Timings, Warnings, Prohibition & Undesirable For The Prayers Namaz

The Timings For The Prayers (Namaz):-

Timings for compulsory Prayers (Namaz) 

Compulsory Prayers are five (5) 

(1) Fajr (2) Zohar (3) Asr (4) Maghrib and (5) Isha

1. Timings of Morning Prayers (Fajr) starts from the day break (Early morning means whiteness that spreads on the eastern horizen till the sun rises as against pseudo morning, which apears in the length. then darkness again spreads. The time of Morning prayers (Fajr) does not fall in the pseudo morning.) till the sun rise.

2. Timings of the Noon Prayers (Zohar). It starts from the declining (When the sun comes down from the head it is called decline) of the sun when every thing castes its shadow (other

than the real (At the exact noon the image formed of every thing is called the real image) equal to two shadows. That means it is

upto the casting of double the shadow other than the real image (As a precaution the noon prayers are performed with in the formation of single virtual image) (The timings of Friday (Juma) prayers is also the same).

3. The timings of the After Noon (Asr) prayers. It starts after the physical objects caste their shadow double of their size which lasts till the sunset.

4. Evening Prayers (Maghrib) starts after setting of the sun and lasts till the disappearance of the twilight (As a precaution the prayers of Maghrib are to be performed before the start of the white twilight).

5. Night Prayers (Isha). It starts after disappearance of the twilight in the horizen till the day breaks and the timings of the Vitar

prayers are also the same which is performed after night prayers.

Warnings:-

1. It is desirable (mustahab) to say the morning prayers (Fajr) after the spread of the brightness on the horizen. So much time is

necessaryly be reserved to repeat the prayers on any apparent defect, which includes recitation 'Holy Quran' (that is "sura-e-Fatiha and other forty or fifty verses) and the ladies

should perform the prayers in darkness (Further the males during 'Haj' will perform the prayers (namaz) in the darkness at 'Muzdalifa).

a. The noon prayers (zohr) in the winter season are performed early and in the summer season with delay as it is desirable (but in all respects it is performed with in one virtual image).

b. It is desirable that the after noon prayers (Asr) are performed with delay in all the seasons (the limit of the delay is that the sun

will not turn yellow and one cannot see it with naked eye).

c. The evening prayers (Maghrib) is desirable to be performed early in every season.

d. The night prayers (Isha) are desirable to be delayed till 1/3 of the night is passed. Till the midnight it is allowed (mubah). In 'Vitr' prayers delay is desirable till the end of the night. The person who can not wake up perform it before sleeping.

2. During the cloudy days after noon and night prayers are performed early and the rest of the prayers with delay.

3. Afternoon prayers, till the sun becomes yellow, or till the shining of the stars saying evening prayers and night prayers after the

midnight without any excuse is disapproved to the point of being forbidden. (Makrooh Tanzeehi).

PROHIBITED TIMINGS FOR THE PRAYERS:- 

The timings during which performance of prayers (namaz) is prohibited. They are three

(1) At the time of Sunrise (Till the sun rises to an extent of one lance (after 21 minutes)) 

(2) At exact noon and (Until the sun is not declined) 

(3) during sunset (That means after the sun becoming red till it is set)

But afternoon prayers of the same day can be performed at the time of sun set, with abomination (This is better than makeup salat (Qaza) better to repeat afterwards). Further saying of funeral prayers during the above three timings is lawful without abhorrance if the dead body (janaza) is brought at that time.

UNDESIRABLE TIMINGS FOR THE PRAYERS:-

A) During the following timings performing of supererogatory (Nafil) prayers are undesirable (This includes supererogatory prayers (Sunnat).

1. Before morning (Fajr) prayers (other than sunnat of fajr.)

2. After morning prayers (If one feels the sunnat of the morning prayers (Fajr) as defective or it is not performed before farz it is not correct to perform it immediately after

the farz) till the sunrise to the extent of 21 minutes.

3. Subsequent to afternoon prayers (Asr) (till the sunset)

4. Before the evening prayers (Maghrib)

5. During the tight timings (except compulsory prayers of that segment).

6. At the time of calling (iqamat) for compulsory prayers (If there is no apprehension of missing the congregational prayers of 'Fajr' saying sunnat of 'Fajr' is not abhorrent)

7. At the time of delivery of sermons (either Friday or Idd, etc.)

8. Before Idd prayers (In home or Iddgah).

9. After the Idd prayers (only in Iddgah).

10.Before two compulsory prayers('Arafat' is the name of a mountain in 'Mecca' and 'Muzdalifa' is the place where during the Haj period two compulsory prayers are performed at a time) in 'Arafat' and 'Muzdalifa'.

B) During the following timings compulsory prayers (Farz) and obligatory (wajib) or supererrorgatory (Nafil) and any type of

prayers are abhorrent.

1. At the time of nature call i.e. evacuation or passing of urine.

2. At the time of farting.

3. After the food is served when one is hungry (these are rules due to which one can not concentrate on the prayers (namaz).

JOINING OF TWO PRAYERS AT A TIME:-

Saying of two prayers at a time except at 'Arafat' and 'Muzdalifa' are not permissible. (In 'Arafat' the 'zohar' and 'Asr' prayers at noon and in 'Muzdalifa' Maghrib and Isha are permitted.)

Content extract from Nisab Ahle Khidmat e Sharaiya.