Dua before Maghrib

· 29 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 30574English

Question

can we pray means make dua at the time of magrib?means before 5 mins of magrib..because I have listened from one mufti sahab saying making dua at the time of magrib is only jaiz on friday and in ramazan...otherwise its makrooh..please do help me as here people do have a habit of making dua at the time of magrib only..and please give me hawala also

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

One can make dua at any time, including the time before Maghrib.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

طواف التطوع...وهو لا يختص بوقت أح بزمان دون زمان لجوازه في أوقات كراهة الصلاة عندنا أيضا (المسلك المتقسط في منسك المتوسط لملا علي القاري، باب أنواع الأطوفة وأحكامها)

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ العَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يُغَرْغِرْ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد وغيرهم

Answered by
Hisham Dawood
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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