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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 afternoon prayer (at such a time) that a person would go to Bani ‘Amr b. Auf and he would find them busy offering the afternoon prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 621d
In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 245
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1300
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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الإِنْسَانُ إِلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَيَجِدُهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ الْعَصْرَ ‏.‏