'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
-
{in Arab} :->
Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
Share 
am staying. Each mosque gives timesfor the call to prayer thatare
different from the other mosque, in addition to the timings that we
find on the Internet. Which one should we follow? Pleasenote that the
difference between them is many minutes. The month of Ramadan is
coming, in sha Allah, and the timings for Fajr and Maghrib prayer are
different in each mosque. What do you think we should do? Which of
them should we follow? Please note that one of the mosques is run by
Turks and the other by North Africans. Or should I follow the timings
on the Internet?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The timings for prayer are clearly explained in the Islamic texts, and
they are based on thingsthat are visible, and can be understood by any
one with a little sense.
The time for Fajr begins with the breaking of thetrue dawn, in which
the light spreads horizontally along the horizon, to the right
andleft.
The time for Zuhr beginswhen the sun moves from the middle of the sky.
The time for 'Asr begins when the shadow of an object is equal in
length to the object itself plus its shadow at the time when the sun
is at its zenith.
The time for Maghrib begins when the disk of the sun disappears
completely beneath the horizon.
Al-Nawawi said: What matters is when its disk disappears completely,
and after it has disappeared completely the rays that remain do not
matter; rather the time for the prayer begins even though those rays
are still present. End quote. Al-Majmoo', 4/169
Ibn Taymiyah said: At that time, the fasting person may break his fast
and the time when prayer is disallowed ends, and what is left of red
light on the horizon does not affect any ruling.
The time for 'Isha' begins when the red glow disappears from the horizon.
For more information onthe timings of prayer, please see the answer
toquestion number 9940.
You have to try hard to recognise the signs and act in accordance with
them. If that is too difficult for you, then there is nothing wrong
with following one of the mosques, if you trustthe religious
commitment and sincerity of the people incharge.
And Allah knows best.
No comments:
Post a Comment