Sun Rising Between Two Horns Of Satan
The statement “ فإنها تطلع بين قرني شيطان ” ( for it rises between the horns of the devil ) is a unique statmement which is found in only one variant of this hadith ( https://sunnah.com/muslim:612d ) mentioned in Sahih Muslim. All other variants mentioned in Sahih Muslim do not mention this part of Hadith ( From 612a through 612f ). However this specific style of linking some specific positions of a sun with horns of devil has been used in many other hadith narrations (e.g. https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3272 ). And all such ahadith prohibit from praying in those times because of their association with polytheism. Therefore, it is clear that linking such positions of sun with horns of the devil is a metaphorically apt and apporopriate reference in order to convey extreme dislike of polytheism and prohibition of Salah during sunrise and sunset ( the timings associated with polytheistic rituals ).