Combining the Extension of the 'Asr Time with the Hadith on Catching Up a Rak'ah
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, the Sunnah indicates that the time for the 'Asr prayer extends until the shadow of every object is twice its length, and the previous hadith that passed with us indicates that whoever catches up a rak'ah before the sun sets has caught up the 'Asr. Is there a contradiction, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
There is no contradiction. For the shadow of every object to be twice its length means this is the time of choice. Every time after that, until the sun sets, is the time of choice. What follows is called the time of dire necessity. It is not permissible to delay the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets, or until the shadow of every object becomes equal to its length. The shadow of every object becoming equal to its length is close to the setting of the sun. It is not permissible to delay until that point. However, if one does so without intention, he has caught up the time. If he catches up a rak'ah or more before the sun sets, he has caught up its time. But if he delayed it without an excuse, he has sinned. If he delayed it with an excuse, he has not sinned, such as the one who forgets or the one who is sleeping.
The presenter:
Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, the Sunnah indicates that the time for the 'Asr prayer extends until the shadow of every object is twice its length, and the previous hadith that passed with us indicates that whoever catches up a rak'ah before the sun sets has caught up the 'Asr. Is there a contradiction, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
There is no contradiction. For the shadow of every object to be twice its length means this is the time of choice. Every time after that, until the sun sets, is the time of choice. What follows is called the time of dire necessity. It is not permissible to delay the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets, or until the shadow of every object becomes equal to its length. The shadow of every object becoming equal to its length is close to the setting of the sun. It is not permissible to delay until that point. However, if one does so without intention, he has caught up the time. If he catches up a rak'ah or more before the sun sets, he has caught up its time. But if he delayed it without an excuse, he has sinned. If he delayed it with an excuse, he has not sinned, such as the one who forgets or the one who is sleeping.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب أول وقت العصر وآخره في الاختيار والضرورة — islamhouse.com (3:55)
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