Why is performing Salaah at sunrise, zawaal and sunset prohibited?
Question
What is the reason behind prohibition of Salaah during Tulu' (Sunrise), Zawal (Zenith) and Ghurub (Sunset) period of the sun?
Answer
The hadeeth has prohibited this.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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