The Ruling on Prayer at the Time the Sun Stands Still

Question:
The first message in this session is one that reached us from Riyadh, sent by one of the sisters from there, who used the initials (H. M. A) as a code for her name. Our sister asks and says: What is the ruling on one who prays a quarter of an hour or ten minutes before the midday prayer, since I heard from one of the sisters that this time is among the times in which prayer is prohibited? We ask for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance.
To proceed: It is not permissible for a Muslim to pray before the midday prayer at the time the sun stands still, because it is one of the times of prohibition. It is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said .
The point is that one does not pray just before the midday prayer. This time is not long; rather, it is a short time when the sun is in the middle of the sky, called: the standing of the sun, or the time of standing. It is not permissible to worship with prayer at that time until the sun declines, meaning: until the call for the midday prayer is made. When the sun declines, a person may pray as much as he wishes. As for before the decline, it is obligatory to refrain from voluntary prayer. The time is not long; it is approximately a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour. If a person exercises caution and refrains from prayer for approximately half an hour before the call for the sake of caution, that is good. When the sun declines, the time of prohibition ends until he prays the afternoon prayer. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.