Will you give information about the time for the noon (zuhr) prayer? There are some people who say that even if the time for the noon prayer ends, it is possible to perform it within twenty to thirty seconds. Is it true?
Dear Brother / Sister,
When the time for the noon (zuhr) prayer ends, the noon prayer can be performed as a missed (qada) prayer only. This prayer will be a missed prayer.
The time for the noon prayer starts when the sun reaches its peak and continues until the shadow of things becomes equal to those things. However, the shadow or (fay az-zawal) is not included in it. This is the view of Abu Yusuf, Imam Muhammad, and the imams of the other three madhhabs.
According to Abu Hanifa, the time of noon prayer continues until the shadow of objects doubles. It is unanimously agreed that this time is the time for the afternoon (asr) prayer. The noon prayer must be performed before it.
When the sun starts to move toward the west from its peak, it is called "time of zawal". When the sun reaches the middle of the sky, that is, its peak, it is called "time of istiwa". When the sun starts to move toward the west from this point, "time of zawal" occurs.
According to the majority of the fiqh scholars, the time for the noon prayer ends when the shadows of things become as long as their length. Fay az-zawal of the time of istiwa is also added to it. That is, the shadow that things have at the time of zawal is added to its shadow's length. The evidence for this is the following hadith:
"Hz. Jibril made the Prophet pray the noon prayer when the shadow of every object was equal to its height."
When Abu Hanifa says the time of the noon prayer ends when the shadows of things become twice their length, he bases his view on the following hadith:
"Perform the noon prayer when the weather gets cool. For, the intensity of the temperature reminds the temperature of Hell." (Bukhari, Mawaqit, 9, 10, Bad'u'l Khalq, 10; Abu Dawud Salat, 4; Tirmidhi, Salat, 5; Nasai, Mawaqit, 5; Ibn Majah, Salat, 4).
In Arabia, the time when the heat of the sun is the most severe is when the shadows of things are as long as their length.
The evidence for the beginning time of the noon prayer is the following verse:
"Establish regular prayers at the sun's decline." (al-Isra, 17/78)
Questions on Islam
- Until how many minutes before the end of the time period for a prayer is it permissible to pray?
- Will you give information about the afternoon (asr) prayer?
- Can you give information about Asr-i Awwal and Sani?
- I have heard that the noon prayer can be performed within the first twenty minutes after the afternoon adhan is called. Is it true?
- When is the time limit for the intention of fasting in Ramadan and other nafilah fasting? Will you give detailed information?
- The Times of Prayers
- When does the time period for the noon prayer start and when does it end?
- What is the importance of time for prayer (salah)?
- Will you give information about the times of ishraq, istiwa and isfirar?
- What are the mustahab times for performing five daily prayers? For instance, the morning prayer (fajr) can be performed up to the time of sunrise. What about the other prayers?
