A benefit regarding the signs by which the times of the prayers are known, with an explanation of some of the discrepancies in determining certain prayer times that occur in this era
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The Shaykh : Knowledge of the time is determined by the signs that the Lawgiver has established as indicators. For the midday prayer, it is the sun; or rather, the setting of the sun. For the afternoon prayer, is it, Ya Aliyan?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That the shadow of every object becomes twice its length. Do you agree with this for the afternoon prayer?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. For the sunset prayer, Sami? When the sun has set. For the night prayer? Abdulrahman
The questioner : ... when the twilight disappears, meaning the red twilight
The Shaykh : The red twilight. Good. For the dawn prayer?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Which of the two dawns?
The questioner : The first dawn
The Shaykh : The first dawn, and then we say the second dawn. Which is more correct?
The questioner : The second dawn
The Shaykh : The second dawn, which is the true second dawn, and its explanation will follow. Good. This is the sign of the time according to the legal signs established by the Lawgiver. However, in our current time, these signs have become hidden, and not everyone knows them. People have come to rely on clocks to know the time, meaning to know the entry of the time, and on calendars to know the times. But the calendars differ; the time between one and another can sometimes be up to six minutes. Six minutes is a trivial matter, especially regarding the call to prayer for dawn and the call to prayer for sunset, because fasting is connected to them. Although it is obligatory to be careful in determining all the times. If two calendars for a city differ, and each calendar is issued by people who are knowledgeable about the time, do we prioritize the later one or the earlier one? We prioritize the later one. We prioritize the later one in all times. This is because the jurists, may Allah have mercy on them, first, because the original state is that the time has not entered, and each of the informants is trustworthy. This calendar is issued by its experts, and this other calendar is issued by its experts, and we know that each of them is trustworthy and knowledgeable. So we say we take the later one, because the original state is that the time has not entered. The jurists have explicitly stated something like this. They said, may Allah have mercy on them: If a man says to two men, "Watch for the dawn for me," meaning, investigate the dawn and wait for it, and one of them says, "The dawn has appeared," and the other says, "The dawn has not appeared," whose statement do we follow? We follow the statement of the second one. He eats and drinks, and the other one shouts at him, "Do not eat during the day, do not eat during the day." And this one says, "Look, the dawn has not appeared." We say, eat until the two agree. If the second one says, "The dawn has appeared," then it is finished. This is from the scholars, a clear proof that if two scholars of the time differ, and one says it has entered and the other says it has not entered, we take the statement of the one who says it has not entered. And this has a basis. It has a basis, which is that the original state is that the time has not entered. So we take the second one. In our current time, the calendars we observe show a difference of up to five or six minutes, and this is problematic. But I personally take the later one. I take the later one, whether for the times of the prayers or otherwise. For example, if in the dawn, I see one calendar says the dawn has appeared, while the other says there are still six minutes left, I take the second one and eat and drink comfortably and pleasantly, if Allah wills, until the two parties agree. Until the two parties agree. However, if one of them is more knowledgeable than the other, or if one of them is more trustworthy in terms of honesty, there is no doubt that a person prioritizes the one who is more trustworthy and more knowledgeable. He prioritizes him. But in the case of equality, or perhaps a person prioritizes based on what they call technology, he prioritizes the second one and takes the second one. Yes, that is right. Good. The time has not ended, men. Come on, Adam.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is his question. He says, this is one of the matters of wisdom. A person who is a caller to prayer or an imam stayed for a month or two and saw that the times were not accurate, so he left the mosque. What happens in this case?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. It is ... if the man says, "I swear by Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, I rely on what they give me for the call to prayer and other duties. So if I do not get it, I want to work. I will work, because the call to prayer and the second call are undoubtedly
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That the shadow of every object becomes twice its length. Do you agree with this for the afternoon prayer?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. Twice its length after the shadow at the setting of the sun. For the sunset prayer, Sami? When the sun has set. For the night prayer? Abdulrahman
The questioner : ... when the twilight disappears, meaning the red twilight
The Shaykh : The red twilight. Good. For the dawn prayer?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Which of the two dawns?
The questioner : The first dawn
The Shaykh : The first dawn, and then we say the second dawn. Which is more correct?
The questioner : The second dawn
The Shaykh : The second dawn, which is the true second dawn, and its explanation will follow. Good. This is the sign of the time according to the legal signs established by the Lawgiver. However, in our current time, these signs have become hidden, and not everyone knows them. People have come to rely on clocks to know the time, meaning to know the entry of the time, and on calendars to know the times. But the calendars differ; the time between one and another can sometimes be up to six minutes. Six minutes is a trivial matter, especially regarding the call to prayer for dawn and the call to prayer for sunset, because fasting is connected to them. Although it is obligatory to be careful in determining all the times. If two calendars for a city differ, and each calendar is issued by people who are knowledgeable about the time, do we prioritize the later one or the earlier one? We prioritize the later one. We prioritize the later one in all times. This is because the jurists, may Allah have mercy on them, first, because the original state is that the time has not entered, and each of the informants is trustworthy. This calendar is issued by its experts, and this other calendar is issued by its experts, and we know that each of them is trustworthy and knowledgeable. So we say we take the later one, because the original state is that the time has not entered. The jurists have explicitly stated something like this. They said, may Allah have mercy on them: If a man says to two men, "Watch for the dawn for me," meaning, investigate the dawn and wait for it, and one of them says, "The dawn has appeared," and the other says, "The dawn has not appeared," whose statement do we follow? We follow the statement of the second one. He eats and drinks, and the other one shouts at him, "Do not eat during the day, do not eat during the day." And this one says, "Look, the dawn has not appeared." We say, eat until the two agree. If the second one says, "The dawn has appeared," then it is finished. This is from the scholars, a clear proof that if two scholars of the time differ, and one says it has entered and the other says it has not entered, we take the statement of the one who says it has not entered. And this has a basis. It has a basis, which is that the original state is that the time has not entered. So we take the second one. In our current time, the calendars we observe show a difference of up to five or six minutes, and this is problematic. But I personally take the later one. I take the later one, whether for the times of the prayers or otherwise. For example, if in the dawn, I see one calendar says the dawn has appeared, while the other says there are still six minutes left, I take the second one and eat and drink comfortably and pleasantly, if Allah wills, until the two parties agree. Until the two parties agree. However, if one of them is more knowledgeable than the other, or if one of them is more trustworthy in terms of honesty, there is no doubt that a person prioritizes the one who is more trustworthy and more knowledgeable. He prioritizes him. But in the case of equality, or perhaps a person prioritizes based on what they call technology, he prioritizes the second one and takes the second one. Yes, that is right. Good. The time has not ended, men. Come on, Adam.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is his question. He says, this is one of the matters of wisdom. A person who is a caller to prayer or an imam stayed for a month or two and saw that the times were not accurate, so he left the mosque. What happens in this case?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. It is ... if the man says, "I swear by Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, I rely on what they give me for the call to prayer and other duties. So if I do not get it, I want to work. I will work, because the call to prayer and the second call are undoubtedly