“I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: ‘Is there any time that is more beloved to Allah than another?’ He said: ‘Yes, the middle of the night, so pray as much as you want until dawn comes. Then refrain from praying until the sun has risen, and as long as it looks like a shield until it becomes apparent. Then pray as much as you want until a pole stands on its shadow (i.e., noon), then refrain from praying until it has crossed the zenith, for Hell is heated up at midday. Then pray as much as you want until you pray ‘Asr, then refrain from praying until the sun has set, for it sets between the two horns of Satan and it rises between the two horns of Satan.’”  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ أُخْرَى قَالَ نَعَمْ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الأَوْسَطُ فَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الصُّبْحُ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَمَا دَامَتْ كَأَنَّهَا حَجَفَةٌ حَتَّى تَنْتَشِرَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الْعَمُودُ عَلَى ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَتَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىِ الشَّيْطَانِ  

[Machine] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, who embraced Islam along with you?' He replied, 'A free man and a slave' meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal. Then I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may not know. Are there any hours of the day that are better than others?' He said, 'The last part of the night is the best, as it is witnessed and accepted until the Fajr prayer. Then it should be avoided until the sun rises, because it rises between the horns of Satan and the disbelievers prostrate to it. Then pray when it's time, as it is witnessed and accepted until the shadow of an object becomes equal to its length. Then avoid it, as it is a time when the Hellfire is stoked. When it disappears, pray, as it is witnessed and accepted until the Asr prayer. Then avoid it until the sun sets, because it sets between the horns of Satan and the disbelievers prostrate to it.' Amr ibn Abasa used to say, 'I am a quarter of Islam.'"  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ مَعَكَ؟ فَقَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالًافَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي مِمَّا تَعْلَمُ وَأَجْهَلُ هَلْ مِنَ السَّاعَاتِ سَاعَةٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْأُخْرَى؟ قَالَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرُ أَفْضَلُ فَإِنَّهَا مَشْهُودَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مَا دَامَتْ كَالْحَجَفَةِ حَتَّى تَنْتَشِرَ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَيَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي فَإِنَّهَا مَشْهُودَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ الْعَمُودُ عَلَى ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ فَإِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُسْجَرُ فِيهَا الْجَحِيمُ فَإِذَا زَالَتْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّهَا مَشْهُودَةٌ مُتَقَبَّلَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَيَسْجُدُ لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ وَكَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ يَقُولُ أَنَا رُبُعُ الْإِسْلَامِ  

[Machine] I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is a Muslim?" He replied, "A Muslim is someone who is free and an enslaved person." I then asked, "Is there a moment that is closer to Allah the Most High than another?" He said, "The depths of the last part of the night. Pray what seems easy for you until you pray the Fajr prayer, then refrain from praying until the sun rises and it is as if it is a shield, until it spreads out. Then, pray what seems easy for you until the pillar is up on its shadow. Then, refrain from praying until the sun sets, as Hellfire is kindled for half of the day. Then, pray what seems easy for you until you pray the Asr prayer, then refrain from praying until the sun goes down, as it sets between the horns of Satan. When a person performs ablution and washes his hands, his sins fall off from between his hands. When he washes his face, his sins fall off from his face. When he washes his arms and wipes his head, his sins fall off from between his arms and head. When he washes his feet, his sins fall off from his feet. Then, when he stands for prayer and his heart and his face or his entire self are facing Allah, he turns away as he was born from his mother." They asked him, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "If I hadn't heard it once, twice, ten or twenty times, I wouldn't have mentioned it."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ؟ قَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَهَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ أُخْرَى؟ قَالَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرُ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَمَا دَامَتْ كَأَنَّهَا حَجَفَةٌ حَتَّى تَنْتَشِرَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الْعَمُودُ عَلَى ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ لِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ انْهَهُ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ فَإِذَا غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا غَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَرَأْسِهِوَإِذَا غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ رِجْلَيْهِ فَإِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَكَانَ هُوَ وَقَلْبُهُ وَوَجْهُهُ أَوْ كُلُّهُ نَحْوَ الْوَجْهِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ انْصَرَفَ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ عَشْرًا أَوْ عِشْرِينَ مَا حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ  

"I came to the Messenger of Allah, who became Muslim with you?' He said: 'Free men and slaves.' I said: 'Is there any moment which brings one closer to Allah than another?' He said: 'Yes, the last part of the night, so pray as much as you want until you pray Subh, then stop until the sun has risen until and it looks like a shield and (its shinning)spreads. Then pray as much as you want until an object's shadow is at its shortest, then stop until the sun passes its zenith, for Hell is stoked at midday. Then pray 'Asr, then stop until you pray 'Asr, then stop until the sun has set, for it sets between the horns of a Shaitan and rises between the horns of a Shaitan.'" [1] [1] Similar has been recorded by Muslim. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 584)  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَقْرَبَ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أُخْرَى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ فَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَمَا دَامَتْ كَأَنَّهَا صَحْفَةٌ حَتَّى تَنْتَشِرَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ الْعَمُودُ عَلَى ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ انْتَهِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ»