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Zawaal time

· 17 Rajab 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is zawal time? How much time before zohar Salaah does it start? Is there any zawal time before maghrib? If someone is reading/reciting Quran Sharif and zawal time commences, does he have to stop reading?

Answer

Zawaal refers to the time where the sun moves away from the zenith. When the sun is at the zenith (waqt ul istiwaa) it is impermissible to perform Salaah, however reciting the Qur'an is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

أخبرنا مالك حدثنا نافع عن ابن عمر قال : دلوك الشمس ميلها (في قوله تعالى أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا ﴿الإسراء: ٧٨﴾)

أخبرنا مالك حدثنا داود بن الحصين عن ابن عباس قال : كان يقول : دلوك الشمس ميلها وغسق الليل اجتماع الليل وظلمته قال محمد : هذا قول ابن عمر وابن عباس وقال عبد الله بن مسعود : دلوكها غروبها وكل حسن (موطا امام محمد ص408)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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