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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Time of 'Isha': The Voluntary and the Necessary

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The questioner:
The majority of scholars hold that it extends until the dawn breaks.

The Shaykh:
Half of the night is voluntary, and what follows it is necessary, up until the dawn breaks. It is necessary on the basis of dire necessity, like 'Asr after the sun has turned yellow. It has become, it has become 'Isha.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الصلاة : باب المواقيت — islamhouse.com (12:45)

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