[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was at 'Ukaz, and I asked him, "Who is following you in this matter?" He replied, "A free man and a slave, Abu Bakr and Bilal." He asked me to return until Allah makes it easy for His Messenger, so I came to him afterwards and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me a ransom for you! There is something that I know and you do not, it does not harm you, and Allah benefits me with it. Is there any hour that is better than another hour? And is there any hour in which one should be cautious?" He said, "You have asked me about something which no one before you has asked me. Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night and forgives all sins except for shirk and acts of disobedience. The prayer is witnessed and prohibited. Pray until the sun rises, then refrain from prayers, for it rises between the horns of Satan, and this is the prayer of the disbelievers. When the sun has risen, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until the day becomes equal to the night. When the day becomes equal to the night, shorten your prayers, for they are hours when Hellfire is kindled. When the sun declines, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and prohibited until the sun sets. When the sun sets, shorten your prayers, for it sets between the horns of Satan, and this is the prayer of the disbelievers."
أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِعُكَاظٍ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ تَبِعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ فَقَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ فَقَالَ لِي ارْجِعْ حَتَّى يُمَكِّنَ اللهُ ﷻ لِرَسُولِهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بَعْدُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ شَيْئًا تَعْلَمُهُ وَأَجْهَلُهُ لَا يَضُرُّكَ وَيَنْفَعُنِي اللهُ ﷻ بِهِ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ؟ وَهَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ يُتَّقَى فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَتَدَلَّى فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَيَغْفِرُ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْبَغْيِ فَالصَّلَاةُ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ فَصَلِّ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْكُفَّارِ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ فَإِذَا اسْتَقَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَحْضُورَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى يَعْتَدِلَ النَّهَارُ فَإِذَا اعْتَدَلَ النَّهَارُ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُسَجَّرُ فِيهَا جَهَنَّمُ حَتَّى يَفِيءَ الْفَيْءُ فَإِذَا فَاءَ الْفَيْءُ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَحْضُورَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى تَدَلَّى الشَّمْسُ لِلْغُرُوبِ فَإِذَا تَدَلَّتْ فَأَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغِيبُ عَلَى قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْكُفَّارِ