Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!

All Praises and thanks be to Allah. And May the Peace & Blessings of Allah be on the last Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, his family, companions and all those who follow his sunnah till the end...

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, As-Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”

[al-Nisa’ 4:103]

Prayer offered before its time is not valid, according to the consensus of the Muslims. If a person offers a prayer before its time:

- if he does that deliberately, then the prayer is invalid and he is not free of sin.

- If that was not done deliberately, and he did it because he thought that the time for prayer had begun, then it is not a sin, and his prayer is regarded as naafil, but he has to repeat it because one of the conditions of the prayer is that it be done at the right time.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen, in al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/88.

Note that the prayer times that is fixed in our respective mosques may not be totally correct! The timings of Solah changes with the season. Sometimes the day may be longer than the night and vice versa! And day and night can be equal in length. Solah time also varies according to geographical location. Hence, the prayer time in Lagos State would be significantly different from that in Borno State.


Solah time is not fixed and varies by season & location!

As Muslims we need to be conscious of the accurate Solah timings as Solah prayed before it's time is invalid! It is appropriate to pray just after its time according to the prevailing season!

What time do we pray?

Zhur Prayer.
The time for Zuhr is from when the sun has passed its zenith and a man’s shadow is equal in length to his height (this is the end time), until the time for ‘Asr comes. The end of the time for Zuhr is when the shadow of everything is equal in length to the object itself, plus the length of the shadow of the object at the time of the zenith.

Most Mosque i know in Lagos pray Zhur by 2pm. Some are gradually drawing back the time to between past 1pm to 1:30pm.
All this timings are correct. Current Zuhr time in Lagos is close to 1:10pm.

Asri Prayer
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Asr lasts until the sun turns yellow.” We know that the time for ‘Asr begins when the time for Zuhr ends, i.e., when the length of an object’s shadow becomes equal to the length of the object itself.

Some Mosque err by fixing Asri time to 4pm. Solah time now in Lagos is close to 4:30pm.

Maghrib
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Maghrib lasts until the twilight has faded.”
i.e., the time for Maghrib starts immediately after the time for ‘Asr ends, which is when the sun sets, until the twilight or red afterglow has faded.

Most Mosque are correct here as the time the sun sets is readily visible! Magrib Time in Lagos is close to 6:55pm.

'Isha
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Isha’ lasts until midnight.”
So the time for ‘Isha’ begins immediately after the time for Maghrib ends (i.e., when the red afterglow disappears from the sky) until midnight. To learn how to calculate midnight visit the site below and read under "time of 'Isha".

Time for Isha Prayer in Lagos begins around 8:10pm and end around 12:29am Midnight.

Fajr Prayer or Subhi
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.”

Some Mosque pray Subhi between 5:30am and 5:50am in Lagos. This is not appropriate. Solah time for Fajr in Lagos is around 6:05-6:10 am.

And Allah knows best.

Read More about Practical Prayer times https://islamqa.info/en/9940

May Allah guide us and accept our Ibaadah! Aamin.

Cc: Sissie

Jazakumullahu khayran

Jazakumullahu khair.

Jazamullahu khaera

Good article, @ op aren't they conditions that allows the combination of prayers especially asr and zuhr like when one is traveling? Or even praying asr earlier due to travel?

JazakhAllah khairan.
But in my own masjid where I pray regularly here in ibadan, all our prayer time has been fixed;we pray solat Zurh by 2pm,Solat ashri by 4pm, solat mogrib 7pm and solat ishai by 8pm.All efforts to placate imam about the time variation proved abortive, which has almost turned to enmity in masjid,and there seems to be no other masjid nearby. Can someone pray alone at home in such situation?

Nonsense

donprinyo:
Nonsense

It doesnt have to come to dat my brother,,,,,,, u have alot to deal wit, so plz, stop insulting others' believe system,,,,, u will pick offence if i point out the errors in your own book,, which you or your elders in faith wont be able to answer,,,,, so plz,,, apologize,, if your ego wont allow u to apologize den may God Forgiv u

Religion has fûcked up people's head.

How a right thinking man will believe in fictions is what I fail to grasp. Religion has made a mockery of human intelligence.

We've got this Clock (Al Fajr) that call prayers and updates Solat times in our Masjid and environs.
I'm sure most of you will know it. There was a very big disagreement about the clock at one time,
but when Solat app got widespread and popular.
The Jamah got to believed in its accuracy.
May Allah bless you more OP

donprinyo:
Nonsense

. can't u just ignore things that is non of your concern ? KID

Aliamdulilah. the timing of the solar is not static and also depend on location. here in Abia state, we observe our subhi by 5:30am. this may not apply to people in western part of Nigeria. publication should available to provide specific timing for different locations

Prayer offered before its time is not valid, according to the consensus of the Muslims. If a person offers a prayer before its time:

So Allah is away until the appropriate time of prayer.

Interesting

Kunlexity:
JazakhAllah khairan.
But in my own masjid where I pray regularly here in ibadan, all our prayer time has been fixed;we pray solat Zurh by 2pm,Solat ashri by 4pm, solat mogrib 7pm and solat ishai by 8pm.All efforts to placate imam about the time variation proved abortive, which has almost turned to enmity in masjid,and there seems to be no other masjid nearby. Can someone pray alone at home in such situation?

You can, especially the one they are prayin before its time like Azhir is around 4:21 in lagos now cos if you pray it at 4 o'block is invalid

Rashduct4luv:
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!

All Praises and thanks be to Allah. And May the Peace & Blessings of Allah be on the last Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, his family, companions and all those who follow his sunnah till the end...

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, As-Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”

[al-Nisa’ 4:103]

Prayer offered before its time is not valid, according to the consensus of the Muslims. If a person offers a prayer before its time:

- if he does that deliberately, then the prayer is invalid and he is not free of sin.

- If that was not done deliberately, and he did it because he thought that the time for prayer had begun, then it is not a sin, and his prayer is regarded as naafil, but he has to repeat it because one of the conditions of the prayer is that it be done at the right time.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen, in al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/88.

Note that the prayer times that is fixed in our respective mosques may not be totally correct! The timings of Solah changes with the season. Sometimes the day may be longer than the night and vice versa! And day and night can be equal in length. Solah time also varies according to geographical location. Hence, the prayer time in Lagos State would be significantly different from that in Borno State.


Solah time is not fixed and varies by season & location!

As Muslims we need to be conscious of the accurate Solah timings as Solah prayed before it's time is invalid! It is appropriate to pray just after its time according to the prevailing season!

What time do we pray?

Zhur Prayer.
The time for Zuhr is from when the sun has passed its zenith and a man’s shadow is equal in length to his height (this is the end time), until the time for ‘Asr comes. The end of the time for Zuhr is when the shadow of everything is equal in length to the object itself, plus the length of the shadow of the object at the time of the zenith.

Most Mosque i know in Lagos pray Zhur by 2pm. Some are gradually drawing back the time to between past 1pm to 1:30pm.
All this timings are correct. Current Zuhr time in Lagos is close to 1:10pm.

Asri Prayer
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Asr lasts until the sun turns yellow.” We know that the time for ‘Asr begins when the time for Zuhr ends, i.e., when the length of an object’s shadow becomes equal to the length of the object itself.

Some Mosque err by fixing Asri time to 4pm. Solah time now in Lagos is close to 4:30pm.

Maghrib
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Maghrib lasts until the twilight has faded.”
i.e., the time for Maghrib starts immediately after the time for ‘Asr ends, which is when the sun sets, until the twilight or red afterglow has faded.

Most Mosque are correct here as the time the sun sets is readily visible! Magrib Time in Lagos is close to 6:55pm.

'Isha
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Isha’ lasts until midnight.”
So the time for ‘Isha’ begins immediately after the time for Maghrib ends (i.e., when the red afterglow disappears from the sky) until midnight. To learn how to calculate midnight visit the site below and read under "time of 'Isha".

Time for Isha Prayer in Lagos begins around 8:10pm and end around 12:29am Midnight.

Fajr Prayer or Subhi
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.”

Some Mosque pray Subhi between 5:30am and 5:50am in Lagos. This is not appropriate. Solah time for Fajr in Lagos is around 6:05-6:10 am.

And Allah knows best.

Read More about Practical Prayer times https://islamqa.info/en/9940

May Allah guide us and accept our Ibaadah! Aamin.

Cc: Sissie

salam walakum... I don't know where u get ur own prayer time from. Am not buying it atall atall. Your prayer time Contradicts the Islamic app and Also the timing of my masjid significantly and mind you both are not d same but very close, still within the range of salat but urs is totally differ

Allah knows best.

masha ALLAH

nice one op,jazakhumllahu akhiran

What app is that?

tolanee:
What app is that?

Muslim pro

usba:
Good article, @ op aren't they conditions that allows the combination of prayers especially asr and zuhr like when one is traveling? Or even praying asr earlier due to travel?

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Yes, there are conditions. Sorry for the late reply. Don't know why I have been unable to quote or like posts since over 24 hours.
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Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:

If the time for Zuhr begins and you have not yet started your journey, then it is obligatory for you to pray Zuhr in full without shortening it.

With regard to ‘Asr, if your journey will end at the time of ‘Asr, then you should pray ‘Asr in full at the proper time when you arrive. But if the journey will last from Zuhr until after the sun has set, and the time for ‘Asr will end whilst you are still travelling, and you will not be able to stop because you say that the driver of the car does not agree to stop, then there is no reason why you should not join the prayers in this case, because this is in excuse which makes it permissible to join the prayers. But they must be offered in full.

If you pray ‘Asr with Zuhr, joining them at the time of the earlier prayer when you are still in your house and you intend to travel after that, then you should pray Zuhr and ‘Asr in full, with four rak'ahs each, and there is nothing wrong with joining them because it is permissible to join them in this case. But the time for shortening them has not yet begun, because shortening them is only permissible after leaving the developed areas of your place of residence. End quote.

Al-Muntaha min Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan , 3/62

And he said:
The rulings of travelling begin to apply when one leaves the town. If a person leaves his town of residence, by passing beyond the developed area, i.e., passing beyond the buildings, then the rulings on travelling begin to apply in his case, such as shortening the prayer and breaking the fast in Ramadaan, etc. But if he is still in the built-up area, then the rulings on travel have not yet begun to apply in his case. So he has to pray when he is still inside the built-up area, and he should offer the prayers in full at the proper times, just like the residents, because he has not yet started his journey. Even if he moves from one neighbourhood to another on his way to his journey, he is not yet regarded as a traveller, until he has passed beyond all the buildings and developed areas of the town. End quote.

Al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan , 3/62, 63

Rashduct4luv:

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Yes, there are conditions. Sorry for the late reply. Don't know why I have been unable to quote or like posts since over 24 hours.
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Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:

If the time for Zuhr begins and you have not yet started your journey, then it is obligatory for you to pray Zuhr in full without shortening it.

With regard to ‘Asr, if your journey will end at the time of ‘Asr, then you should pray ‘Asr in full at the proper time when you arrive. But if the journey will last from Zuhr until after the sun has set, and the time for ‘Asr will end whilst you are still travelling, and you will not be able to stop because you say that the driver of the car does not agree to stop, then there is no reason why you should not join the prayers in this case, because this is in excuse which makes it permissible to join the prayers. But they must be offered in full.

If you pray ‘Asr with Zuhr, joining them at the time of the earlier prayer when you are still in your house and you intend to travel after that, then you should pray Zuhr and ‘Asr in full, with four rak'ahs each, and there is nothing wrong with joining them because it is permissible to join them in this case. But the time for shortening them has not yet begun, because shortening them is only permissible after leaving the developed areas of your place of residence. End quote.

Al-Muntaha min Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan , 3/62

And he said:
The rulings of travelling begin to apply when one leaves the town. If a person leaves his town of residence, by passing beyond the developed area, i.e., passing beyond the buildings, then the rulings on travelling begin to apply in his case, such as shortening the prayer and breaking the fast in Ramadaan, etc. But if he is still in the built-up area, then the rulings on travel have not yet begun to apply in his case. So he has to pray when he is still inside the built-up area, and he should offer the prayers in full at the proper times, just like the residents, because he has not yet started his journey. Even if he moves from one neighbourhood to another on his way to his journey, he is not yet regarded as a traveller, until he has passed beyond all the buildings and developed areas of the town. End quote.

Al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan , 3/62, 63

Thank you, may Allah reward you. Ameen

jerflakes:
Useless religion

. Useless non-business minding poke nosing jerflakes!

Rashduct4luv:

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Useless non-business minding poke nosing jerflakes!

Doesn't change anything

Head slammer

Dreydoe:
salam walakum... I don't know where u get ur own prayer time from. Am not buying it atall atall. Your prayer time Contradicts the Islamic app and Also the timing of my masjid significantly and mind you both are not d same but very close, still within the range of salat but urs is totally differ

Allah knows best.

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The apps are approximate prayer times. You can observe and correct them yourself. The Prayer time convention you are currently using is Muslim World League. However, there are other conventions too in this same app.
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Try this.
Go to Muslim pro (or other similar apps) settings. then go to prayer times and adhan. then prayer time conventions. You will see that your current settings is from Muslim world league. If you choose other settings the times for the prayers would change.
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I just selected custom angles and Subhi & 'Isha becomes 6:00am and 7:50pm respectively.
Selected UAE General Authority.... Subhi & 'Isha becomes 5:46am and 8:46pm respectively.
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You can also come outside and view the Fajr yourself. At 5:52, Fajr is still yet to be out.
And remember it's better to pray late and have rewards than praying early and have no reward.

Rashduct4luv:
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!

All Praises and thanks be to Allah. And May the Peace & Blessings of Allah be on the last Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, his family, companions and all those who follow his sunnah till the end...

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“Verily, As-Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”

[al-Nisa’ 4:103]

Prayer offered before its time is not valid, according to the consensus of the Muslims. If a person offers a prayer before its time:

- if he does that deliberately, then the prayer is invalid and he is not free of sin.

- If that was not done deliberately, and he did it because he thought that the time for prayer had begun, then it is not a sin, and his prayer is regarded as naafil, but he has to repeat it because one of the conditions of the prayer is that it be done at the right time.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen, in al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/88.

Note that the prayer times that is fixed in our respective mosques may not be totally correct! The timings of Solah changes with the season. Sometimes the day may be longer than the night and vice versa! And day and night can be equal in length. Solah time also varies according to geographical location. Hence, the prayer time in Lagos State would be significantly different from that in Borno State.


Solah time is not fixed and varies by season & location!

As Muslims we need to be conscious of the accurate Solah timings as Solah prayed before it's time is invalid! It is appropriate to pray just after its time according to the prevailing season!

What time do we pray?

Zhur Prayer.
The time for Zuhr is from when the sun has passed its zenith and a man’s shadow is equal in length to his height (this is the end time), until the time for ‘Asr comes. The end of the time for Zuhr is when the shadow of everything is equal in length to the object itself, plus the length of the shadow of the object at the time of the zenith.

Most Mosque i know in Lagos pray Zhur by 2pm. Some are gradually drawing back the time to between past 1pm to 1:30pm.
All this timings are correct. Current Zuhr time in Lagos is close to 1:10pm.

Asri Prayer
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Asr lasts until the sun turns yellow.” We know that the time for ‘Asr begins when the time for Zuhr ends, i.e., when the length of an object’s shadow becomes equal to the length of the object itself.

Some Mosque err by fixing Asri time to 4pm. Solah time now in Lagos is close to 4:30pm.

Maghrib
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Maghrib lasts until the twilight has faded.”
i.e., the time for Maghrib starts immediately after the time for ‘Asr ends, which is when the sun sets, until the twilight or red afterglow has faded.

Most Mosque are correct here as the time the sun sets is readily visible! Magrib Time in Lagos is close to 6:55pm.

'Isha
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Isha’ lasts until midnight.”
So the time for ‘Isha’ begins immediately after the time for Maghrib ends (i.e., when the red afterglow disappears from the sky) until midnight. To learn how to calculate midnight visit the site below and read under "time of 'Isha".

Time for Isha Prayer in Lagos begins around 8:10pm and end around 12:29am Midnight.

Fajr Prayer or Subhi
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.”

Some Mosque pray Subhi between 5:30am and 5:50am in Lagos. This is not appropriate. Solah time for Fajr in Lagos is around 6:05-6:10 am.

And Allah knows best.

Read More about Practical Prayer times https://islamqa.info/en/9940

May Allah guide us and accept our Ibaadah! Aamin.

Cc: Sissie

Op which group are you? Are you salaf or teblik or Al-sunnah

Yinkakazi098:


Op which group are you? Are you salaf or teblik or Al-sunnah

1. I am a Salafy.
2. I am Ahl Sunnah...
3. But i belong to no group. (1 & 2 are not groups)
4. 1 = 2
5. 1 & 2 simply means practising Islam as received from the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa salam.

Rashduct4luv:


1. I am a Salafy.
2. I am Ahl Sunnah...
3. But i belong to no group. (1 & 2 are not groups)
4. 1 = 2
5. 1 & 2 simply means practising Islam as received from the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa salam.

I still dont agree with your prayer times stated here.


Please people dont just act on his time.. Go out and find out about the right time for prayers in your vicinity in Lagos. But make sure the people, you are asking from are real practicing Muslims and PEOple with deep knowledge about Islam. Allah knows best

Dreydoe:
I still dont agree with your prayer times stated here.


Please people dont just act on his time.. Go out and find out about the right time for prayers in your vicinity in Lagos. But make sure the people, you are asking from are real practicing Muslims and PEOple with deep knowledge about Islam. Allah knows best

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The Prayer times are changing and not static so we need to change them accordingly!