How are the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers performed in lands where the white twilight does not disappear?
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The questioner : The questioner says: If one does not catch the Friday prayer, does he pray it as Zuhr or as Jumu'ah?
The Shaykh : I was not surprised by what came before it; I was not surprised by it.
The questioner : Do I support the question? O long-lived one.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. What is it? Compassion.
The questioner : We are in a land where the white twilight does not disappear, and the times of 'Isha' and Fajr overlap. How do we pray these two times?
The Shaykh : The twilight that marks the end of the time for 'Isha' is the red twilight, not the white twilight. Accordingly, if there is red twilight in these lands, then when the red twilight disappears, the time for 'Isha' begins, and it extends until the middle of the night, even if the whiteness is present. If there is no red twilight, but the twilight is white until the break of dawn, then the time for Maghrib and the time for 'Isha' are estimated. This is why, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about the days of the Dajjal, stating that the first day is like a year, the second day is like a month, the third day is like a week, and the remaining days are like the usual days, in the days of the Dajjal at the end of the world, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah, is one prayer sufficient for us on the day that is like a year? He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4321Sahih (Al-Albani) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that if the time is not measured by the night and day that are overridden, then a measure is estimated for it. Yes.
The Shaykh : I was not surprised by what came before it; I was not surprised by it.
The questioner : Do I support the question? O long-lived one.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. What is it? Compassion.
The questioner : We are in a land where the white twilight does not disappear, and the times of 'Isha' and Fajr overlap. How do we pray these two times?
The Shaykh : The twilight that marks the end of the time for 'Isha' is the red twilight, not the white twilight. Accordingly, if there is red twilight in these lands, then when the red twilight disappears, the time for 'Isha' begins, and it extends until the middle of the night, even if the whiteness is present. If there is no red twilight, but the twilight is white until the break of dawn, then the time for Maghrib and the time for 'Isha' are estimated. This is why, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about the days of the Dajjal, stating that the first day is like a year, the second day is like a month, the third day is like a week, and the remaining days are like the usual days, in the days of the Dajjal at the end of the world, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah, is one prayer sufficient for us on the day that is like a year? He said:
No, you must make an estimate of its extent
لا اقدروا له قدره
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 10 - 13 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1402 هـ - الدرس العاشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (1:15:34)
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