The beginning of the night of Friday and its time
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner from the Noble Makkah has symbolized her name with the letter Ayn. She says: I hope that the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan will answer my questions, and my first question is: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1531Sahih (Al-Albani) and the night of Friday. The question is: When does this night begin? Is it after the sunset of Thursday or after the sunset of Friday?
Answer:
The night of Friday begins from the sunset of Thursday evening; it starts from the sunset of Thursday evening and continues until the appearance of the dawn of Friday. This is the night of Friday. As for Friday evening, that is the night of Saturday, not the night of Friday. The night of every day is the one before it, as the scholars say: the night of every day is the one before it, except for 'Arafah, whose night is the one after it. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner from the Noble Makkah has symbolized her name with the letter Ayn. She says: I hope that the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan will answer my questions, and my first question is: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
so invoke many blessings on me on that day
اكثروا علي من الصلاه في يوم الجمعهAnswer:
The night of Friday begins from the sunset of Thursday evening; it starts from the sunset of Thursday evening and continues until the appearance of the dawn of Friday. This is the night of Friday. As for Friday evening, that is the night of Saturday, not the night of Friday. The night of every day is the one before it, as the scholars say: the night of every day is the one before it, except for 'Arafah, whose night is the one after it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/156 — archive.org (17:55)
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