Chapter: Salat al-Awwabin (the prayer of the penitent) is when the young camels feel the heat of the hot sand

Hadith 748 Part A

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Zaid b. Arqam, on seeing some people praying in the forenoon, said

They well know that prayer at another time than this is more excellent, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The prayer of those who are penitent is observed when your weaned camels feel the heat of the sun.

Hadith 748 Part B

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Zaid b. Arqam reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to the people of Quba' and saw them observing prayer; upon this he said

The prayer of the penitent should be observed when the young weaned camels feel heat of the sun.