The times when prayer is prohibited and the wisdom behind that
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Question:
Finally, he asks Your Eminence about the times of prohibition, and what if a person prays in one of these times? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The times of prohibition are five in detail, five:
The first is: after the dawn breaks until the sun rises. This is a time of prohibition; no prayer is performed in it except the sunnah of Fajr, the obligatory Fajr prayer, or the greeting of the mosque.
The second is: after the sun rises until it has risen the height of a spear.
The third is: when it stands still just before Dhuhr, when it stands in the middle of the sky. It is called the time of standing in the opinion of the observer until it moves toward the west. It is a short time, about a third of an hour, or a quarter of an hour; it is not long.
The fourth is: after the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow.
And the fifth is: when it turns yellow until it sets.
These are the times of prohibition. It is not permissible for a Muslim to pray in them except for the obligatory prayers that he would miss, in which case he prays them at any time. Likewise, the obligatory Fajr prayer is performed with its sunnah after the dawn breaks. Likewise, those with a cause, such as the sunnah of the greeting of the mosque, such as the eclipse prayer if the sun eclipses after 'Asr, and such as the sunnah of wudu. These are called those with a cause.
Likewise, if one circumambulates after 'Asr in Makkah, if one circumambulates the House after 'Asr, or after Fajr, he prays the sunnah of tawaf; because it is among those with a cause. Yes.
The presenter : He asks Your Eminence, may Allah reward you with good, why are we prohibited from praying in this time, and are we allowed to pray out of need in these times?
The Shaykh : Your Lord is Wise and Knowing. He has the perfect wisdom in what He commands and in what He prohibits. He has explained the reason for this in some hadiths; because in it there is imitation of the worshippers of the sun who pray to the sun when it rises and when it sets. So the prohibition of prayer in these times is blocking the means to imitating the worshippers of the sun. This is the wisdom.
But if the prayer is obligatory, or is among those with a cause; then there is no blame, and this prayer takes precedence over blocking the means if the prayer is emphasized, like the obligatory prayer and those with a cause. So one does it and is not prevented because of the imitation. As for a person starting prayer without a cause, this is what means: it is suspected of imitation, and he is feared to fall into imitation; because he started it without a legal cause. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Finally, he asks Your Eminence about the times of prohibition, and what if a person prays in one of these times? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The times of prohibition are five in detail, five:
The first is: after the dawn breaks until the sun rises. This is a time of prohibition; no prayer is performed in it except the sunnah of Fajr, the obligatory Fajr prayer, or the greeting of the mosque.
The second is: after the sun rises until it has risen the height of a spear.
The third is: when it stands still just before Dhuhr, when it stands in the middle of the sky. It is called the time of standing in the opinion of the observer until it moves toward the west. It is a short time, about a third of an hour, or a quarter of an hour; it is not long.
The fourth is: after the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow.
And the fifth is: when it turns yellow until it sets.
These are the times of prohibition. It is not permissible for a Muslim to pray in them except for the obligatory prayers that he would miss, in which case he prays them at any time. Likewise, the obligatory Fajr prayer is performed with its sunnah after the dawn breaks. Likewise, those with a cause, such as the sunnah of the greeting of the mosque, such as the eclipse prayer if the sun eclipses after 'Asr, and such as the sunnah of wudu. These are called those with a cause.
Likewise, if one circumambulates after 'Asr in Makkah, if one circumambulates the House after 'Asr, or after Fajr, he prays the sunnah of tawaf; because it is among those with a cause. Yes.
The presenter : He asks Your Eminence, may Allah reward you with good, why are we prohibited from praying in this time, and are we allowed to pray out of need in these times?
The Shaykh : Your Lord is Wise and Knowing. He has the perfect wisdom in what He commands and in what He prohibits. He has explained the reason for this in some hadiths; because in it there is imitation of the worshippers of the sun who pray to the sun when it rises and when it sets. So the prohibition of prayer in these times is blocking the means to imitating the worshippers of the sun. This is the wisdom.
But if the prayer is obligatory, or is among those with a cause; then there is no blame, and this prayer takes precedence over blocking the means if the prayer is emphasized, like the obligatory prayer and those with a cause. So one does it and is not prevented because of the imitation. As for a person starting prayer without a cause, this is what means: it is suspected of imitation, and he is feared to fall into imitation; because he started it without a legal cause. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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