The ruling on delaying the 'Asr prayer until before Maghrib

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: The problem with some workers is that they pray the 'Asr prayer half an hour before Maghrib, and their argument for this is that they say this is the Hanafi school.

Answer:
First, as far as I know, this is not the Hanafi school. Second, even if it were reported in the Hanafi school, if it were the case that a statement like this was reported in the Hanafi school, the criterion is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), not the saying of so-and-so or the such-and-such school. So it is not permissible to delay the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow; the yellowing of the sun is a time of prohibition.
So it is not permissible to delay it; this is a time of necessity, and it is not permissible to delay it to this point except in necessity. But in a situation of choice, it is not permissible to delay it until after the sun turns yellow.