Dividing the night into thirds and its beginning
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we divide the night into a first third and a last third in our time? Does the division begin from the setting of the sun or from the 'Isha' prayer?
Answer:
No, it is from the entry of the night. When does the night enter? Is it 'Isha' or does it not enter at the setting of the sun? Huh? It enters at the setting of the sun. So what is between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn is the night, and it lengthens and shortens according to the seasons. So you divide what is between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn into thirds, for each time according to its measure. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we divide the night into a first third and a last third in our time? Does the division begin from the setting of the sun or from the 'Isha' prayer?
Answer:
No, it is from the entry of the night. When does the night enter? Is it 'Isha' or does it not enter at the setting of the sun? Huh? It enters at the setting of the sun. So what is between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn is the night, and it lengthens and shortens according to the seasons. So you divide what is between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn into thirds, for each time according to its measure. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 21-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:48)
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