حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رُفَيْعًا أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَنِي رِجَالٌ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَأَعْجَبُهُمْ إِلَيَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ الصَّلَاةِ فِي سَاعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 355
It was narrated that Qatadah said: I heard Rufai' AbuJ-'Aliyah narrate from Ibn 'Abbas: A man told me - Shu'bah said: I think he said: one of the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) The most admired of them to me is Umar bin al-Khattab (RA): The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade praying at two times: after 'Asr until the sun sets and after Fajr until the sun rises.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020