[Machine] 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  

[Machine] "He used to pray four units before noon. It was said to him, 'Indeed, you persist in this prayer.' He said, 'Verily, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing it, so I asked him and he said, 'Indeed, during this hour, the gates of heaven are opened, and I love for an righteous deed of mine to ascend in it.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُدِيمُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَرْتَفِعَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ  

[Machine] 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»  

[Machine] He used to pray four (rak'ahs) before Dhuhr (noon prayer). It was said to him, "What is this prayer?" He said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying it, so I asked him, and he said, 'Indeed, it is an hour during which the doors of heaven are opened, and I love for a righteous deed to be raised for me in it.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ»  

"عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَيَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يُصَلِّيهِنَّ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ الله: أَرَاكَ تُدِيمُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ، فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ليِ فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ".