What is the way to know the time of zawal (the sun reaching its zenith)?
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The questioner : What is the way to know that, O 'Adil?
The Shaykh : A vertical stick, then one observes until the shadow of the stick begins to shorten, then he places a mark. When it begins to lengthen, this is according to
The questioner : A person places a piece of clay.
The Shaykh : And he observes its shadow; it continues to shorten until it begins to lengthen, even by the slightest amount. This is the sign of the sun's zawal, and with that, the time for the Zuhr prayer begins.
The Shaykh : A vertical stick, then one observes until the shadow of the stick begins to shorten, then he places a mark. When it begins to lengthen, this is according to
The questioner : A person places a piece of clay.
The Shaykh : And he observes its shadow; it continues to shorten until it begins to lengthen, even by the slightest amount. This is the sign of the sun's zawal, and with that, the time for the Zuhr prayer begins.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 277ما هو الطريق إلى معرفة علامة...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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