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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

كتاب الْمَسَاجِدِ وَمَوَاضِعِ الصَّلاَةِ

(34) Chapter: It is recommended to pray `Asr early

باب اسْتِحْبَابِ التَّبْكِيرِ بِالْعَصْرِ

Anas b. Malik reported:

We used to offer the ‘Asr prayer, then one would go to Quba’ and reach there and the sun would be still high.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 621c
In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 244
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1299
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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى قُبَاءٍ فَيَأْتِيهِمْ وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ ‏.‏