Narrated `Aisha: By Allah, Who took away the Prophet. The Prophet never missed them (two rak`at) after the `Asr prayer till he met Allah and he did not meet Allah till it became heavy for him to pray while standing so he used to offer most of the prayers while sitting. (She meant the two rak`at after `Asr) He used to pray them in the house and never prayed them in the mosque lest it might be hard for his followers and he loved what was easy for them .
Read More..Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha (addressing me) said, O son of my sister! The Prophet never missed two prostrations (i.e. rak`at) after the `Asr prayer in my house.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Apostle never missed two rak`at before the Fajr prayer and after the `Asr prayer openly and secretly.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: Whenever the Prophet come to me after the `Asr prayer, he always prayed two rak`at.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abu Malih [??]: I was with Buraida on a cloudy day and he said, Offer the `Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet said, 'Whoever leaves the `Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds annulled. (See Hadith No. 527 and 528)
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, One night we were traveling with the Prophet and some people said, 'We wish that Allah's Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last hours of the night.' He said, 'I am afraid that you will sleep and miss the (Fajr) prayer.' Bilal said, 'I will make you get up.' So all slept and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep) and slept. The Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had risen and said, 'O Bilal! What about your statement?' He replied, 'I have never slept such a sleep.' The Prophet said, 'Allah captured your souls when He wished, and released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and pronounce the Adhan for the prayer.' The Prophet performed ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he stood up and prayed.
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