Book 16: Superiority of the 'Asr prayer
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 554
Jarīr (r.a) narrated: ‘We were with the Prophet (saw) one night and he looked towards the moon, i.e. the full moon, and said: “You will surely behold your Lord as you are beholding this moon. You will not encounter difficulty in seeing Him. Thus, if you are able not to be overcome in offering the Prayer before sunrise and before sunset, then do so.” Then, he recited the verse: “And glorify your Lord with His praise, before the rising of the sun and before its setting”.’ Ismāʿīl said: ‘ʿifʿalū’ means: “Do not miss these Prayers.’”
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Sahih al-Bukhari 555
Abū Hurairah (r.a) narrated that the Messenger of Allāh (saw) said: ‘A succession of angels visits you during the night and during the day and they assemble at the Fajr and ʿAṣr Prayers. Then, those angels who had remained among you ascend and Allāh asks them, though He knows better than they: “In what state were my servants when you left them?” They reply: “We left them whilst they were praying, and we came to them whilst they were praying”.’
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat