[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform four units of prayer at the time of mid-afternoon. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are these prayers that I see you consistently perform?" He replied, "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened at the time of mid-afternoon, so do not miss them until Dhuhr (noon) prayer is performed. I love for it to be my ascension towards goodness." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you recite anything specific in these prayers?" He said, "Yes." I then asked, "Do you send prayers upon the Prophet in them?" He replied, "No."

أَدْمَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الرَّكَعَاتُ الَّتِي أَرَاكَ قَدْ أَدْمَنْتَهَا قَالَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا تُرْتَجُ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّكُلِّهِنَّ؟ قَالَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَفِيهَا سَلَامٌ فَاصِلٌ؟ قَالَ لَا

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray four units before noon prayer, when the sun starts to decline. So I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is this prayer?" He said, "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened when the sun starts to decline, until the noon prayer is performed. And I love for a righteous deed to be lifted to me in these units of prayer."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ وَإِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ لِي فِيهِنَّ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ»

[AI] From Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari, in the four prayers before noon, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is this prayer that you observe when the sun is about to set?" He said, "O Abu Ayoub, indeed the gates of heaven are opened when the sun sets, so do not close the gates of heaven until the noon prayer is performed." I asked, "Does he recite in them?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Does he make a separation between them with peace?" He said, "No."

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فِي الْأَرْبَعِ الَّتِي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ الَّتِي أَدَمْتَ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ؟ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا تَرْتَجُّ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاوَاتِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ» قَالَ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِسَلَامٍ؟ قَالَ «لَا»