[Machine] "When the verse 'Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers, especially the middle Salah (i.e., asr prayer)' (Al-Baqarah 2:238) was revealed, we recited it during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as he wanted us to recite it. Then Allah replaced it with the verse mentioned above. A man asked him, 'Was the Asr prayer abrogated?' He replied, 'I informed you how it was revealed and how Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best.'"
لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ «حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ» فَقَرَأْنَاهَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا شَاءَ أَنْ نَقْرَأَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ نَسَخَهَا فَأَنْزَلَ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى} [البقرة 238] فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ؟ فَقَالَ «أَخْبَرْتُكَ كَيْفَ نَزَلَتْ وَكَيْفَ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ»