نامه 52: به فرمانداران شهرها، درباره نماز · Letter 52

و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي أمراء البلاد في معني الصلاة

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَصَلُّوا بِالنَّاسِ الظُّهْرَ حَتَّي تَفِيءَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَرْبِضِ الْعَنْزِ وَ صَلُّوا بِهِمُ الْعَصْرَ وَ الشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ حَيَّةٌ فِي عُضْوٍ مِنَ النَّهَارِ حِينَ يُسَارُ فِيهَا فَرْسَخَانِ وَ صَلُّوا بِهِمُ الْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ يُفْطِرُ الصَّائِمُ وَ يَدْفَعُ الْحَاجُّ إِلَي مِنًي وَ صَلُّوا بِهِمُ الْعِشَاءَ حِينَ يَتَوَارَي الشَّفَقُ إِلَي ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ وَ صَلُّوا بِهِمُ الْغَدَاةَ وَ الرَّجُلُ يَعْرِفُ وَجْهَ صَاحِبِهِ وَ صَلُّوا بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ أَضْعَفِهِمْ وَ لَا تَكُونُوا فَتَّانِينَ.

Now, say the noon zuhr prayers with the people when the shade of the wall of the goats' pen is equal to the wall. Say the afternoon asr prayers with them when the sun is still shining in a protion of the day enough for covering the distance of two farsakhs (about six miles). Say the sunset maghrib prayers when he who is fasting ends the fast and the pilgrim rushes (from Arafat) to Mina. Say the night isha prayers with them when twilight disappears and upto one third of the night. Say the (early) morning prayers with them when a man can recognize the face of his companion. Say the prayers with the people as the weakest of them would do and do not be a source of trouble to them.