When does the time for the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers end?

Question : Hello, yes, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. You are asking, Honorable Shaykh, he says: When does the time for the Maghrib prayer and the 'Isha' prayer end?

Answer : The time for the Maghrib prayer ends when the red twilight disappears, which is approximately an hour and a half after the sun sets. And the time for the 'Isha' prayer ends when the night is half over. This means dividing the time between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn into two halves. When the first half ends, the time for the 'Isha' prayer has ended. Now, when does it come? I mean, this is part of the great wisdom that Allah made the last half of the night not a time for an obligatory prayer, and the first half of the day not a time for an obligatory prayer. This is because the last half of the night is the time for tahajjud and voluntary night prayers and witr, and the first half of the day is for the duha prayer, and because people are occupied with their worldly affairs.