Is there a time for performing the 'Asr and 'Isha' prayers after the sun sets (the setting of the sun) and after the middle of the night, or not?
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The questioner : Is there a time for performing the 'Asr and 'Isha' prayers after the yellowing of the sun and after the middle of the night, and is there a time after the yellowing...
The Shaykh : How? How?
The questioner : He is asking whether there is a time for performing the 'Asr and 'Isha' prayers after the yellowing of the sun, which he means, and after the middle of the night, or not?
The Shaykh : As for 'Asr, yes, the time for it is from the yellowing of the sun until sunset. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 517Sahih (Darussalam).
As for 'Isha', no, because the time for 'Isha' ends at the middle of the night. This was stated explicitly in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As and others. Therefore, the time between the middle of the night and the appearance of the dawn is not a time for 'Isha', because it has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is a time for 'Isha. Rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined it as ending at the middle of the night, and what is defined does not include what comes after the limit. Based on this, if a woman becomes pure from menstruation after the middle of the night, she is not obligated to pray 'Isha' or 'Asr, because the time has passed. The well-known view among many scholars is that the time for the 'Isha' prayer ends with the appearance of the dawn. However, the time between the middle of the night and the appearance of the dawn is a time of dire necessity, just as the time between the yellowing of the sun and its setting is a time of dire necessity for 'Asr. But the opinion we have chosen is the one indicated by the evidence, and no one can bring evidence indicating that the time from the middle of the night to the appearance of the dawn is a time for 'Isha. The most that can be said is that whoever delays the prayer until the time of the next prayer enters is negligent. This is not a general consensus regarding the Fajr and Zuhr prayers, because the Duha is a separating time between the Fajr and Zuhr prayers. Likewise, the last part of the middle of the night is a separator between 'Isha and Fajr. Thus, there is a separator between the two times: in the day, it is from the rising of the sun to its zenith, and in the night, it is from the middle of the night to the appearance of the dawn. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says this.
The Shaykh : How? How?
The questioner : He is asking whether there is a time for performing the 'Asr and 'Isha' prayers after the yellowing of the sun, which he means, and after the middle of the night, or not?
The Shaykh : As for 'Asr, yes, the time for it is from the yellowing of the sun until sunset. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
and whoever catches up with a Rak'ah of 'Asr prayer before the sun sets, then he has caught up with 'Asr.
من أدرك ركعة -أو قال سجدة- من صلاة العصر قبل أن تغرب الشمس فقد أدرك العصرAs for 'Isha', no, because the time for 'Isha' ends at the middle of the night. This was stated explicitly in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As and others. Therefore, the time between the middle of the night and the appearance of the dawn is not a time for 'Isha', because it has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is a time for 'Isha. Rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined it as ending at the middle of the night, and what is defined does not include what comes after the limit. Based on this, if a woman becomes pure from menstruation after the middle of the night, she is not obligated to pray 'Isha' or 'Asr, because the time has passed. The well-known view among many scholars is that the time for the 'Isha' prayer ends with the appearance of the dawn. However, the time between the middle of the night and the appearance of the dawn is a time of dire necessity, just as the time between the yellowing of the sun and its setting is a time of dire necessity for 'Asr. But the opinion we have chosen is the one indicated by the evidence, and no one can bring evidence indicating that the time from the middle of the night to the appearance of the dawn is a time for 'Isha. The most that can be said is that whoever delays the prayer until the time of the next prayer enters is negligent. This is not a general consensus regarding the Fajr and Zuhr prayers, because the Duha is a separating time between the Fajr and Zuhr prayers. Likewise, the last part of the middle of the night is a separator between 'Isha and Fajr. Thus, there is a separator between the two times: in the day, it is from the rising of the sun to its zenith, and in the night, it is from the middle of the night to the appearance of the dawn. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says this.