Dought & clear - ,- Times of Prayers - They differ concerning the timings of the prayer; who should they follow?.

I am living in Holland and there are two mosques in the town where I
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.

Dought & clear - ,- Times of Prayers - He wants to put the prayers together on a permanent basis because he works atnight.

I have got a job that requires me to work thenight shift, and this
means that I have to sleep during the day. Is it permissible for me to
put Zuhr prayer togetherwith 'Asr, and Maghrib with 'Isha', on a
permanent basis, so longas I have the night shift at work? I want to
put them together so that I do not interrupt my sleep a great deal.
Praise be to Allaah.
What is required is to regularly offer the prayers at the proper
times, in obedience to the command of Allah (interpretation of the
meaning):
"Guard strictly (five obligatory) AsSalawat (the prayers) especially
the middle Salat (i.e. the best prayer Asr). And stand before Allah
with obedience (and do not speak to others during the Salat
(prayers))."
[al-Baqarah 2:238]
"Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours"
[an-Nisa' 4:103]
and so as to avoid being included in the words of Allah
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salat
(the prayers) (i.e. made their Salat (prayers) to be lost,either by
not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering
them in their proper fixed times, etc.) and have followed lusts. So
they will be thrown in Hell"
[Maryam 19:59].
Ibn Mas'ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning
al-ghayy(translated above as "Hell"): It is a valley in Hell, very
deep and with a foul taste.
And Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),
Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,"
[al-Ma'oon 107:4-5].
So try hard to wake up for the prayer; it will notmatter if your sleep
is interrupted, because you will get used to that in the future. We do
not know why you are asking about putting Maghrib and 'Isha' together,
because we cannot imagine that youspend the whole day until 'Isha'
asleep. Can you spend your life only between work and sleep? What
about paying attention to the rights of your family andbrothers, and
doing acts of worship to Allah such as going to the mosque, reading
Qur'aan, seeking knowledge and so on?
We ask Allah to help you and give you strength.
And Allah knows best.

Nine great benefits of reciting Holy Qur'an

1.Reading and reflecting over the Noble Qur'an fulfils an Islamic duty.
2.The Noble Qur'an will be a proof for us on theDay of Judgment.
3.The Noble Qur'an will intercede for us on the Day of Judgment.
4.Your status in this life will be raised.
5.You will be from the best of the people.
6.There are ten rewards for each letter you recite from the Noble Qur'an.
7.The reciters of the Noble Qur'an will be in the company of the noble
and obedient angels.
8.Your position in Paradise is determined by the amount of NobleQur'an
you memorize inthis life!
9.The Noble Qur'an will lead you to Paradise!

Why do we readNoble Qur'an, even we can't understand Arabic?

An old Muslim lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning
Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Noble
Qur'an.
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in
every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa, I try to read the Noble Qur'an
just like you but I don't understand it, and what Ido understand I
forget assoon as I close the book. What good does reading the Noble
Qur'an do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and
replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a
basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got
back to the house. The grandfather laughed andsaid, "You'll have to
movea little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with
the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he
returned home.
Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry
waterin a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The Grandfather said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket
of water. You're just not trying hard enough," andhe went out the door
to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show
his grandfather that evenif he ran as fast as he could, the water
would leak out before he got back to the house.
The boy again dipped thebasket into river and ran hard, but when he
reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.
Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless?" The Grandfather said, "Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the
basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal
basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Noble Qur'an. You might
not understand or remember everything, but when you read the Noble
Qur'an, you will bechanged, inside and out. That is the work of Allah
(SWT) in our lives."
The best way to learn is to share what you have learned and practice
it in your life