قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتٰبًا مَوْقُوتًا﴾
"Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times." (An-Nisa 4:103)
وَقْتُ الدُّخُول (Start Time)
At the break of true dawn (الفجر الصادق)
وَقْتُ الانْتِهَاء (End Time)
Just before sunrise (طلوع الشمس)
الأَفْضَل (Best Time)
Early, during the darkness of dawn
٢ رَكْعَات فَرْض + ٢ سُنَّة قَبْلَها
وَقْتُ الدُّخُول (Start Time)
When the sun passes its zenith (الزوال)
وَقْتُ الانْتِهَاء (End Time)
When shadow equals object height + noon shadow
الأَفْضَل (Best Time)
Delay slightly in extreme heat
٤ رَكْعَات فَرْض + ٤ سُنَّة قَبْلَها + ٢ بَعْدَها
وَقْتُ الدُّخُول (Start Time)
When Dhuhr time ends
وَقْتُ الانْتِهَاء (End Time)
At sunset (غروب الشمس)
الأَفْضَل (Best Time)
Earlier is better; avoid praying when sun turns yellow
٤ رَكْعَات فَرْض (المُحَافَظَة عَلَيْهَا = العَصْر الوُسْطَى)
وَقْتُ الدُّخُول (Start Time)
Immediately after sunset
وَقْتُ الانْتِهَاء (End Time)
When the red twilight disappears
الأَفْضَل (Best Time)
Pray immediately after Adhan
٣ رَكْعَات فَرْض + ٢ سُنَّة بَعْدَها
وَقْتُ الدُّخُول (Start Time)
When Maghrib time ends (red twilight gone)
وَقْتُ الانْتِهَاء (End Time)
At true dawn (Fajr)
الأَفْضَل (Best Time)
First third of the night, delay if not difficult
٤ رَكْعَات فَرْض + ٢ سُنَّة بَعْدَها + وِتْر
⚠️ Forbidden Prayer Times
- During sunrise until the sun rises fully
- When the sun is at its zenith (before Dhuhr)
- From when the sun starts to set until it has fully set