Narrated by al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn Udhaynah from Zurarah, who said: I said to Abu Ja’far عليه السلام: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى set you right, is the beginning of the time for each prayer better, or the middle, or the end?" Imam عليه السلام said: "The beginning." He عليه السلام then said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, said: ‘Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى loves from goodness that which is done promptly.’"