Explaining the difference between the time of Dhuhr and the time of Asr, and the distinguishing signs for each of their times.
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, look, right here, because the shadow is long, the difference appears quickly.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And in the summer, when the shadow is short, the difference does not appear except with extreme precision.
The questioner : ... the shadow of the noon... the shadow of the zenith.
The Shaykh : My brother, our topic here is approximate, not exact.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is approximate based on previous experience; we know that the shadow of this stick at the time of Dhuhr was shorter than the length of the stick. Now, let us assume that the shadow of the stick had reached the length of the stick itself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, here it must be twice as long.
The questioner : Yes, the shadow of the zenith.
The Shaykh : But we must subtract what is fixed in our minds, which is approximately half a centimeter or a centimeter. So, the matter of experience is not about exact verification and precision. It means you just take a picture of how the time is set, whether at the time of Dhuhr or the time of Asr. The method is to take the length of the stick and the length of its shadow at the zenith, add them together, and then add one of them to the other. The time of Asr begins when the shadow of the stick becomes equal to the stick itself plus the shadow of the stick at the zenith.
The questioner : Yes, because Dhuhr was not that long, that long.
The questioner : ... before the first one... Dhuhr and...
Another questioner : ... the fact that if he did not place the stick about a quarter of an hour before Dhuhr, he will not know the time.
The Shaykh : He will not know, he will not know.
The questioner : He will not know; he must observe it.
The Shaykh : Therefore, in the old mosques, every mosque has a sundial.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Every mosque has a sundial. In the Great Umayyad Mosque, it is located up on the minaret. In the Dengiz Mosque on Victory Street, which was called Jamal Pasha Street during the Turkish era, there is a mosque on the outer wall where this sundial is located.
The student : In the center of the city, in the Prophet's Mosque, it was in the courtyard outside.
The Shaykh : I do not remember, by Allah. No, wait a moment, put it here. No, here, here, before that, behind, behind, do not move it, it will fall. Keep it a bit away. And put a second mark on this side. Enclose it. Yes, okay. Now, put a letter, tilt this one, and put it between the two lines. Put a mark there.
The questioner : Go back, go back, Abu Ahmad.
The Shaykh : No, it is fine. Put it. Let me tell you, my brother, the matter is approximate. Yes, put it exactly in the middle. Yes.
The questioner : No, there is a difference for us.
The student : ... my Shaykh, it is approximate.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Where did you put the mark?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It means it needs a few more minutes.
The Shaykh : I have a difference of one or two minutes there.
The student : Yes, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : This is if we assume that they are calling the adhan at the exact time.
The Shaykh : Yes, look, right here, because the shadow is long, the difference appears quickly.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And in the summer, when the shadow is short, the difference does not appear except with extreme precision.
The questioner : ... the shadow of the noon... the shadow of the zenith.
The Shaykh : My brother, our topic here is approximate, not exact.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is approximate based on previous experience; we know that the shadow of this stick at the time of Dhuhr was shorter than the length of the stick. Now, let us assume that the shadow of the stick had reached the length of the stick itself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, here it must be twice as long.
The questioner : Yes, the shadow of the zenith.
The Shaykh : But we must subtract what is fixed in our minds, which is approximately half a centimeter or a centimeter. So, the matter of experience is not about exact verification and precision. It means you just take a picture of how the time is set, whether at the time of Dhuhr or the time of Asr. The method is to take the length of the stick and the length of its shadow at the zenith, add them together, and then add one of them to the other. The time of Asr begins when the shadow of the stick becomes equal to the stick itself plus the shadow of the stick at the zenith.
The questioner : Yes, because Dhuhr was not that long, that long.
The questioner : ... before the first one... Dhuhr and...
Another questioner : ... the fact that if he did not place the stick about a quarter of an hour before Dhuhr, he will not know the time.
The Shaykh : He will not know, he will not know.
The questioner : He will not know; he must observe it.
The Shaykh : Therefore, in the old mosques, every mosque has a sundial.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Every mosque has a sundial. In the Great Umayyad Mosque, it is located up on the minaret. In the Dengiz Mosque on Victory Street, which was called Jamal Pasha Street during the Turkish era, there is a mosque on the outer wall where this sundial is located.
The student : In the center of the city, in the Prophet's Mosque, it was in the courtyard outside.
The Shaykh : I do not remember, by Allah. No, wait a moment, put it here. No, here, here, before that, behind, behind, do not move it, it will fall. Keep it a bit away. And put a second mark on this side. Enclose it. Yes, okay. Now, put a letter, tilt this one, and put it between the two lines. Put a mark there.
The questioner : Go back, go back, Abu Ahmad.
The Shaykh : No, it is fine. Put it. Let me tell you, my brother, the matter is approximate. Yes, put it exactly in the middle. Yes.
The questioner : No, there is a difference for us.
The student : ... my Shaykh, it is approximate.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Where did you put the mark?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It means it needs a few more minutes.
The Shaykh : I have a difference of one or two minutes there.
The student : Yes, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : This is if we assume that they are calling the adhan at the exact time.
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