Prayer time differences amongst madhabs

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Abu Sayyad said:
The differences in opinion occur in the fiqh books because of the different methodologies in deriving rulings between the madahib. The usool are valid and correct and have a solid basis. The opinions of each are valid because of the vast acceptance of these Usool right from the time of the Imaams. So for example, there can be two different authentic hadeeth that speaks of the time of Salah Asr, and the Hanafis based on their usool (whilst taking into account the other sources of Fiqh: Qur'an, Ijma' and Qiyaas) reach a certain conclusion that says: 'The time of Asr is x'. The Shafiees do the same using their codified methodology of deriving fiqh from the same four sources and say: 'The time of Asr is y'. Neither are invalid because they took into account the same authentic sources, its just how they applied and understood the sources which makes them reach a different conclusion.

Think of it this way: Your making fruit punch, you use four different fruits, a blender (mixer, fruit juicer w/e), and the result is the actual juice. The fruits you used are the sources: Qur'an, Ahadeeth, Ijma' and Qiyaas. You put them into the blender, the blender being Usool al-Fiqh, i.e. the methadology of 'blending' together the 'fruits'. You can say that each madhab has a different speed setting on the blender. Once you put the 'fruits' into the blender, you process the 'fruits' according to one of the 4 different speeds (madhabs). The juice that you get in the end is the Fiqh - the ruling according to which speed setting you used.

Regarding these tiny differences, I don't see the need to distinguish the times to the extent that there end up being two different congregations at the same place amongst a group of Muslims! It displays a lack of priority and understanding. Unity is a higher obligation and thus the foremost priority than praying Asr at time x or time y. When you're in a place that is predominantly a different madhab, don't seperate yourself from them and cause a fitnah, just join in and pray. The issue is not something for which you need to seperate with each other for.
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Perfect. Thank you. :)
 
sevgi said:
Thank you so much, Pomak.

Btw, I never asked you. Do you have any affiliation with Skh Naeem? Random, I know.
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Lol no. Although i know Will i think studies from him or goes to a lot of his lectures.
 
there's a valid difference of opinion so In Sha Allah* it's alright. It's written as In Sha Allah btw.
 
abul qayyim said:
there's a valid difference of opinion so In Sha Allah* it's alright. It's written as In Sha Allah btw.
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I think it won't be valid for Hanafis to pray asr at other madhab time. But if the only jamaat being prayed is the other madhab time and a hanafi will otherwise have to pray alone at hanafi time (if he's in a park or something or far away from hanafi mosque) then iirc he can pray with that jamaat and prayer will be valid as an exception is given here due to importance of praying in congregation
 
Namaz has been made obligatory on every sane male and female Muslim and on the right prayer times so that we can be punctual. Namaz has numerous physical and spiritual benefits as it keeps you away from many diseases as it is also an exercise along with worship and also, we attain peace of heart and mind through it.

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