What are the prophetic hadiths that speak of the sun rising between the two horns of Satan and their meaning, and are there authentic hadiths that mention the sun setting between the two horns of Satan?
The noble hadiths mention times when prayer is forbidden, indicating that sunrise and sunset occur between the two horns of Satan, as disbelievers prostrate to the sun at these times. Scholars explain this by saying that Satan aligns his head with the sun at these times so that the prostration of disbelievers to the sun appears as if it is a prostration to him, which gives him apparent dominance. Therefore, prayer is disliked at these times to safeguard it.
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