Is it more virtuous to make dhikr at times of karahah than to read the Quran?
Dear Brother / Sister,
During karahah times, only prayers are not performed; all of the other deeds of worship can be done. Those three times are the period between the sunrise and forty-five minutes after it, the time at noon when the sun is at its peak and before it starts to move to the east, and when the sun sets.
Therefore, it is permissible to read the Quran at those times. However, it is regarded more virtuous to say prayers (dua), to glorify Allah and to utter salawat for the Prophet (pbuh) than to read the Quran at karahah times.
Nevertheless, there are also some scholars who say it is more virtuous to read the Quran at those times. (see Celal Yıldırım, İslam Fıkhı, 4/151)
Accordingly, you can read the Quran by looking at the Quran or by heart any time of the day.
Questions on Islam
- Will you explain the times of karahah when performing a prayer is makruh, by mentioning times like forty-five minutes after sunrise and thirty minutes before sunset?
- To perform the morning prayer at the time of karahah: They say the morning prayer performed at the time of karahah replaces a missed (qada) prayer.
- What is the importance of time for prayer (salah)?
- If the time of another prayer starts while performing a prayer, is that prayer valid?
- Is it permissible to read the Quran after the sun rises, that is, at the time of karahah? Is it makruh if it is permissible?
- How is it necessary to make niyyah when the morning prayer (whose time has ended) is performed as qada before noon?
- When does the time for fasting start, with imsak or adhan? Is it permissible to eat until adhan ends?
- When does the time period for the morning prayer (fajr) start and when does it end? Why is the adhan for the morning prayer called an hour after imsak time?
- Can one perform qada (missed) prayers in abominable (makrooh) periods of time?
- Is the hadith stating that a person who performs duha prayer will earn the thawab of one hajj and umrah sound?
