حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ الْعَلَائِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَی أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ ذَکَرْنَا تَعْجِيلَ الصَّلَاةِ أَوْ ذَکَرَهَا فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ تِلْکَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ تِلْکَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ تِلْکَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يَجْلِسُ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّی إِذَا اصْفَرَّتْ الشَّمْسُ فَکَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ أَوْ عَلَی قَرْنَيْ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ أَرْبَعًا لَا يَذْکُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 413
Ala bin Abdur-Rahman said: We came upon Anas bin Malik after the Zuhr prayer. He stood for saying the Asr prayer. When he became free from praying, we mentioned to him about observing prayer in its early period or he himself mentioned it. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: This is how hypocrites pray, this is how hypocrites pray, this is how hypocrites pray: He sits (watching the sun), and when it becomes yellow and is between the horns of the devil, or is on the horns of the devil, he rises and prays for rak'ahs quickly, remembering Allah only seldom during them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020