Prayer Times
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 33
وَ رَوَى بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ عَنْ وَقْتِ اَلْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «فَلَمّٰا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اَللَّيْلُ رَأىٰ كَوْكَباً قٰالَ هٰذٰا رَبِّي» فَهَذَا أَوَّلُ اَلْوَقْتِ وَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ غَيْبُوبَةُ اَلشَّفَقِ فَأَوَّلُ وَقْتِ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ ذَهَابُ اَلْحُمْرَةِ وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِهَا إِلَى غَسَقِ اَللَّيْلِ يَعْنِي نِصْفَ اَللَّيْلِ.
Bakar ibn Muhammad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام that a person asked him about the timing of Maghrib. Imam عليه السلام said: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Blessed and Exalted, mentions in His Book concerning Ibrahim عليه السلام, 'When the night covered him, he saw a star and said: "This is my Lord عز وجل."' This marks the beginning of the Maghrib time. The end of this time is the disappearance of twilight (Shafaq). The start of the Isha prayer is marked by the fading of the redness (twilight), and its end extends until the middle of the night”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh