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Can we delay isha after midnight?

Published as Delaying Esha Salaah till after midnight

· 22 Jumada II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can we delay isha after midnight? If not, what is the last time to pray isha?

Answer

The time of esha expires when subah saadiq enters. However, delaying the esha till after midnight without a valid excuse (e.g. illness, safr, etc.) is makrooh.

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

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