Clarifications On Forbidden Times For Prayer
Asalamualaikum Dr. Irfan Shahzad, I believe this is the narrative: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ – حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْفَجْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَطْلُعَ قَرْنُ الشَّمْسِ الأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الظُّهْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَحْضُرَ الْعَصْرُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْعَصْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ تَصْفَرَّ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْمَغْرِبَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَسْقُطَ الشَّفَقُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْعِشَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When you pray Fajr, its time is until the first part of the sun appears. When you pray Zuhr, its time is until ‘Asr comes. When you pray ‘Asr, its time is until the sun turns yellow. When you pray Maghrib, its time is until the twilight has disappeared. When you pray ‘Isha, its time is until half of the night has passed.” Sahih Muslim 612a https://sunnah.com/muslim:612a I read somewhere that this period is around 45 minutes long, which is why I’m confused if it is the same as the five minute precautionary period that you mentioned before sunset? In case they are the same, is there any reason why there is such a big discrepancy between the two times? And can I stick to the five minute period due to convenience . . . 45 minutes is quite a long time to avoid for prayer, especially with school and other commitments. JazakAllah
Salam, sorry for bugging you again (Im not a moderator just a member like you) , I just checked the salafi website https://islamqa.info/en/answers/20013/making-up-prayers-at-times-when-prayer-is-disallowed It appears they too believe that forbidden times are for nawafil, as for fard, it appears they believe they can be prayed even forbidden times. As I understand (pls correct me if I am wrong) if one delays farz namaz by mistake etc, then one should pray as soon as possible rather than “achaa abhi toh forbidden time hai, abhi rok tah hon”.
you can adopt time of 45 min or the shorter one, according to the argument given. For convenience, you have other options: to combine the prayers. Some says that the twilight is the one that is disappears soon after the sunset, and other say, that it is the reddish twilight which stays for long. We go with the second opinion. this is the practice as well.