What is the time period in which we can perform the Dhuha prayer?
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Question:
What is the time period in which we can perform the Dhuha prayer?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance.
As for what follows: The time in which the Dhuha prayer is prescribed is from when the sun has risen the height of a spear until it stands in the middle of the sky. This is the time for the Dhuha prayer. The best time is when the Dhuha becomes intense, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 748a meaning when the sun becomes intense and the young camels— which are the offspring of camels— feel the heat of the sun.
If one prays it early after the sun has risen, he has caught the Dhuha prayer. He may pray it at any part of the Dhuha time until the sun stands, which is about half an hour before the zenith or close to that. This is the time when the sun stands in the eye of the observer, when it is in the middle of the sky before it leans toward the west. This is called "the time of standing." It is not permissible for a Muslim to perform voluntary prayer without a cause. As for prayers with a cause, such as the eclipse prayer, the greeting of the mosque, and the prayer of tawaf in Makkah, these and their like are among the prayers with a cause. The correct view is that there is no harm in performing them in the times of prohibition. This is the most correct of the scholars' opinions.
So if one performs tawaf around the Sacred Ka'bah after 'Asr, or after Fajr before the sun rises, there is no harm in praying two rak'ahs. Likewise, if the sun is eclipsed in the afternoon, it is prescribed for Muslims to perform the eclipse prayer according to the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars. Likewise, if one enters the mosque after Fajr or after 'Asr to sit in it for seeking knowledge or otherwise, the Sunnah is to pray two rak'ahs before sitting, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1167, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exclude one time over another. This is the stronger opinion. And Allah is the guarantor of success.
What is the time period in which we can perform the Dhuha prayer?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance.
As for what follows: The time in which the Dhuha prayer is prescribed is from when the sun has risen the height of a spear until it stands in the middle of the sky. This is the time for the Dhuha prayer. The best time is when the Dhuha becomes intense, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The prayer of those who are penitent is observed when your weaned camels feel the heat of the sun.
صلاة الأوابين حين ترمض الفصالIf one prays it early after the sun has risen, he has caught the Dhuha prayer. He may pray it at any part of the Dhuha time until the sun stands, which is about half an hour before the zenith or close to that. This is the time when the sun stands in the eye of the observer, when it is in the middle of the sky before it leans toward the west. This is called "the time of standing." It is not permissible for a Muslim to perform voluntary prayer without a cause. As for prayers with a cause, such as the eclipse prayer, the greeting of the mosque, and the prayer of tawaf in Makkah, these and their like are among the prayers with a cause. The correct view is that there is no harm in performing them in the times of prohibition. This is the most correct of the scholars' opinions.
So if one performs tawaf around the Sacred Ka'bah after 'Asr, or after Fajr before the sun rises, there is no harm in praying two rak'ahs. Likewise, if the sun is eclipsed in the afternoon, it is prescribed for Muslims to perform the eclipse prayer according to the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars. Likewise, if one enters the mosque after Fajr or after 'Asr to sit in it for seeking knowledge or otherwise, the Sunnah is to pray two rak'ahs before sitting, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتين
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