Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Is there time limit within in which each Fardh Salaah should be performed?

Published as Duration of Salaah

· 26 Shawwal 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is there time limit within in which each Fardh Salaah should be performed? For example, should the Fajr Salaah in Jamaat be restricted to 10 minutes.

Answer

There is no fixed duration in minutes for each Salaah. However, guidelines have been given as to how long the Qiraat (recitation) should be for each Salaah. With regards to Fajr and Zuhr Salaah, the recitation should be somewhere from Surah Al-Hujurat (49) to Surah Al-Buruuj (85). For Asr and Isha Salaah, the recitation should be somewhere from Surah Al-Buruuj (85) to Surah Al-Bayyinah (98). For Maghrib Salaah, the recitation should be somewhere from Surah Al-Bayyinah (98) to Surah An-Naas (114).

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ثم إن دخول الوقت شرط لصحة أداء الصلاة لا وجوده جميمه وإلا يلزم أداء الصلاة بعد الوقت, والأصل في اشتراط الوقت قوله تعلى: إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَـٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا ونحوها من الآيات على ما تقدم الكلام عليه في أوائل الكتاب.

(غنية المتملي 1/412 دار الكتب العلمية)

وَاسْتَحْسَنُوا فِي الْحَضَرِ طِوَالَ الْمُفَصَّلِ فِي الْفَجْرِ وَالظُّهْرِ وَأَوْسَاطَهُ فِي الْعَصْرِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَقِصَارَهُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ. كَذَا فِي الْوِقَايَةِ. وَطِوَالُ الْمُفَصَّلِ مِنْ الْحُجُرَاتِ إلَى الْبُرُوجِ وَالْأَوْسَاطُ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبُرُوجِ إلَى لَمْ يَكُنْ وَالْقِصَارُ مِنْ سُورَةِ لَمْ يَكُنْ إلَى الْآخِرِ. هَكَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ وَالْوِقَايَةِ وَمُنْيَةِ الْمُصَلِّي.

(الفتاوى الهندية 1/151 مكتبة رشيدية)

Answered by
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
Checked & approved by
Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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