The prescribed way to calculate the time of solat for Zuhr and Asri are

For Subhi prayer it is said to be due if you can differenciate the black tread from the White tread For

Zuhr when you stand in the sun and the sun ray is directly hitting the middle of your head it's an indication for Zuhr prayer

For Asri when you observe that your shadow is directly equal to you in size or better still out something like bottle in the sun, take the measurement of the bottle standing and measure its shadow when the are equal it's time for Asri and you can ask somebody to take your measurement standing upright and your shadow when the are equal it's time for Asri

For Magrib when the sun set while Ishai should be at least one hour after Magrib

Let someone tell us more about subhi without using software so people without software on their phone can benefit

Moreso if you are new in an environment and you want to pray at home but you cannot locate the Kibla, all you just need to do is to try and ascertain where DSTV dishes are facing then that is your Kibla, i repeat DSTV dish and not free to air dish

really? so where do these dishes face? and are you sure it is the standard? is this for only DSTV dishes or every other one cos there are some whose directions you can change from time to time.

Just asking to be sure.

@lekibraky, jazakumullahu khayran, so many muslims do not know about this and they bother not to.

In regards to subhu prayer, i have heard/read(tafsir) somewhere that the Quranic verse (2vs187)"...and eat and drink until you can distinguish between the black and white thread of fajr(dawn)" should not be interpreted literally as bringing out to see a white thread or black rather, what is meant by it is that, when you can distinguish the blackness or darkness of the night and then the brightness of when the dawn breaks.

On qibla position, i must say, this is my first time hearing of the dstv dish. In nigeria, we face eastward, i guess that is where dstv dish also face...just look for where the sun rises from and you are good to go(although, there might be differences in degrees you turn from place to place).

deols: really? so where do these dishes face? and are you sure it is the standard? is this for only DSTV dishes or every other one cos there are some whose directions you can change from time to time.

Just asking to be sure.

Only DSTV when HITV was work they face the same direction but now it's DSTV

@OP
You are very correct. DSTV dishes are facing eastward in Nigeria which is the same as the direction of the kibla.
When I first heard about it here in Lagos, I observed the direction DSTV dishes and Mosques(kibla) are facing and found out to be the same.
My observations was as far as from Lagos to Minna (Niger satate).
I will say it's standard

A Guide to Salat (Prayer)
by Muhammad Abdul Karim Saqib
Darussalam: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

TIME OF SALAT

Each Salat must be offered at or during its proper time. No Salat can be offered before its time. There are five obligatory Salat in a day.

Fajr Prayer

The time for the Fajr or the morning prayer starts at dawn and ends at sunrise.

Thuhr Prayer

The time for Thuhr or the early afternoon prayer starts when the sun begins to decline from its zenith an and ends when the size of an object's shadow is equal to the size of the object.

Jaber bin Abdullah narrated: The angel Jibrael came to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and said to him, "Stand up and pray Thuhr". So Allah's Messenger (pbuh) prayed Thuhr when the sun had declined from its zenith . Then the angel Jibrael came again at the time of Asr and said "Stand up and pray Asr". Then Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prayed Asr when the shadow of everything was equal to itself. Then Jibrael came the next day to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and said, (after praying 10 Salat with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in two consecutive days) that the time of Salat (prayer) is in between these two times.

Ahmad, Nasai, Tirmidhi and Bukhari remarked that this is the most authentic Hadith giving the times of prayer.

We find that many books on Salat state the ending time of Thuhr prayer and the starting time of Asr prayer when the shadow of something is twice itself. But this contradicts the above Hadith as on the first day Jibrael asked Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to pray Asr when the shadow of everything was equal to itself. This means that was the end time of Thuhr prayer. And we already know that all the Ulama of the Muslim Ummah agree unanimously that no Salat (prayer) can be offered before its time.

Asr Prayer

The time for Asr or late afternoon prayer starts when the shadow of something is equal to itself and ends just before sunset.

It is better to offer Asr prayer before the sun becomes yellow because even though it is allowed to offer the Salat (prayer) at this time the Prophet (pbuh) disliked Muslims to delay Asr prayer up to this time. He remarked that the Munafiq (hypocrite) offered his Salat (prayer) at this time.

Maghrib Prayer

The time for the Maghrib or the sunset prayer starts just after sunset and ends when twilight has disappeared.

Isha Prayer

The time for Isha or night prayer starts from the disappearance of twilight and ends just before midnight.

It is preferable to offer this Salat (prayer) before midnight but it can be offered right up to the break of dawn.

Note: In countries where due to cloudy weather the sun is not always visible, it is advisable to follow printed calendars giving the accurate time of each Salat (prayer).

Forbidden times of Prayer

Uqbah bin Amir said, There were three times at which Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to forbid us to pray or bury our dead:

(i) When the sun began to rise until it was fully up.

(ii) When the sun was at its height at midday till it passed the meridian.

(iii) When the sun drew near to setting till it had set. (Muslim)

Forbidden Times for Nafl Prayer

(i) Abu Saeed AlKhudree reported Allah's Messenger (pbuh) as saying, No Salat is to be said after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises, or after the Asr Prayer until the sun sets. (Bukhair and Muslim)

Only Nafl prayer is forbidden at these times but a missed Fard prayer can be offered. Most of the Ulama of the Muslim Ummah allowed the offering of missed Fard prayer after Fajr and Asr because of the following Hadith:

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, Who has forgotten the prayer he should pray it whenever he remembers it. (Bukhari and Muslim)

(ii) A Nafl prayer cannot be offered once the Iqamat for Fard prayer has been said. Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, When the Iqamat has been said, then, there is no Salat valid (Nafl or Sunnat ) except the Fard prayer for which the Iqamat was said. (Ahmad and Muslim)

It is seen in practice that many people continue with the Sunnat prayer even though the Iqamat has been said for the Fard prayer especially in the Fajr prayer. The feel that the 2 Raakat Sunnat of Fajr can only be offered before the Fard. This practice is against congregation philosophy, discipline of Jamaat, and a clear violation of Hadith. They should offer 2 Rakaat Sunnat of Fajr immediately after the Fard or after sunrise.

http://www.4islam.com/prayerguide.shtml

I hope this helps.

Double post.

During rain season nko?

na wao so na all this ceremony person go do before person pray

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siddiq202: @OP
You are very correct. DSTV dishes are facing eastward in Nigeria which is the same as the direction of the kibla.
When I first heard about it here in Lagos, I observed the direction DSTV dishes and Mosques(kibla) are facing and found out to be the same.
My observations was as far as from Lagos to Minna (Niger satate).
I will say it's standard

I have wanted to talk about this for some time. Muslims in Nigeria actually have to face the Northeast. The DSTV dishes give an approximate direction. If you want to be more accurate, turn about 30 degrees to your left. from where the dishes face. I have done a lot of personal research on this.

Khayordhe: [size=20pt]m so sowie 2 tell u dis[/size]

FOR YOUR MIND

neva knw d had direction 4prayer...huh

^^^^ now you know!!

Cupidkc: neva knw d had direction 4prayer...huh

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Thanks for the knowledge

In addition to the Asr timing, it's also a good time to know ur Qiblah. The direction of ur shadow is actually Qiblah direction MashaalLaah. Some say U can turn few degrees to ur right to be perfect. WalLaahu a'alam (Allaah knows best)