Explanation of the author's statement: "…and following it is the time of 'Asr until the shadow becomes twice its length after the shadow at noon…"
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The Shaykh : He said "and following it is the time of 'Asr". Following it, following the time of Zuhr, is the time of 'Asr. We benefit from the author's statement "following it" that there is no interval between the two times, is that right? Because if there were an interval, there would be no continuity. And there is no overlap between the two times; there is no overlap between the two times. Because if there were an overlap, the time of 'Asr would begin before the time of Zuhr ends. Some scholars said with each of these two views. Some scholars said that there is an interval between the time of Zuhr and the time of 'Asr, but it is slight. And others said that there is a shared time of the length of four rak'ahs between Zuhr and 'Asr. The correct view is that there is neither overlap nor separation, but when the time of Zuhr ends, the time of 'Asr begins. He said "until the shadow becomes twice its length after the shadow at noon, and the time of necessity is until its setting, and it is recommended to hasten it". Until the shadow of a thing becomes twice its length after the shadow at noon. Pay attention: the shadow of a thing becomes twice its length after the shadow at noon. We said, is the shadow at noon calculated or not? It is not calculated. Start from it. When the shadow becomes the length of the object, what happens? That is the end of the time of Zuhr and the beginning of the time of 'Asr. When the length of the object is doubled, that is the end of the time of 'Asr. Which of the two times is longer?
The questioner : Both are equal.
The Shaykh : No, Zuhr is longer. We have now defined Zuhr from the shadow at noon to its equal, and 'Asr to its double. Zuhr is much longer because the shadow moves faster at the end of the day. As the sun approaches setting, the shadow moves faster. You might say the difference is a third, and that is the case. The time of Zuhr is long compared to the time of 'Asr. But the time of necessity is until the sun sets. The time of necessity is until the sun sets. This might be long; it might be long. Let us look at the sunset timing. The sunset timing on the longest day of the year: Zuhr is called at approximately 5:07, let us say 5:05, and 'Asr is called at 8:30. How much time is that? Three and a half hours. Okay, from 5:05 to sunset, from 8:30 to sunset, is four hours and twenty-five minutes. So the time of Zuhr is longer.
The questioner : Three times
The Shaykh : Three hours and twenty-five minutes, and that one, how much did we say? Three and a half hours. So the time of Zuhr is longer, even until sunset, meaning it is longer than the time of 'Asr, even if it is a time of necessity. See the difference now. Okay, the author now defined the time of 'Asr with what? With the shadow of every thing becoming twice its length after the shadow at noon. Then he said
The questioner : Both are equal.
The Shaykh : No, Zuhr is longer. We have now defined Zuhr from the shadow at noon to its equal, and 'Asr to its double. Zuhr is much longer because the shadow moves faster at the end of the day. As the sun approaches setting, the shadow moves faster. You might say the difference is a third, and that is the case. The time of Zuhr is long compared to the time of 'Asr. But the time of necessity is until the sun sets. The time of necessity is until the sun sets. This might be long; it might be long. Let us look at the sunset timing. The sunset timing on the longest day of the year: Zuhr is called at approximately 5:07, let us say 5:05, and 'Asr is called at 8:30. How much time is that? Three and a half hours. Okay, from 5:05 to sunset, from 8:30 to sunset, is four hours and twenty-five minutes. So the time of Zuhr is longer.
The questioner : Three times
The Shaykh : Three hours and twenty-five minutes, and that one, how much did we say? Three and a half hours. So the time of Zuhr is longer, even until sunset, meaning it is longer than the time of 'Asr, even if it is a time of necessity. See the difference now. Okay, the author now defined the time of 'Asr with what? With the shadow of every thing becoming twice its length after the shadow at noon. Then he said