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Bayhaqi Q2042 — Encouragement to offer the prayers early

قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ} [الإسراء: 78] قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: وَدُلُوكُهَا مَيْلُهَا وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ عَمْرَ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَقَالَ تَعَالَى {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى} [البقرة: 238] قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: الْمُحَافَظَةُ عَلَى الشَّيْءِ تَعْجِيلُهُ وَقَالَ تَعَالَى {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي} [طه: 14].
Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says: "Establish the prayer at the decline of the sun." [Surah al-Isra: 78]
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Its "duluk" means the sun's zawal (declining from its zenith), and this is the saying of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and the meaning of the saying of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).
And Allah Almighty said: "Guard strictly the prayers, and especially the middle prayer." [Surah al-Baqarah: 238]
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Guarding something means performing it early."
And Allah Almighty said: "Establish the prayer for My remembrance." [Surah Taha: 14]
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / Q2042