
Then Jibrīl turned towards me and said: “O Muhammad! These are the times of the Prophets before you, and the time is what is between these two times (for each prayer).” (At-Tirmidhī no. Then he prayed Fajr when the land glowed (before sunrise). Then he prayed ‘Ishā, the later one, when a third of the night had gone. Then he prayed Maghrib at the same time as he did the first time. He prayed ‘Asr when the shadow of an object was about twice as long as it. The second occasion he prayed Dhuhr when the shadow of everything was similar to the length of it, which was the time of ‘Asr the day before. Then he prayed Fajr when the true dawn began (before sunrise), and when eating is prohibited for the fasting person. Then he prayed ‘Ishā when the twilight had vanished.

Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun had set and the fasting person breaks the fast. Then he prayed ‘Asrwhen an object was similar to the length of its shadow. So he prayed Dhuhrthe first day when the shadow was similar to the length of the strap of a sandal (just after midday). Prayer times: Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Jibrīl led me in Salāh twice at the House. Each prayer is announced by the Adhān (the call to prayer), which is traditionally called by the Mu’adhin who stands just outside the mosque. Nowadays people have the Adhān recorded into their phones or clocks to remind them of the prayer times. In Britain, winter prayer times are very different to summer prayer times. And of course these times alter greatly between the seasons of summer and winter – even by country. The prayer times are based around three daily events: sunrise, midday, and sunset. On the second day, he led him at the end times of each of the Prayers. On the first day he led the Prophet at the earliest times of the Prayers. There is a narration when the Angel Jibreel visited the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) over two days. Prayer Times: The prayer times are worked out from the authentic hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The term Salāh in the Arabic language means “Supplication ( Du’ā)” and in the religious usage it refers to the Five Daily Prayers that are obligated upon every adult, able, sane Muslim male and female. Muslims take time out throughout the day to focus upon this special act where they focus on supplications and recitations to Allāh.

Muslims are obligated to pray to Allāh five set times each day. Click here for pdf of Rajab/ Sha’ban | February 2023 Prayer Timetable <<<
