What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Establish prayer at the decline of the sun until the darkness of the night and the recitation of the dawn”?
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Question:
He says: Regarding the verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] [Al-Isra 17:78] What is the meaning of the verse?
Answer:
The intended meaning of the verse is that it mentioned the times of the prayers in a general way, in three times. “At the decline of the sun” means the setting of the sun, which is the time of the midday prayer, and this is the Zuhr prayer. “Until the darkness of the night” includes the 'Asr prayer, the Maghrib prayer, and the 'Isha' prayer. And “the recitation of the dawn” is the Fajr prayer. It was called “recitation” because the recitation in it is lengthened. These are three times in general, and the Sunnah specified them into five times: the time of Zuhr, the time of 'Asr, the time of Maghrib, the time of 'Isha', and the time of Fajr. Yes.
He says: Regarding the verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِEstablish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًاAnswer:
The intended meaning of the verse is that it mentioned the times of the prayers in a general way, in three times. “At the decline of the sun” means the setting of the sun, which is the time of the midday prayer, and this is the Zuhr prayer. “Until the darkness of the night” includes the 'Asr prayer, the Maghrib prayer, and the 'Isha' prayer. And “the recitation of the dawn” is the Fajr prayer. It was called “recitation” because the recitation in it is lengthened. These are three times in general, and the Sunnah specified them into five times: the time of Zuhr, the time of 'Asr, the time of Maghrib, the time of 'Isha', and the time of Fajr. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4013] ما المراد بقوله تعالى: ﴿أقم الصلاة لدلوك الشمس إلى غسق الليل وقرآن الفجر﴾؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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