The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Jibreel led me in prayer at the House twice. He prayed Dhuhr with me when the sun had just passed its zenith and the shadow was the length of a sandal strap. He prayed Asr with me when an object's shadow equaled its own length. He prayed Maghrib with me when the fasting person breaks his fast. He prayed Isha with me when the twilight disappeared. And he prayed Fajr with me when food and drink become forbidden to the fasting person.The next day, he prayed Dhuhr with me when an object's shadow equaled its own length. He prayed Asr with me when an object's shadow was twice its own length. He prayed Maghrib with me when the fasting person breaks his fast. He prayed Isha with me at one-third of the night. And he prayed Fajr with me when the light had spread.Then he turned to me and said, 'Muhammad, this is the time of the prophets before you, and the proper time for prayer is between these two times.'"
قال رسول الله ﷺ: أمني جبريل عليه السلام عند البيت مرتين، فصلى بي الظهر حين زالت الشمس، وكانت قدر الشراك، وصلى بي العصر حين كان ظله مثله، وصلى بي-يعني المغرب حين أفطر الصائم، وصلى بي العشاء حيث غاب الشفق، وصلى بي الفجر حين حرم الطعام والشراب على الصائم، فلما كان الغد صلى بى الظهر حين كان ظله مثله، وصلى به العصر حين كان ظله مثليه، وصلى بي المغرب حين أفطر الصائم، وصلى بي العشاء إلى ثلث الليل، وصلى بي الفجر، فأسفر ثم التفت إلي فقال: يا محمد هذا وقت لأنبياء من قبلك، والوقت ما بين هذين الوقتين.
Abu Dawud (393) and Tirmidhi (149) both narrated it, via Abdul-Rahman bin Harith bin Ayyash bin Rabia, from Hakeem bin Hakeem, from Nafi bin Jubayr bin Mutim, from Ibn Abbas, who mentioned something similar, and the wording given is that of Abu Dawud. Its chain is hasan, due to discussion regarding Abdul-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Ayyash. Ibn Saad and Ajli deemed him reliable. Ibn Main said, "Salih (sound)," and in another version, "There is no harm in him." Ibn Madini deemed him daif, and Nasai said, "He is not strong."Similarly, the chain includes Hakeem bin Hakeem bin Abbas bin Hunayf al-Ansari. Ajli deemed him reliable, and Ibn Hibban mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators, while Ibn Madini deemed him daif. Nasai said, "There is no harm in him."Ibn Abdul-Barr said, "Some people have made remarks about this hadith of Ibn Abbas that have no basis, for all of its narrators are well known for their knowledge." Abdul-Razzaq (2028) narrated it from Thawri and Ibn Abu Sabra, from Abdul-Rahman bin Harith. He also narrated it from Umari, from Umar bin Nafi bin Jubayr bin Mutim, from his father, from Ibn Abbas, with similar wording. End of quote.I say, Tirmidhi graded it hasan, and in one copy, "hasan sahih," as reported by Zaylai. Ibn Khuzayma (325) graded it sahih, as did Hakim (1/193), who said, "Its chain is sahih, though the two of them (Bukhari and Muslim) did not narrate it."I say, Abdul-Rahman bin Harith was not alone in narrating it, for Muhammad bin Amr also narrated it, from Hakeem, following him. Likewise, Hakeem bin Hakeem was followed by Ziyad bin Abu Ziyad and Ubaydullah bin Miqsam, both of whom narrated it from Nafi bin Jubayr in the same manner. Their version of the hadith was narrated by Daraqutni (1/258-259).Hafiz said in Talkhis (1/173), "Abu Bakr bin Arabi and Ibn Abdul-Barr both graded it sahih." Ibn Abdul-Barr said, "This particular phrase, namely his saying, 'This is your time, the time of the prophets before you,' is not found except in this hadith."