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[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Verily, you will not be able to observe it." We said, "Then tell us, for we would like to know it." He said, "When the sun is about the same distance above the horizon as is the case in the Asr prayer, he would stand and pray two Rak'ahs. Then he would wait until the sun sets and pray four Rak'ahs, and then he would depart to his family and perform voluntary prayers if he desires. Then he would stand when the sun starts to decline and pray four Rak'ahs. Then he would pray two Rak'ahs after Dhuhr and four Rak'ahs before Asr."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٣٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوهَا قُلْنَا فَأَخْبِرَنَا فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَعْلَمْهَا قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْأُولَى صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيَتَنَفَّلُ إِنْ بَدَا لَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ حِينَ تَمِيلُ الشَّمْسُ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»