What is the time of Zuhr Salaah?

Published as Time of Zuhr

· 15 Shawwal 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the time of Zuhr Salaah?

Answer

Zuhr time commences from after zawaal till the shadow of things become double its length (after excluding the small shadow which is visible at the exact time of zawaal). Thereafter the time of Asr commences.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( ووقت الظهر من زواله ) أي ميل ذكاء عن كبد السماء ( إلى بلوغ الظل مثليه ). (الدر المختار 1/359)

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