Salaam, I was wondering what is the latest time that I am able to offer my Isha prayer. I'm confused because there's 2 opinions, some people say you can read Isha till half the night and others say you can read Isha till the time of Fajar arrives.
Could someone please tell me which is the stronger and more authentic opinion out of the two. Thank you
So basically you must estimate the time in between maghrib and Fajr.
So lets say if Maghrib comes in at 7 pm and Fajr comes in at 3 am (I think this happens in the UK, not sure), then the halfway point between Maghrib and Fajr in this case is 11 PM. Thus in this instance, "midnight" means 11 PM. So lets not confuse "midnight" in the english sense and midnight in the shari3 sense.
I heard someone say the day begins or ends at maghrib? I forgot. Is that true? Doesn't make sense since fajr comes first....
Basically in Islam the night precedes the day since go by the lunar calendar. Hence when Ramadan begins, everyone gathers to pray salaatul taraweeh that night although they have not fasted that day; and that is because the night precedes the day.
Bismillā hir Rahmā nir Rahīm
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
There are three opinions on when Isha Prayer expires. Whatever opinion you adopt be consistent in the application. Insha Allah
Muslims have been directed by Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) to perform salat at the time it due. But there are always exceptions/
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Number 627:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:
Prophet said (to two persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer."
1. Isha Salat expires until the Adhan of Fajr.
2. Isha Salat expires until time of Tahajjud Salat
3. Isha Salat expires by calulating the number of hours bewteen Isha Adhan and Fajr Adhan and dividing the number in half to estimate the last time Isha Salat can be perform.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 90, Number 345:
Narrated 'Ata:
One night the Prophet delayed the Isha' prayer whereupon 'Umar went to him and said, "The prayer, O Allah's Apostle! The women and children had slept." The Prophet came out with water dropping from his head, and said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard for my followers (or for the people), I would order them to pray Isha prayer at this time." (Various versions of this Hadith are given by the narrators with slight differences in expression but not in content).
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu lahu-l-mulku
Wa lahu-l-hamdu yuḥyi Wa yumītu Wa huwa ḥayyu-llā yamūtu abadan abada
ḏū-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, biyadihi-l-khayr
wa huwa ‘alā kulli Shay’in qadīr.
The above states that one must pray Isha before midnight. This is, I'm sure, one opinion of the Ulema. Yet, because it may cause hardship or distress on some muslim brothers or sisters - if they are struggling and fail to meet this requirement - then one should know that there are also hadith to support the other opinions noted in the quoted text above - i.e that one can pray until the time of fajr.
According to a major school of the Ulama, the time of ''isha salah begin when the shafaq has dissapeared and lasts until the time of the fajr salah. 'Aishah (ra) reported: 'One night the Prophet (sas) prayed the 'Isha salah after most of the night had gone and most of the people in the masjid had fallen asleep. Then he came out, prayed, and said: 'this would be the proper time if it were not a hardship on my nation'.' (Muslim, k. al-masajid was mawadi al-salah, b. waqt al-'isha wa ta'kiriha). 'Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra) said: Between every two salah there is time'. (Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Musannaf, i. 294). He also said: 'No salah is missed until the adhan of the other salah is said (ibid.). Abu Hurarrah (ra) was asked what consittutes missing a salah. He said: 'That you delay it until the time of the one after it enters' (ibid).
The prefered time for 'Isha is up to a thrid of the night. 'Aisha (ra) said 'They used to pray the 'Isha Salah between the dissapearence of the shafaq and the final the final third of the nights beginning' (al-Bukhari, b. kuruj al-nisa' ila al-masajid bi al-layl wa al-ghalas). Abu Hurayrah (ra) repoted that the Messnger of Allah (sas) said: 'If it were not to be a hardship upon my ummah, I would order them to delay the 'Isha Salah until a third or half the night had passed (al-Tirmidhi, k. al-salah, b. ma ja'a fi ta'khir salat al-'isha al-akhirah). Abu Nadrah (ra) reported from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri saying: 'Once, we waited for the Messenger of Allah (sas) to lead the 'isha salah until half the night had passed, at whihc time he came and prayed with us. He said: 'Stay in your places of sitting'. We stayed in our sitting positions, then he said: 'While the people have gone to their places of laying down for sleep, you are in salah and for this as long as you are waiting for the salah. If it were not for the weakness of the weak and the illness of the ill, I would have delayed the time of this salah to a half of the night' (Abu Dawud, k. al-salah, b. waqt al-isha al-akhirah).
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