Transcript THE TIME FACTOR Obligatory Salah is a time-bound worship Allah (SWT )says in the Quran; When you have finished As Salah, remember Allah standing and sitting and (lying down)

THE
TIME
FACTOR
Obligatory Salah
is a time-bound
worship
Allah (SWT )says in the
Quran;
When you have finished As Salah, remember
Allah standing and sitting and (lying down) on
your sides, but when you are free from danger,
perform As Salah.
Verily, As Salah is prescribed for the believers
at fixed hours.
(Surah An-Nisa, 4: Verse 103)
Allah SWT says in the Quran;
So bear patiently (O Muhammad SAW) what they say,
and glorify the praises of your Lord

before the rising of the sun,

and before its setting,

and during some hours of the night,

and at the ends of the day
that you may become pleased with the reward which
Allah shall give you.
(Surah Ta-Ha, 20: Verse 130)
• Jarir ibn 'Abdullah(RA) narrated that the angel Gabriel came
to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)and said to him,
• "Stand and pray," and they prayed the noon prayer when
the sun had passed its meridian.
• He then came to him for the afternoon prayer and said,
“Stand and pray," and they prayed the afternoon prayer
while the length of a shadow of something was similar to
the length of the object.
• Then he came at sunset and said, "Stand and pray," and
they prayed the sunset prayer when the sun had just
disappeared.
• Then he came at night and said, "Stand and pray, “and they
prayed the night prayer when the twilight had disappeared.
• He came again when dawn broke (and they prayed the
Morning Prayer).
Hadith Cont.
• Then Gabriel came on the next day at noon and said (to the
Messenger of Allah), "Stand and pray," and they prayed the noon
prayer when the length of the shadow of something was close to
the length of the object.
• Then he came for the afternoon prayer and said, "Stand and pray,"
and they prayed when the shadow of something was twice as long
as the length of the object.
• Then he came at the same time (as the previous day) for the sunset
prayer, without any change.
• Then he came for the night prayer after half of the night had passed
("or," he said, "one-third of the night").
• Then he came when the sky was very yellow and said, "Stand and
pray," and they prayed the Morning Prayer.
• Then Gabriel said, "Between these times are the times for the
prayers."
– (Ahmad, Nasai, Tirmidhi and Bukhari remarked that this is the most
authentic hadith giving the times of prayer.)(Fiqh of Sunnah Vol.1:83)
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (RA), The Prophet
(PBUH) said:
The time of the Zuhr (noon) prayer is when the
sun passes the meridian and a man's shadow is of
the same length as his height. It lasts until the
time of the Asr (afternoon) prayer. The time of
the Asr prayer is as long as the sun has not
become yellow (during its setting). The time of
the Maghrib (sunset) prayer is as long as the
twilight has not disappeared. The time of the Isha
(night) prayer is up to midnight. And the time of
the Fajr (morning) prayer is from the appearance
of dawn as long as the sun has not risen
(Muslim)
Sun is the primary clock for prayer
Sunset
Meridian
Sunrise
Path of the sun on the horizon
Zuhr
Meridian
Shadow=Object
Shadow x2
Sun
heat
dull
Seen at the
horizon
Light
reflection
Asr
Sunrise
observer
Sun rays
Horizon
P
Maghrib
Isha
Not
seen
Path of the sun
Fajir
True Dawn
• Fajr – from dawn until sunrise
• Zuhr – from when the sun passes its zenith until
the length of an object’s shadow is equal to the
true length of that object
• Asr – from when the length of an object’s shadow
is equal to the true length of that object until
sunset
• Maghrib – from sunset until redness in the sky
disappears
• Isha – from when the redness in the sky
disappears until the middle of the night
Timings of Salah
Fajr
Zuhr
Asr
True Dawn
Sun passes
Zenith
End of Zuhr
Beginning of
Sunrise
Maghrib
Isha
After sunset
From the end of
Maghrib
Hanbali
Hanbali
•Sun becomes dull
•Half of night
Shadow = height
Shafi & Maliki
Redness
disappears
•1/3rd of night
•Shadow =2x length
Ijmaa’
Jumhoor
Hanafi
•Sunset
Shafi & Maliki
Ijmaa
Hanafi
•Dawn
Contradiction on End time
• Abdullah b. 'Amr(RA) reported
– the Apostle (may peace be upon him) saying: The time of
the noon prayer(lasts)as long as it is not afternoon, and
the time of the afternoon prayer (lasts) as long as the sun
does not turn pale and the time of the evening prayer
(lasts) as long as the spreading appearance of the redness
above the horizon after sunset does not sink down, and
the, time of the night prayer (lasts) by midnight and the
time of the morning prayer (lasts) as long as the sun dots
not rise.
• Narrated by Abu Hurayra(RA):
– Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you can get one Rak'a of
the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his
prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajir prayer
before sunrise, he should complete his prayer."
Salah is forbidden during the
following periods:
1. Immediately before sun rise for about 5 to 7
minutes.
2. Just at noon for about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Immediately after sun set for about 5 to 7
minutes.
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Aamir (RA):
There are three times at which Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) used to forbid us to pray or
bury our dead:
(a) When the sun begins to rise till it is fully up,
(b) when the sun is at its height at midday till it
passes the meridian, and
(c) when the sun draws near to setting till it sets
(Muslim)
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (RA):
I heard Allah's Messenger (PBUH) saying:
"No prayer is to be offered after the morning
(Fajr) prayer until sun rises, or after the
afternoon (Asr) prayer until the sun sets"
(Bukhari and Muslim)
The Characteristics of Time
• Time passes quickly.
• Time that passes can never return,
nor can it be compensated for, for
time is irretrievable.
• Time is the most precious thing that
we possesses.
To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who has failed
a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has
given birth to a pre-mature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask an editor of a weekly
newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer who
has kids to feed.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are
waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who has
missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who has
avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND, ask the person
who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Realize the value of one missed
Salah
"Narrated Ibn ‘Umar (RA):
Allâh’s Messenger (PBUH) said:
"Whoever misses the ‘Asr prayers
(intentionally), then it is as if he lost his
family and property."
{Bukhari}
A Stitch in Time, Saves Nine!
Salah on Time, Gains Allah’s Pleasure
Ibn Masood (RA) once asked the Prophet
(PBUH),“which act does Allah (SWT) like the
most?” He replied, “To offer Salah on time.”
Then he asked “Next to this” The Prophet
replied, “To be good to parents.” “
He again asked, “Next to this?” The Prophet
replied, “To fight in the way of Allah (SWT).”
{Bukhari and Mulsim}
Salah on Time, Saves our skin!
The Prophet (PBUH) said:
The person who went to sleep
before offering Isha prayers
was having his head crushed by
stone.
{Bukhari}
Aishah(RA) said, the Prophet (PBUH) said:
Whoever caught one prostration of
the Asr prayer before sunset, or of
the morning prayer before sunrise,
he has caught it (i.e. the prayer on
time)
{Ahmad, Muslim, Nasai & Ibn Majah}
Praying missed Salawaat
Anas bin Malik(RA) narrated that the Prophet
(PBUH) said:
“If anyone forgets a salah, he should
pray that salah when he remembers
it. There is no expiation except to
pray what was missed.” Then he
recited: “And perfom salah for My
remembrance.”
{Bukhari}
I don’t have TIME!
Abu Qatada, Bin Rab’I(RA) narrated that the
Prophet , said, “Allâh the Exalted said:
‘I made five times (daily) prayers obligatory
on your people. And I took a guarantee that
if anyone observes them regularly at their
times, I shall admit him to Paradise. If
anyone does not offer them regularly, there
is no such guarantee of Mine for him.’”
(Abu Dawood)
"There are five Prayers which God has
prescribed for His servants. For those who
perform them properly, without disrespectful
omissions, there is a guarantee that God will
admit them to Paradise. To those who do not
observe them, however, God offers no such
guarantee: He may punish them or He may
admit them to Paradise, as He wills."
(An-Nasai)
My DAY
Zuhr
Fajr Asr
Isha
Time Flies!
Challenge - to get up for Fajr!
Ibn Abbas (RA) narrates:
One night I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt
Maymoonah, and said to myself, “I will watch the
prayer of Allah’s Apostle.” My aunt placed a cushion for
Allah’s Apostle and he slept on it in its length-wise
direction and woke-up rubbing the traces of sleep off
his face and then he recited the last ten verses of
Surah Al-e-Imran till he finished it. Then he went to a
hanging water skin and took it, performed the ablution
and then stood up to offer the prayer.
[Bukhari and Muslim]
Masnoon Invocation for waking up
Al'hamdu lillaahil lazi a'hyaanaa ba'damaa
amaatanaa wa ilayhin nushoor
All Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after
having given us death and(our) final return (on
the Day of judgement) is to Him.
(Bukhari, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee)