The Ruling on Prayer at Sunrise and Sunset
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Question:
I also ask about prayer at sunset, and at the rising of the sun in the morning, especially when half of it is visible and the other half has disappeared or is still hidden. Is prayer forbidden or disliked in these times, or are there other conditions?
I ask for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There are five times when prayer is prohibited, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified them.
The first is from the appearance of the dawn until the sun rises. No prayer is performed in this time except for Fajr and its sunnah. No prayer is performed after the appearance of the dawn except for Fajr, the obligatory Fajr prayer, and one also prays its sunnah of two rak'ahs before it, whether traveling or resident.
The second is after the sun rises until it has risen the height of a spear. This is a short time.
The third is after the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow.
The fourth is after it turns yellow until it sets.
The fifth is when the sun stands still before the midday prayer, when the sun is standing before the zenith. It is a short time until it passes the zenith. These are the times of prohibition. No voluntary prayers are performed in them except for those that have a cause, according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions.
The presenter: Except for what?
The Shaykh: Except for the thing that has a cause, such as the eclipse prayer, or the prayer of tawaf if one performs tawaf after 'Asr, or after dawn, or the greeting of the mosque. These are prayers that have causes. The correct of the scholars' opinions is that there is no harm in those with causes. If one enters the mosque after the 'Asr prayer to sit in it for learning, or to read the Qur'an, or to wait for the Maghrib prayer, then the sunnah is that he prays two rak'ahs before he sits, because it has a cause. Likewise, if he enters after dawn, he prays two rak'ahs. And likewise, if he performs tawaf in Mecca, circling the Ka'bah after 'Asr, or after dawn, he prays the two rak'ahs of tawaf. And likewise, if the sun is eclipsed at its rising, or if it is eclipsed after 'Asr, he prays the eclipse prayer, because it is among those with causes. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:Sahih al-Bukhari 1044 And in the other wording: He did not say: except in the time of prohibition. And likewise his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 This includes the times of prohibition and others. May Allah guide them all. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
I also ask about prayer at sunset, and at the rising of the sun in the morning, especially when half of it is visible and the other half has disappeared or is still hidden. Is prayer forbidden or disliked in these times, or are there other conditions?
I ask for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There are five times when prayer is prohibited, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified them.
The first is from the appearance of the dawn until the sun rises. No prayer is performed in this time except for Fajr and its sunnah. No prayer is performed after the appearance of the dawn except for Fajr, the obligatory Fajr prayer, and one also prays its sunnah of two rak'ahs before it, whether traveling or resident.
The second is after the sun rises until it has risen the height of a spear. This is a short time.
The third is after the 'Asr prayer until the sun turns yellow.
The fourth is after it turns yellow until it sets.
The fifth is when the sun stands still before the midday prayer, when the sun is standing before the zenith. It is a short time until it passes the zenith. These are the times of prohibition. No voluntary prayers are performed in them except for those that have a cause, according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions.
The presenter: Except for what?
The Shaykh: Except for the thing that has a cause, such as the eclipse prayer, or the prayer of tawaf if one performs tawaf after 'Asr, or after dawn, or the greeting of the mosque. These are prayers that have causes. The correct of the scholars' opinions is that there is no harm in those with causes. If one enters the mosque after the 'Asr prayer to sit in it for learning, or to read the Qur'an, or to wait for the Maghrib prayer, then the sunnah is that he prays two rak'ahs before he sits, because it has a cause. Likewise, if he enters after dawn, he prays two rak'ahs. And likewise, if he performs tawaf in Mecca, circling the Ka'bah after 'Asr, or after dawn, he prays the two rak'ahs of tawaf. And likewise, if the sun is eclipsed at its rising, or if it is eclipsed after 'Asr, he prays the eclipse prayer, because it is among those with causes. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
The sun and the moon are two signs against the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse on the death or life of anyone. So when you see the eclipse,
إن الشمس والقمر آيتان من آيات الله، لا ينخسفان لموت أحد ولا لحياته، فإذا رأيتم ذلك فافزعوا إلى الصلاةSo pray and supplicate.
فصلوا وادعواIf 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 ركعتينThe presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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