SUPPLICATION FOR MERCY UPON THOSE WHO OFFER FOUR UNITS OF PRAYER BEFORE THE AFTERNOON PRAYER H 1142 "The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, supplicated, 'May Allah have mercy on whosoever offers four units of prayer before the afternoon prayer.'" R 1142 Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1120- عن ابن عمر رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُما ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ : "رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرءاً صَلَّى قَبْلَ العَصْرِ أرْبَعاً" رواه أبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرمِذِيُّ، وَقَالَ: "حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ" .