What is the wisdom behind the prohibition of prayer during the prohibited times?
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The questioner : He asks about the wisdom behind the prohibition of prayer during the prohibited times.
The Shaykh : Yes, first, we should say that the wisdom is the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the mere legal ruling is itself a wisdom. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Ahzab 33:36]. And when the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), was asked, she said: "What is the matter that a menstruating woman makes up the fast but does not make up the prayer?" She said: Mishkat al-Masabih 2032 Thus, she made the cause and the wisdom to be the legal ruling. There is no doubt in this. We believe that every ruling decreed by Allah and His Messenger is a wisdom, whether we know its cause, i.e., its reason, or we do not know it.
As for the prohibited times, the wisdom behind that, regarding what is after 'Asr and what is after Fajr, is that the disbelievers, when the sun rises, prostrate to it, and when it sets, they prostrate to it. They prostrate to it as a greeting at the beginning of the day and as a farewell at the end of the day. So, a person is prohibited from seeking out prayer [at these times] so that he does not go too far until he prays at the rising and at the setting.
As for the middle of the day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the wisdom behind that is that the fire is kindled at this time. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, first, we should say that the wisdom is the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the mere legal ruling is itself a wisdom. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair
وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة إذا قضى الله ورسوله أمرا أن يكون لهم الخيرة من أمرهمThat happened to us, and we were ordered to make up for the fast, but were not ordered to make up for the prayer.
كان يصيبنا ذلك فنؤمر بقضاء الصوم ولا نأمر بقضاء الصلاةAs for the prohibited times, the wisdom behind that, regarding what is after 'Asr and what is after Fajr, is that the disbelievers, when the sun rises, prostrate to it, and when it sets, they prostrate to it. They prostrate to it as a greeting at the beginning of the day and as a farewell at the end of the day. So, a person is prohibited from seeking out prayer [at these times] so that he does not go too far until he prays at the rising and at the setting.
As for the middle of the day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the wisdom behind that is that the fire is kindled at this time. Yes.