The Prohibition of Prayer Before the Midday Prayer: When Does It Occur?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the prohibition of prayer before the midday prayer, when does it occur?
The Shaykh : It means ten minutes, or a quarter of an hour at most.
The questioner : Before the adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Welcome, how are you? But here, we should note something: is the adhan currently a Shari’ah adhan or not? The reality we observe in many Arab countries, let alone non-Arab countries, is that the adhan for the five prayer times is not a Shari’ah adhan, but rather an astronomical adhan. The astronomical adhan differs greatly from the Shari’ah adhan. Perhaps this opportunity, in this open town where buildings have not yet grown tall, will allow some of you to observe the true dawn. I believe you will hear the adhan for Fajr before the true dawn rises...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ...because this is something we have experienced in some countries, and especially in the country where I currently reside, which is Amman. I live on a mountain called Mount Hamdhan, where I see the rising of the dawn, the rising of the sun, and its setting every day.
The Shaykh : It means ten minutes, or a quarter of an hour at most.
The questioner : Before the adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Welcome, how are you? But here, we should note something: is the adhan currently a Shari’ah adhan or not? The reality we observe in many Arab countries, let alone non-Arab countries, is that the adhan for the five prayer times is not a Shari’ah adhan, but rather an astronomical adhan. The astronomical adhan differs greatly from the Shari’ah adhan. Perhaps this opportunity, in this open town where buildings have not yet grown tall, will allow some of you to observe the true dawn. I believe you will hear the adhan for Fajr before the true dawn rises...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ...because this is something we have experienced in some countries, and especially in the country where I currently reside, which is Amman. I live on a mountain called Mount Hamdhan, where I see the rising of the dawn, the rising of the sun, and its setting every day.