What is the beginning and end of the time for the Duha prayer?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah pardon us and you, regarding the Duha prayer, when does its time end? Some people have limited it to half an hour before the adhan for the Zuhr prayer, stating that a person must refrain from voluntary prayer, while others extend it. What is the criterion?
The Shaykh : No, the time for the Duha prayer is from when the sun has risen the length of a spear, meaning: approximately a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour after its rising, until just before the zenith. Just before the zenith is approximately between ten minutes and five minutes only. This is because the shortest of the prohibited times is this time. This is the shortest of the prohibited times according to the stronger position. Even though some scholars say that the meaning of his saying:Sunan an-Nasa'i 560Sahih (Darussalam) is that it means: when it begins to set, meaning when the disk of the sun begins to disappear until it finishes. But the correct view is that his saying: Sunan an-Nasa'i 560Sahih (Darussalam) means when the length of a spear remains until its setting, as in the case of its rising.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, this is not a comment... just
The Shaykh : But it is a question!
The questioner : I remember, Shaykh, that you mentioned regarding the sunrise that after the sun has risen the length of a spear, it is determined to be between seven to ten minutes previously, so I do not know...
The Shaykh : Perhaps you forgot.
The questioner : Or I forgot.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you forgot; ten minutes is possible, but it is better to add more.
The questioner : As a precaution.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : No, the time for the Duha prayer is from when the sun has risen the length of a spear, meaning: approximately a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour after its rising, until just before the zenith. Just before the zenith is approximately between ten minutes and five minutes only. This is because the shortest of the prohibited times is this time. This is the shortest of the prohibited times according to the stronger position. Even though some scholars say that the meaning of his saying:
when it is close to setting
حين تَضيف الشمس للغروبwhen it is close to setting
حين تَضيف الشمس للغروبThe questioner : Well, Shaykh, this is not a comment... just
The Shaykh : But it is a question!
The questioner : I remember, Shaykh, that you mentioned regarding the sunrise that after the sun has risen the length of a spear, it is determined to be between seven to ten minutes previously, so I do not know...
The Shaykh : Perhaps you forgot.
The questioner : Or I forgot.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you forgot; ten minutes is possible, but it is better to add more.
The questioner : As a precaution.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.