Daraqutni

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun had declined and said: “O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Zuhr prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Zuhr prayer after the sun had declined. Then some time passed, so much so that when a person’s shadow became equal to his height, he (Jibreel) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Asr and said: “O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Asr prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Asr prayer. Then some time passed until the sun set, so Jibreel (peace be upon him) said: “Stand up and perform the Maghrib prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed this prayer when the sun had completely set. Then some time passed until the twilight disappeared, so Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “Stand up and perform the Isha prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed this prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the true dawn had appeared and said: “O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Fajr prayer. The next day, Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Zuhr when a man’s shadow had become equal to his height and said: “O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Zuhr prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Zuhr prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to him when a man’s shadow had become twice his height and said: “O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Stand up and perform the Asr prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and performed the Asr prayer. Then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of Maghrib when the sun had set; this was the same time (there was no delay in it). He said: “Stand up and perform the Maghrib prayer.” So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Maghrib prayer. Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the Isha prayer when a third of the night had passed and said: “Stand up and perform the Isha prayer.” The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed this prayer. Then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the Fajr prayer when the light had spread well and said: “Stand up and perform the Fajr prayer.” Then he explained: “The time between these two is the (prescribed legal) time for the prayers.”