How to Estimate the Prayers During the Emergence of the Dajjal
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The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Dajjal, when he said: (Indeed, one of his days is like a year, and another is like a month, so the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked him, in the sense of: How should we perform the prayer?He said: (Estimate it for them) Does this mean that if, for example, the day is approximately 180 days, they would perform five prayers in it, or is it five prayers in every (24) hours, estimating it accordingly?
His statement: (Estimate it for them) means: its meaning is to pray as is customary, so the day that is like a year, one would pray in it a full year’s worth of prayers. And if the hours remain with us until the Dajjal comes, the matter is facilitated; because a person knows the times in winter and summer, and he has the measure for these times, which are the hours. And if they do not remain—and knowledge is with Allah—then he estimates as the Companions used to estimate.
His statement: (Estimate it for them) means: its meaning is to pray as is customary, so the day that is like a year, one would pray in it a full year’s worth of prayers. And if the hours remain with us until the Dajjal comes, the matter is facilitated; because a person knows the times in winter and summer, and he has the measure for these times, which are the hours. And if they do not remain—and knowledge is with Allah—then he estimates as the Companions used to estimate.