'Umarah bin Ruwaiba is reported to have said on the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who observed prayer before the rising of the son and its setting, i. e. the dawn prayer and the afternoon prayer, would not cater the (Hell) fire. A person belonging to Basrah said to him: Did you yourself hear it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ? He said: Yes. The person (from Basrah) said: I bear witness that I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ; my ears heard it and my heart retained it.