Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Establish prayer at the declining of the sun”

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
This person asks you, O Shaykh, to explain the noble verses in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: .

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This verse explains the times of prayer in general terms. “Establish ” means the setting of the sun; this is the time for the midday prayer. “Until the darkness of the night” is the time for the afternoon, sunset, and night prayers. “And the recitation of the dawn” means the dawn prayer; it is called “recitation” because the recitation in it is lengthened. These are the times of prayer in general terms, and the Prophetic Sunnah has explained them in detail. Should you review *Bulugh al-Maram* and other such books? Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,