His other question states: I am a young man living in one of the villages of Yemen, and all prayers are performed at their proper times except for the 'Asr prayer, which they perform at exactly
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The questioner : His other question states: I am a young man living in one of the villages of Yemen, and all prayers are performed at their proper times except for the 'Asr prayer, which they perform at exactly ten o'clock by my time, meaning one hour after the adhan in the cities. Is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory that all prayers be performed at their times. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the time for the 'Asr prayer extends until the sun turns yellow. Therefore, it is not permissible to delay the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow except for a valid excuse. If there is a valid excuse, its time is still attained by performing one rak'ah before the sun sets.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Accordingly, these people should observe the sun; if they pray before it turns yellow, meaning if they pray 'Asr before the sun turns yellow, there is no blame on them for that, because they prayed it at its proper time. However, if they delay it until the sun turns yellow, this is forbidden for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory that all prayers be performed at their times. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the time for the 'Asr prayer extends until the sun turns yellow. Therefore, it is not permissible to delay the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow except for a valid excuse. If there is a valid excuse, its time is still attained by performing one rak'ah before the sun sets.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Accordingly, these people should observe the sun; if they pray before it turns yellow, meaning if they pray 'Asr before the sun turns yellow, there is no blame on them for that, because they prayed it at its proper time. However, if they delay it until the sun turns yellow, this is forbidden for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.