Prayer (Salah)
Each prayer has a time that begins and ends, and praying in its time is a condition. Allah says that prayer is a prescribed obligation at fixed times for the believers (4:103). The Prophet ﷺ taught the beginning and the end of each time, as reported in Sahih Muslim.
The four Sunni schools agree on the main ruling above and differ in these points. No school is preferred here.
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًۭا وَقُعُودًۭا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَٰبًۭا مَّوْقُوتًۭا ﴿١٠٣﴾
Sa'an nan idan kun ƙãre salla, to ku ambaci Allah tsaye da zaune da a kan sãsanninku. Sa'an nan idan kun natsu, to, ku tsayar da Salla. Lalle ne salla tã kasance a kan mũminai, farilla mai ƙayyadaddun lõkuta.
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ ﴿١١٤﴾
Kuma ka tsai da salla a gẽfe guda biyu na yini da wani yanki daga dare. Lalle ne ayyukan ƙwarai sunã kõre mũnãnan ayyuka. wancan ne tunãtarwa ga mãsu tunãwa.
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًۭا ﴿٧٨﴾
Ka tsayar da salla a karkatar rãnã zuwa ga duhun dare da lõkacin fitar alfijir lalle ne karãtun fitar alfijir ya kasance wanda ake halarta.
The point of the hadith: The Prophet ﷺ taught the beginning and the end of the time of each prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ - حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْفَجْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَطْلُعَ قَرْنُ الشَّمْسِ الأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الظُّهْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَحْضُرَ الْعَصْرُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْعَصْرَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ تَصْفَرَّ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْمَغْرِبَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى أَنْ يَسْقُطَ الشَّفَقُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمُ الْعِشَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقْتٌ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ " .
This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.
Each prayer has a time that begins and ends, and praying in its time is a condition. Allah says that prayer is a prescribed obligation at fixed times for the believers (4:103). The Prophet ﷺ taught the beginning and the end of each time, as reported in Sahih Muslim.
No. It is a summary of well-known rulings with their evidence. For your own case, ask a qualified scholar.
Follow the view of the school you follow and the scholar who teaches you. The page lists the differences of the four schools.
