The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I follow, should be enough for me. He said: Observe the two afternoon prayers (al-asrayn). But the term al-asrayn (two afternoon prayers) was not used in our language. Hence I said: What is al-asrayn? He said: A prayer before the sunrise and a prayer before the sunset (i.e. the dawn and the afternoon prayers).  

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنِي وَحَافِظْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ لِي فِيهَا أَشْغَالٌ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ إِذَا أَنَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْزَأَ عَنِّي فَقَالَ حَافِظْ عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ وَمَا كَانَتْ مِنْ لُغَتِنَا فَقُلْتُ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ فَقَالَ صَلاَةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلاَةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I follow, should be enough for me. He said: Observe the two afternoon prayers (al-asrayn). But the term al-asrayn (two afternoon prayers) was not used in our language. Hence I said: What is al-asrayn? He said: A prayer before the sunrise and a prayer before the sunset (i.e. the dawn and the afternoon prayers). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 428)   

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ فِيمَ عَلَّمَنِي أَنْ قَالَ «حَافِظْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ» فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ لِي فِيهَا أَشْغَالٌ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ إِذَا أَنَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْزَأَ عَنِّي قَالَ فَقَالَ «حَافِظْ عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ» قُلْتُ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I follow, should be enough for me. He said: Observe the two afternoon prayers (al-asrayn). But the term al-asrayn (two afternoon prayers) was not used in our language. Hence I said: What is al-asrayn? He said: A prayer before the sunrise and a prayer before the sunset (i.e. the dawn and the afternoon prayers). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 428)  

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي «حَافِظْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ» فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ لِي فِيهَا أَشْغَالٌ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ إِذَا أَنَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْزَأَ عَنِّي فَقَالَ «حَافِظْ عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ» وَمَا كَانَتْ مِنْ لُغَتِنَا فَقُلْتُ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us and among what he taught us, he said, "Guard the prayers and guard the two sunsets." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are the two sunsets?" He said, "Prayer before the rising of the sun and prayer before its setting."  

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنَا قَالَ «حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَحَافِظُوا عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me, among other things, that he said: "Preserve the five daily prayers." I said, "These are hours during which I am occupied, so give me a comprehensive order that I may fulfill it." He said, "Preserve the two prayers of Al-Asr (the afternoon) and Al-Isha (the night)." I asked, "What are Al-Asr and Al-Isha?" He said, "It is the prayer before the rising of the sun and the prayer before its setting." This narration is mentioned by Al-Qattan. The sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said as if he intended, and Allah knows best, to preserve them at the start of their times and excused him for the excessive work that led to delaying them from their initial times. So he ordered him to observe these two prayers by performing them at the beginning of their times, with the help of Allah.  

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَنِي أَنْ قَالَ حَافِظْ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ قُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَاعَاتٌ لِي فِيهَا أَشْغَالٌ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ إِذَا أَنَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْزَأَ عَنِّي قَالَ حَافِظْ عَلَى الْعَصْرَيْنِ وَمَا كَانَتْ مِنْ لُغَتِنَا قُلْتُ وَمَا الْعَصْرَانِ؟ قَالَ صَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَصَلَاةٌ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْقَطَّانِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَكَأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ حَافِظْ عَلَيْهِنَّ فِي أَوَائِلِ أَوْقَاتِهِنَّ فَاعْتَذَرَ بَالْأَشْغَالِ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى تَأْخِيرِهَا عَنْ أَوَائِلِ أَوْقَاتِهِنَّ فَأَمَرَهُ بِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ بِتَعْجِيلِهِمَا فِي أَوَائِلِ وَقْتَيْهِمَا وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ