And the scholars of the Muslims are in consensus that the beginning of the time for the Dhuhr prayer is when the sun passes the meridian (zawāl). Ibn al-Mundhir and Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr said this. The reports confirming this have been numerous; among them is what Ibn ʿAbbās narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, who said: "Gabriel led me in prayer at the House (the Kaaba) twice. He prayed the Dhuhr prayer with me the first time when the shadow was like the strap of a sandal. Then he prayed the ʿAsr prayer when the shadow of everything was equal to it. Then he prayed the Maghrib prayer when the sun set and the fasting person broke his fast. Then he prayed the ʿIshāʾ prayer when the twilight disappeared. Then he prayed the Fajr prayer when the dawn broke and food became forbidden for the fasting person. In the second instance, he prayed the Dhuhr prayer when the shadow of everything was equal to it, at the time of yesterday's ʿAsr. Then he prayed the ʿAsr prayer when the shadow of everything was twice its length. Then he prayed the Maghrib [at its first time]. Then he prayed the final ʿIshāʾ prayer when one-third of the night had passed. Then he prayed the Subh prayer when the earth became bright. Then Gabriel turned to me and said: O Muhammad, this is the time of the prophets before you, and the time is between these two." It was narrated by Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, and al-Tirmidhī, who said: This is a Hasan (Good) hadith. Jābir narrated something similar, but he did not mention in it "at the time of yesterday's ʿAsr." Al-Bukhārī said: The most authentic hadith regarding the times is