Sahih al-Bukhari Book 9, Hadith 34
My father said, "I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'The period of your stay as compared to the previous
nations is like the period equal to the time between the `Asr prayer and sunset. The people of the
Torah were given the Torah and they acted (upon it) till midday then they were exhausted and were
given one Qirat (of gold) each. And then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they
acted (upon it) till the `Asr prayer then they were exhausted and were! given one Qirat each. And then
we were given the Qur'an and we acted (upon it) till sunset and we were given two Qirats each. On
that the people of both the scriptures said, 'O our Lord! You have given them two Qirats and given us
one Qirat, though we have worked more than they.' Allah said, 'Have I usurped some of your right?'
They said, 'No.' Allah said: "That is my blessing I bestow upon whomsoever I wish."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you can get one rak`a of the `Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer. If any of you can get one rak`a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night. They worked till midday and they said, 'We are not in need of your reward.' So the man employed another batch and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed (for the first batch). They worked until the time of the `Asr prayer and said, 'Whatever we have done is for you.' He employed another batch. They worked for the rest of the day till sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches."