.

Hadith.647 - Ubaid ibn Zurarah asked Him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), about the timing of the Dhuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon) prayers. Imam (as) replied: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the time for both Dhuhr and Asr begins together, except that this (Dhuhr) is before that (Asr). Then you remain within the time for both of them until the sun sets”.

648 - وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ اَلْوَقْتَانِ اَلظُّهْرُ وَ اَلْعَصْرُ فَإِذَا غَابَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ اَلْوَقْتَانِ اَلْمَغْرِبُ وَ اَلْعِشَاءُ اَلْآخِرَةُ.

Hadith.648 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the times for both Dhuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon) prayers begin. When the sun sets, the times for both Maghrib (evening) and Isha (night) prayers begin."

649 - وَ رَوَى اَلْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ وَ زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ وَ بُكَيْرُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَ بُرَيْدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ اَلْعِجْلِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ: «وَقْتُ اَلظُّهْرِ بَعْدَ اَلزَّوَالِ قَدَمَانِ وَ وَقْتُ اَلْعَصْرِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَدَمَانِ.

Hadith.649 - Al-Fudail ibn Yasar, Zurarah ibn A'yan, Bukayr ibn A'yan, Muhammad ibn Muslim, and Burayd ibn Muawiyah al-Ijli narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) and Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), who said: "The time for Dhuhr (noon) prayer is after the sun's decline (from its zenith) by two feet (shadows), and the time for Asr (afternoon) prayer is after that by two feet (shadows)”.

650 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ اَلْوَقْتِ زَوَالُ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ هُوَ وَقْتُ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَوَّلُ وَ هُوَ أَفْضَلُهُمَا.

Hadith.650 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The beginning of the time (for Dhuhr prayer) is at the sun's decline (from its zenith), and it is the initial time decreed by Allah (swt), and it is the best of them."

651 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ اَلْوَقْتِ رِضْوَانُ اَللَّهِ وَ آخِرُهُ عَفْوُ اَللَّهِ وَ اَلْعَفْوُ لاَ يَكُونُ إِلاَّ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ.

Hadith.651 - Imam (as) said: "The beginning of the time (for prayer) brings the pleasure of Allah (swt), while the end of it brings the forgiveness of Allah (swt), and forgiveness is only for a sin."

652 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَفَضْلُ اَلْوَقْتِ اَلْأَوَّلِ عَلَى اَلْأَخِيرِ خَيْرٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ وَ مَالِهِ.

Hadith.652 - Imam (as) said: "The merit of performing (prayer) at the earliest time compared to the latest time is better for a believer than their children and wealth."

653 - وَ سَأَلَ زُرَارَةُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَقَالَ «ذِرَاعٌ مِنْ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ وَقْتُ اَلْعَصْرِ ذِرَاعَانِ مِنْ وَقْتِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَذَاكَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ مِنْ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ حَائِطَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ قَامَةً وَ كَانَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعٌ صَلَّى اَلظُّهْرَ وَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعَانِ صَلَّى اَلْعَصْرَ » ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ اَلذِّرَاعُ وَ اَلذِّرَاعَانِ» قُلْتُ لِمَ جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «لِمَكَانِ اَلنَّافِلَةِ لَكَ أَنْ تَتَنَفَّلَ مِنْ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى أَنْ يَمْضِيَ ذِرَاعٌ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ فَيْئُكَ ذِرَاعاً بَدَأْتَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَرَكْتَ اَلنَّافِلَةَ وَ إِذَا بَلَغَ فَيْئُكَ ذِرَاعَيْنِ بَدَأْتَ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَرَكْتَ اَلنَّافِلَةَ.

Hadith.653 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the timing of the Dhuhr (noon) prayer. Imam (as) replied: "It is one arm's length (shadow) from the sun's decline, and the time for Asr (afternoon) is two arm's lengths from the time of Dhuhr, which is four feet from the sun's decline." He then added, "The wall of the Prophet’s Mosque (sw) was as high as a person's stature, and when a shadow reached one arm's length, the Dhuhr prayer would be performed, and when it reached two arm's lengths, the Asr prayer would be performed." He then asked: "Do you know why the measure of one and two arm's lengths was set?" I said: "Why was that made so?" Imam (as) said: "It is for the sake of the supererogatory (nafilah) prayers. You may perform the supererogatory prayers from the sun's decline until the shadow reaches one arm's length; when it reaches one arm's length, you begin the obligatory prayer and leave the supererogatory prayer. When it reaches two arm's lengths, you begin the obligatory prayer and leave the supererogatory prayer."

654 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ: «مَا خَدَعُوكَ فِيهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَلاَ يَخْدَعُونَكَ فِي اَلْعَصْرِ صَلِّهَا وَ اَلشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ نَقِيَّةٌ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ «اَلْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ صَلاَةَ اَلْعَصْرِ» قِيلَ وَ مَا اَلْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ قَالَ «لاَ يَكُونُ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَ لاَ مَالٌ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ » قِيلَ وَ مَا تَضْيِيعُهَا قَالَ «يَدَعُهَا وَ اَللَّهِ حَتَّى تَصْفَرَّ أَوْ تَغِيبَ اَلشَّمْسُ ».

Hadith.654 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said to Abu Basir: "Whatever they may deceive you about, do not let them deceive you about the Asr prayer. Perform it while the sun is still white and clear, for the Messenger of Allah (sw) said: 'The one deprived of his family and wealth is the one who neglects the Asr prayer.' He was asked: 'What does it mean to be deprived of one's family and wealth?' Imam (as) said: 'It means that he will have no family or wealth in Paradise.' He was asked: 'What does it mean to neglect it?' Imam (as) said: 'By Allah (swt), it means leaving it until the sun turns yellow or sets.'"

655 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «وَقْتُ اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِذَا غَابَ اَلْقُرْصُ.

Hadith.655 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The time for Maghrib (evening prayer) begins when the disk of the sun disappears."

656 - وَقَالَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِنَّا رُبَّمَا صَلَّيْنَا وَ نَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ تَكُونَ اَلشَّمْسُ خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ أَوْ قَدْ سَتَرَنَا مِنْهَا اَلْجَبَلُ فَقَالَ لِي «لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ صُعُودُ اَلْجَبَلِ.

Hadith.656 - Sama’a ibn Mehran said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about performing the Maghrib prayer, saying, 'Sometimes we pray, fearing that the sun might still be behind the mountain or that the mountain might be covering it from our view.' Imam (as) said to me, 'You are not required to climb the mountain.'

657 - وَ رَوَى بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «فَلَمّٰا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اَللَّيْلُ رَأىٰ كَوْكَباً قٰالَ هٰذٰا رَبِّي» فَهَذَا أَوَّلُ اَلْوَقْتِ وَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ غَيْبُوبَةُ اَلشَّفَقِ فَأَوَّلُ وَقْتِ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ ذَهَابُ اَلْحُمْرَةِ وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِهَا إِلَى غَسَقِ اَللَّيْلِ يَعْنِي نِصْفَ اَللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.657 - Bakar ibn Muhammad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that a person asked him about the timing of Maghrib. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, mentions in His Book concerning Ibrahim (as), 'When the night covered him, he saw a star and said: "This is my Lord (azj)."' This marks the beginning of the Maghrib time. The end of this time is the disappearance of twilight (Shafaq). The start of the Isha prayer is marked by the fading of the redness (twilight), and its end extends until the middle of the night”.

658 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ: «وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.658 - In the narration of Muawiya ibn Ammar it is stated: "The time for the last Isha prayer extends until one-third of the night”.

This obligation is imposed due to his sleeping through the prayer until midnight.

659 - وَ رُوِيَ: «فِيمَنْ نَامَ عَنِ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ أَنَّهُ يَقْضِي وَ يُصْبِحُ صَائِماً عُقُوبَةً. وإنما وجب ذلك عليه لنومه عنها إلى نصف الليل.

Hadith.659 - It is narrated: "For one who sleeps through the last Isha prayer until the middle of the night, it is obligatory for him to make it up (as Qadha) and he should begin the next day fasting as a form of penance”.

660 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى اَلْخَثْعَمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي اَلْمَغْرِبَ وَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُ حَيٌّ مِنَ اَلْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ عَلَى نِصْفِ مِيلٍ فَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُونَ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ مَوَاضِعَ سِهَامِهِمْ.

Hadith.660 - Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khath'ami narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to perform the Maghrib prayer, and a group from the Ansar called Banu Salimah, whose homes were at a distance of half a mile, would pray with him. They would then return to their homes while they could still see the marks of their arrows”.

661 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَخَّرَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ طَلَباً لِفَضْلِهَا» وَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ اَلْعِرَاقِ يُؤَخِّرُونَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكُ اَلنُّجُومُ فَقَالَ «هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ عَدُوِّ اَللَّهِ أَبِي اَلْخَطَّابِ.

Hadith.661 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Cursed, cursed is the one who delays the Maghrib prayer seeking to gain a supposed additional merit." It was said to him that the people of Iraq delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars become visible, to which he responded, "This is among the acts of the enemy of Allah (swt), Abu al-Khattab”.

662 - وَقَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٌ اَلشَّحَّامُ: صَعِدْتُ مَرَّةً جَبَلَ أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ وَ اَلنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ فَرَأَيْتُ اَلشَّمْسَ لَمْ تَغِبْ إِنَّمَا تَوَارَتْ خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ عَنِ اَلنَّاسِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي «وَ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعْتَ إِنَّمَا تُصَلِّيهَا إِذَا لَمْ تَرَهَا خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ غَابَتْ أَوْ غَارَتْ مَا لَمْ يَتَجَلَّلْهَا سَحَابٌ أَوْ ظُلْمَةٌ تُظِلُّهَا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ مَشْرِقُكَ وَ مَغْرِبُكَ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلنَّاسِ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا.

Hadith.662 - Abu Usama Zayd al-Shahham said: "One time, I climbed the mountain of Abu Qubais, and the people were praying Maghrib. I saw that the sun had not completely set; it had only disappeared behind the mountain from the view of the people. I met Abu Abdullah (as) Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and informed him of this. Imam (as) said to me: 'Why did you do that? It was not a good action. You should perform the Maghrib prayer when you can no longer see the sun behind the mountain, whether it has set or gone down, unless it is obscured by a cloud or darkness that covers it. What concerns you is your eastern horizon and western horizon, and people are not required to investigate further.'"

663 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا غَابَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ حَلَّ اَلْإِفْطَارُ وَ وَجَبَتِ اَلصَّلاَةُ وَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ اَلْمَغْرِبَ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى اِنْتِصَافِ اَللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.663 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When the sun sets, it becomes permissible to break the fast (if one is fasting) and the Maghrib prayer becomes obligatory. Once you have performed the Maghrib prayer, the time for the Isha (night) prayer begins and extends until midnight."

664 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَاتَ عَنِ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اَللَّيْلِ فَلاَ أَنَامَ اَللَّهُ عَيْنَيْهِ.

Hadith.664 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "A designated angel says, 'Whoever neglects the Isha prayer until the middle of the night, may Allah (swt) never allow his eyes to sleep.'"

665 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ صَلَّى اَلْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ عَقَّبَ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَتَا لَهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعاً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ.

Hadith.665 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever prays Maghrib and then follows it immediately with the post-prayer (Ta'qeeb) supplication without speaking, and performs two units of prayer (Rak'ahs), they are recorded for him among those in 'Illiyyīn (the highest rank in Paradise). If he prays four units (Rak'ahs), it will be written for him as an accepted pilgrimage (Hajj Mabroor)."

666 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «وَقْتُ صَلاَةِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ، يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةٌ تَزُولُ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ وَقْتُهَا فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ وَاحِدٌ وَ هُوَ مِنَ اَلْمُضَيَّقِ وَ صَلاَةُ اَلْعَصْرِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فِي وَقْتِ اَلْأُولَى فِي سَائِرِ اَلْأَيَّامِ.

Hadith.666 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The time for the Jumu’ah prayer on the day of Jumu'ah (Jumu’ah) is at the hour when the sun begins to decline (from its zenith), and its timing is the same in both travel and residence. It is a restricted (fixed) time. The 'Asr (afternoon) prayer on the day of Jumu'ah is at the time of the Dhuhr (noon) prayer on other days."

667 - وَ رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ أَنْتَ تَرَى أَنَّكَ فِي وَقْتٍ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ اَلْوَقْتُ فَدَخَلَ اَلْوَقْتُ وَ أَنْتَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْكَ.

Hadith.667 - Ismail ibn Rabah narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-who said: "If you begin praying while you believe that it is within the (correct) time, and the time for the prayer enters while you are in the middle of the prayer, then it suffices for you (the prayer is valid and accepted)."

668 - وَ سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ اَلنَّهَارِ إِذَا لَمْ تُرَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ اَلْقَمَرُ وَ لاَ اَلنُّجُومُ فَقَالَ «تَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيَكَ وَ تَعَمَّدُ اَلْقِبْلَةَ بِجُهْدِكَ.

Hadith.668 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Him about praying during the day or night when neither the sun, the moon, nor the stars are visible. Imam (as) replied: "You exert your own judgment and strive to determine the Qiblah (direction of prayer) to the best of your ability."

669 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْفَرَّاءُ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا إِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا اِشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْنَا اَلْوَقْتُ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ فَقَالَ «تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ اَلطُّيُورَ اَلَّتِي تَكُونُ عِنْدَكُمْ بِالْعِرَاقِ يُقَالُ لَهَا اَلدُّيُوكُ» فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «إِذَا اِرْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهَا وَ تَجَاوَبَتْ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَصَلِّ.

Hadith.669 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) Al-Farra' that a man from among their companions said to him: "Sometimes the time of prayer becomes unclear for us on a cloudy day." The Imam said: "Do you know these birds that you have in Iraq, which are called roosters (duyook)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam said: "When their voices rise and they begin to respond to each other, then at that time, pray."

670 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ اَلْمُخْتَارِ عَنْهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنِّي مُؤَذِّنٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ غَيْمٍ لَمْ أَعْرِفِ اَلْوَقْتَ فَقَالَ «إِذَا صَاحَ اَلدِّيكُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَصْوَاتٍ وِلاَءً فَقَدْ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَةِ.

Hadith.670 - Al-Hussein ibn al-Mukhtar narrated from Him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that He (ibn al-Mukhtar) said: "I am the muezzin (the caller to prayer). On a cloudy day, when I cannot ascertain the time (for prayer), Imam (as) said: 'When the rooster crows three consecutive times, then the sun has passed its zenith and the time for prayer has entered.'"

671 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ بَعْدَ مَا يَمْضِي اَلْوَقْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ وَ أَنَا فِي شَكٍّ مِنَ اَلْوَقْتِ وَ قَبْلَ اَلْوَقْتِ.

Hadith.671 - Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said: "It is more beloved to me to pray after the time (for prayer) has passed than to pray while I am in doubt about whether it is the correct time or before the time (for prayer) has entered."

672 - وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «كَانَ اَلْمُؤَذِّنُ يَأْتِي اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي اَلْحَرِّ فِي صَلاَةِ اَلظُّهْرِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ «أَبْرِدْ أَبْرِدْ ».

Hadith.672 - Muawiya ibn Wahb narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The muezzin would come to The Prophet (sw) during the intense heat at the time of the Dhuhr prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (sw) would tell him, 'Cool down, cool down (abride abride).'"