Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elements of Islamic Studies Lesson 26: Times of Prayers Subh: Beginning from subh al-sadiq, ending at sunrise; Zuhr: Beginning from exact noon, ending when only four rak’at s time remains to sunset; ‘ Asr: Beginning after lapsing of four rak’at s time from noon, ending at sunset; Maghrib: Beginning after sunset when the reddish color at east vanishes, ending when only four rak’at s time remains to exact mid-night.
Time of fadhilah (the most excellent time for prayer) It is better to pray in the time of fadhilah when the prayers are more greatly rewarded: (a) Subh: From the subh al-sadiq up to the time when red color appears on the horizon; (b) Zuhr: From the noon up to the time when the shadow of a given thing becomes equal to its length.
(c) Asr: After the time of fadhilah of Zuhr up to the time when the shadow of a given thing becomes double of its length; (d) Maghrib: After sunset up to the time when the red color on the western horizon vanishes; (e) ‘ Isha: After the time of fadhilah of Maghrib. 2. Reserved and Joint times (a) Zuhr: four rak’ats time after noon is the reserved time of Zuhr.
If anyone prays Asr in that time, it will be batil (invalid); (b) Asr: four rak’ats time before the sunset is the reserved time of Asr; if anyone prays Zuhr in that time, it will be batil, The time between these two reserved times is the joint time of Zuhr and Asr. (c) Maghrib: three rak’ats time after sunset is reserved for Maghrib.
If anyone prays Isha in that time, it will be batil; (d) Isha: four rak’ats time before midnight is reserved for Isha; if anyone prays Maghrib in that time, it will be batil. The time between the two reserved times is joint time of Maghrib and Isha. Previous Next