Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام 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 سبحانه وتعالى, Abu al-Khattab”.