Those who used to say: its time is when the sun passes the zenith, the time of Zuhr

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to pray the Jumu'ah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had passed its zenith.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to pray the Jumu'ah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then come back and rest our camels. Hasan said: I asked Ja'far: "What time was that?" He said: "The time of the sun's decline from its zenith."

Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to pray the Jumu'ah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had passed its zenith. Then we would go back, seeking out the shade.

The father of Amr bin Marwan said: We used to pray Jumu'ah with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) after the sun had passed its zenith.

Bilal al-Absi said: Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) led the people in the Jumu'ah prayer while the people held two different opinions: some said the sun had passed its zenith, and some thought it had not.

Yusuf bin Mahak said: Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Makkah while the people were praying Jumu'ah in the Hatim. Sayyiduna Mu'adh said to them: "Do not pray the Jumu'ah until the shadow of the Ka'bah turns back from its front side."

Ibn Awn said: In the time of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz, people used to pray the Jumu'ah when the shadows of things had lengthened a little.

Al-Hasan said: The time of Jumu'ah is at the sun's decline from its zenith.

Abu Razin said: We used to pray the Jumu'ah with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); sometimes we would find shade and sometimes we would not.

Simak said: Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead us in the Jumu'ah prayer after the sun had passed its zenith.

Al-Walid bin al-Ayzar said: I have not seen any imam better at the Jumu'ah prayer than Sayyiduna Amr bin Hurayth (may Allah be pleased with him); he used to lead it after the sun had passed its zenith.

Ibrahim said: The time of the Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer is the same as the time of Zuhr.