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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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She asks for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Guard the prayers and the middle prayer,” and she says: What is meant by the middle prayer?

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Question:
She asks for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayerحَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ
[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
and she says: What is meant by the middle prayer? And when is its time? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The saying of Allah the Exalted:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayersحَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
means to persist in establishing them and to continue in establishing them. Leave it, because some people may care about some of the prayers and be lax about others, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded the preservation of all of them without distinguishing between them.
Allah the Exalted said in another verse:
And they who carefully maintain their prayers -وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
[Al-Mu'minun 23:9]
He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: and
Those who are constant in their prayerالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ
[Al-Ma'arij 70:23]
Consistency in prayer and preserving it mean taking care to perform it at its appointed times with the Muslim congregation, in the case of those for whom congregational prayer is obligatory. Likewise, among the most important aspects of preserving it is caring for its performance in terms of its rulings, by fulfilling its pillars, conditions, and obligations, and by being humble in it. This is part of preserving it. The middle prayer is mentioned by Allah alongside the prayers, even though it is included among them, out of concern for it, out of concern for it; otherwise, it is included in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayersحَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
, and then He mentioned
[in particular] the middle prayerوَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ
[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
out of concern for it, to emphasize its importance. The most correct opinion regarding it is that it is the 'Asr prayer. The most correct statement about the middle prayer is that it is the 'Asr prayer, due to its great status with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تسأل تفسير قول الله تعالى(حافظوا على الصلوات والصلاة الوسطى) وتقول ما المقصود بالصلاة الوسطى..؟ — youtube.com

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