قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ الْمَرْأَةِ تَطْهُرُ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ، قَالَ: "تُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ"، قُلْتُ: فَإِنْ كَانَ طُهْرُهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ مَغِيبِ الشَّمْسِ، قَالَ: "تُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَلَا تُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ، وَلَوْ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَطْهُرْ حَتَّى تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ، لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا شَيْءٌ"، سُئِلَ عَبْد اللَّهِ تَأْخُذُ بِهِ ؟، قَالَ: لَا.
Imam Darimi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I read this statement from Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, to Zaid bin Yahya: If a woman becomes pure after Asr, then? He said: She will pray both Dhuhr and Asr. Imam Darimi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If the time of purity is shortly before sunset, then she will only pray Asr, not Dhuhr, and if she becomes pure after sunset, then nothing is obligatory upon her. Imam Darimi, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: Is this also your statement? He said: No.