The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 581 ) Q5: What is the middle prayer? A5: The scholars have differed in identifying it: is it 'Asr, or Fajr, or Zuhr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha', or is it one of the five prayers but unspecified? The most likely view is that it is the 'Asr prayer; for in the two Sahihs it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى حتى غابت الشمس diverted us from the middle prayer, till the sun set Sahih Muslim 627a . And in a narration by Muslim : شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى صلاة العصر They have diverted us from (offering) the middle prayer. i. e. the 'Asr prayer. Sahih Muslim 628 . And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

The Middle Prayer

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The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 581 )
Q5: What is the middle prayer?
A5: The scholars have differed in identifying it: is it 'Asr, or Fajr, or Zuhr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha', or is it one of the five prayers but unspecified? The most likely view is that it is the 'Asr prayer; for in the two Sahihs it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

diverted us from the middle prayer, till the sun set

شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى حتى غابت الشمس

Sahih Muslim 627a

. And in a narration by Muslim :

They have diverted us from (offering) the middle prayer. i. e. the 'Asr prayer.

شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى صلاة العصر

Sahih Muslim 628

. And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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