Bayhaqi 2079 — Praying Asr early

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: I heard Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrating a hadith to Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) during his rule, at a time when Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) used to delay the Asr prayer. Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said to him: One day al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) delayed the Asr prayer while he was the governor of Kufah. Abu Mas'ud Uqbah bin Amr al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the maternal grandfather of Zayd bin al-Hasan and a Companion who fought at Badr, came to him and said: O Mughirah, what is this? By Allah, you know that Jibril (peace be upon him) came down and prayed, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also prayed. He prayed again and the Master (peace and blessings be upon him) also prayed, five prayers. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) said: "This is how I have been commanded." When Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith before Umar (may Allah have mercy on him), Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) was alarmed and said: O Urwah, consider carefully what you are narrating! Did Jibril (peace be upon him) really fix the times of prayer for them? Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Yes, Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud (may Allah have mercy on him) also narrates it in the same way from his father.
Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead the Asr prayer while the sun(light) was in her chamber, that is, before the shadow of the sun appeared. After that day, Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) used to recognise the time of prayer by this sign of the sun until he departed from this world.