إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ سُبْحَتِكَ[3] فَصَلِّ الظُّهْرَ مَتَى مَا بَدَا لَكَ[4].
Hadith.646 - Malik Al-Juhani asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the time for the Dhuhr (noon) prayer. Imam (as) replied: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the time for both (Dhuhr and Asr) prayers begins. So, when you finish your Nawafil (supererogatory prayer), you may perform the Dhuhr prayer w
إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الظُّهْرِ وَ الْعَصْرِ جَمِيعاً إِلَّا أَنَّ هَذِهِ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ أَنْتَ فِي وَقْتٍ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعاً حَتَّى تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ[1].
Hadith.647 - Ubaid ibn Zurarah asked Him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), about the timing of the Dhuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon) prayers. Imam (as) replied: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the time for both Dhuhr and Asr begins together, except that this (Dhuhr) is before that (Asr). Then you remain
إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ الْوَقْتَانِ الظُّهْرُ وَ الْعَصْرُ فَإِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ دَخَلَ الْوَقْتَانِ الْمَغْرِبُ وَ الْعِشَاءُ الْآخِرَةُ.
Hadith.648 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the times for both Dhuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon) prayers begin. When the sun sets, the times for both Maghrib (evening) and Isha (night) prayers begin."
وَ رَوَى الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ وَ زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ وَ بُكَيْرُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَ بُرَيْدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْعِجْلِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُمَا قَالا وَقْتُ الظُّهْرِ بَعْدَ الزَّوَالِ قَدَمَانِ وَ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَدَمَانِ[2].
"The time for Dhuhr (noon) prayer is after the sun's decline (from its zenith) by two feet (shadows), and the time for Asr (afternoon) prayer is after that by two feet (shadows)”.
أَوَّلُ الْوَقْتِ زَوَالُ الشَّمْسِ وَ هُوَ وَقْتُ اللَّهِ الْأَوَّلُ وَ هُوَ أَفْضَلُهُمَا[1]
وَ- قَالَ ع أَوَّلُ الْوَقْتِ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ وَ آخِرُهُ عَفْوُ اللَّهِ وَ الْعَفْوُ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا مِنْ ذَنْبٍ[2].
Hadith.651 - Imam (as) said: "The beginning of the time (for prayer) brings the pleasure of Allah (swt), while the end of it brings the forgiveness of Allah (swt), and forgiveness is only for a sin."
وَ قَالَ ع لَفَضْلُ الْوَقْتِ الْأَوَّلِ عَلَى الْأَخِيرِ خَيْرٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ وَ مَالِهِ[3].
Hadith.652 - Imam (as) said: "The merit of performing (prayer) at the earliest time compared to the latest time is better for a believer than their children and wealth."
ذِرَاعٌ مِنْ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ وَ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ ذِرَاعَانِ مِنْ وَقْتِ الظُّهْرِ[4] فَذَاكَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَقْدَامٍ مِنْ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ حَائِطَ مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ قَامَةً[5] وَ كَانَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعٌ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ وَ إِذَا مَضَى مِنْهُ ذِرَاعَانِ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ[6] ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ جُعِلَ الذِّرَاعُ وَ الذِّرَاعَانِ قُلْتُ لِمَ جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِمَكَانِ
Hadith.653 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the timing of the Dhuhr (noon) prayer. Imam (as) replied: "It is one arm's length (shadow) from the sun's decline, and the time for Asr (afternoon) is two arm's lengths from the time of Dhuhr, which is four feet from the sun's decline." He then added,
لِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ- مَا خَدَعُوكَ فِيهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَلَا يَخْدَعُونَكَ فِي الْعَصْرِ[3] صَلِّهَا وَ الشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ نَقِيَّةٌ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ الْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ قِيلَ وَ مَا الْمَوْتُورُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مَالَهُ قَالَ لَا يَكُونُ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَ لَا مَالٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قِيلَ وَ مَا تَضْيِيعُهَا قَالَ يَدَعُهَا وَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى تَصْفَرَّ أَوْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ
وَقْتُ الْمَغْرِبِ إِذَا غَابَ الْقُرْصُ
وَقَالَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ إِنَّا رُبَّمَا صَلَّيْنَا وَ نَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ تَكُونَ اَلشَّمْسُ خَلْفَ اَلْجَبَلِ أَوْ قَدْ سَتَرَنَا مِنْهَا اَلْجَبَلُ فَقَالَ لِي «لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ صُعُودُ اَلْجَبَلِ.
Hadith.656 - Sama’a ibn Mehran said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about performing the Maghrib prayer, saying, 'Sometimes we pray, fearing that the sun might still be behind the mountain or that the mountain might be covering it from our view.' Imam (as) said to me, 'You are not required to climb the mountain.'
إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ع- فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأى كَوْكَباً قالَ هذا رَبِّي فَهَذَا أَوَّلُ الْوَقْتِ وَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ غَيْبُوبَةُ الشَّفَقِ فَأَوَّلُ وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ ذَهَابُ الْحُمْرَةِ[3] وَ آخِرُ وَقْتِهَا إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ يَعْنِي نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ[4].
Hadith.657 - Bakar ibn Muhammad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that a person asked him about the timing of Maghrib. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, mentions in His Book concerning Ibrahim (as), 'When the night covered him, he saw a star and said: "This is my Lord (azj)."'
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ: «وَقْتُ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ.
Hadith.658 - In the narration of Muawiya ibn Ammar it is stated: "The time for the last Isha prayer extends until one-third of the night”.
وَ رُوِيَ فِيمَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ أَنَّهُ يَقْضِي وَ يُصْبِحُ صَائِماً عُقُوبَةً[1]. وَ إِنَّمَا وَجَبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِنَوْمِهِ عَنْهَا إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ.
Hadith.659 - It is narrated: "For one who sleeps through the last Isha prayer until the middle of the night, it is obligatory for him to make it up (as Qadha) and he should begin the next day fasting as a form of penance”.
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْخَثْعَمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ وَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُ حَيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ عَلَى نِصْفِ مِيلٍ فَيُصَلُّونَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُونَ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَ هُمْ يَرَوْنَ مَوَاضِعَ سِهَامِهِمْ[2].
Hadith.660 - Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khath'ami narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to perform the Maghrib prayer, and a group from the Ansar called Banu Salimah, whose homes were at a distance of half a mile, would pray with him. They would then return to th
مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ طَلَباً لِفَضْلِهَا وَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكُ النُّجُومُ فَقَالَ هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ[3]
وَ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٌ الشَّحَّامُ صَعِدْتُ مَرَّةً جَبَلَ أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ- وَ النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَرَأَيْتُ الشَّمْسَ لَمْ تَغِبْ إِنَّمَا تَوَارَتْ خَلْفَ الْجَبَلِ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَلَقِيتُ
Hadith.662 - Abu Usama Zayd al-Shahham said: "One time, I climbed the mountain of Abu Qubais, and the people were praying Maghrib. I saw that the sun had not completely set; it had only disappeared behind the mountain from the view of the people. I met Abu Abdullah (as) Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and informe
إِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ حَلَّ الْإِفْطَارُ وَ وَجَبَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى انْتِصَافِ اللَّيْلِ
مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَاتَ عَنِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَا أَنَامَ اللَّهُ عَيْنَيْهِ
مَنْ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ عَقَّبَ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَتَا لَهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعاً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ. وَ وَقْتُ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ يَعْتَرِضُ الْفَجْرُ وَ يُضِيءُ حُسْناً وَ يَتَجَلَّلُ الصُّبْحُ السَّمَاءَ وَ يَكُونُ
وَقْتُ صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ- يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةٌ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ وَ وَقْتُهَا فِي السَّفَرِ وَ الْحَضَرِ وَاحِدٌ[2] وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْمُضَيَّقِ وَ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي وَقْتِ الْأُولَى فِي سَائِرِ الْأَيَّامِ
إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ أَنْتَ تَرَى أَنَّكَ فِي وَقْتٍ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْوَقْتُ فَدَخَلَ الْوَقْتُ وَ أَنْتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْكَ[4].
"If you begin praying while you believe that it is within the (correct) time, and the time for the prayer enters while you are in the middle of the prayer, then it suffices for you (the prayer is valid and accepted)."
تَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيَكَ وَ تَعَمَّدُ الْقِبْلَةَ بِجُهْدِكَ.
Hadith.668 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Him about praying during the day or night when neither the sun, the moon, nor the stars are visible. Imam (as) replied: "You exert your own judgment and strive to determine the Qiblah (direction of prayer) to the best of your ability."
لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا إِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْنَا الْوَقْتُ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ فَقَالَ تَعْرِفُ هَذِهِ الطُّيُورَ الَّتِي تَكُونُ عِنْدَكُمْ بِالْعِرَاقِ- يُقَالُ لَهَا الدُّيُوكُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِذَا ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهَا[1] وَ تَجَاوَبَتْ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَصَلِّ.
Hadith.669 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) Al-Farra' that a man from among their companions said to him: "Sometimes the time of prayer becomes unclear for us on a cloudy day." The Imam said: "Do you know these birds that you have in Iraq, which are called roosters (duyook)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam sai
إِنِّي مُؤَذِّنٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ غَيْمٍ لَمْ أَعْرِفِ اَلْوَقْتَ فَقَالَ «إِذَا صَاحَ اَلدِّيكُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَصْوَاتٍ وِلاَءً فَقَدْ زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ اَلصَّلاَةِ.
Hadith.670 - Al-Hussein ibn al-Mukhtar narrated from Him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that He (ibn al-Mukhtar) said: "I am the muezzin (the caller to prayer). On a cloudy day, when I cannot ascertain the time (for prayer), Imam (as) said: 'When the rooster crows three consecutive times, then the sun has pass
لَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ بَعْدَ مَا يَمْضِي الْوَقْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ وَ أَنَا فِي شَكٍّ مِنَ الْوَقْتِ وَ قَبْلَ الْوَقْتِ
كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ص فِي الْحَرِّ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَبْرِدْ أَبْرِدْ[3].
Hadith.672 - Muawiya ibn Wahb narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "The muezzin would come to The Prophet (sw) during the intense heat at the time of the Dhuhr prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (sw) would tell him, 'Cool down, cool down (abride abride).'"