The Intended Meaning of the Middle Prayer
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Her second question: This is a message from the listener or questioner (W. A. A.) from Taiz, Yemen. She says in her message: Thank you for this program, which I wish every success and achievement for, given that it addresses religious and social problems. I hope for an answer to these questions: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says in His wise Book: [al-Baqarah: 238]. She asks: Is this middle prayer the 'Asr prayer or the Maghrib prayer?
Answer: The correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. The scholars differed on this, but the correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud and others, and in the hadith of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that it is the 'Asr prayer. This is the correct view. It has also been said to be something else, but the correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. Yes.
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَىAnswer: The correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. The scholars differed on this, but the correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud and others, and in the hadith of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that it is the 'Asr prayer. This is the correct view. It has also been said to be something else, but the correct view is that it is the 'Asr prayer. Yes.
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