Times of Prohibition in Which Voluntary Prayer Is Not Permissible

Question:
The questioner from Riyadh, Abu Ahmad (A. A), says: I have an elderly mother who is devoted to obedience—praise be to Allah. She performs the obligatory prayers at their times and praises Allah for that, but she performs voluntary prayers all the time. What are the times of prohibition in which she is not permitted to perform voluntary prayers? It would be desirable if we could know this by the hours.

Answer:
The times for voluntary prayer are the entire night and day, except for the times of prohibition. The times of prohibition are from the appearance of the dawn until the sun has risen, and when it stands at the zenith of the sky before it leans toward the earth—this is called the time of standing, and there is no prayer in it—and after the 'Asr prayer until sunset. These are the times of prohibition, except for those with causes. If there is a cause, such as the eclipse prayer after 'Asr, it is performed; or greeting the mosque, if one enters after 'Asr, he prays... the prayer of tawaf in Makkah. These are called those with causes, and there is no harm in them according to the correct view.
The point is that the entire night and day is a place for prayer, except for two times: the first is from the appearance of the dawn until the sun has risen; this is a time of prohibition, and no prayer is performed in it except the Fajr prayer and its sunnah, or greeting the mosque. The other long time is after the 'Asr prayer until sunset. And there is a third short time, which is when the sun stands at the zenith of the sky until it moves, until it leans toward the west. Yes.

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