{"id":34564,"date":"2025-02-28T12:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=34564"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:57:54","slug":"asr-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/asr-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Asr Timings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07927<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Nuski Cassim\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I am a Hanafi but I follow an early Shafi time always as I have heard from MUFTI TARIQ MASOOD SAHEB about and here I am attaching a video link of it<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jt0THwu7HnQ?si=4Yo0cpw1Hb1L-yF2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jt0THwu7HnQ?si=4Yo0cpw1Hb1L-yF2<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here he said in a video that zuhr namaz get qadha on shafi asr time as asr time starts for Hanafis also in Shafi time but it betters to delays it and read at mithl-uth-thani and here I am attaching another fatwa of one of Deobandi scholar Darul Iftas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fatwaa.com\/hanafi-following-shafi-asr-time\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/fatwaa.com\/hanafi-following-shafi-asr-time\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these fatwas he said that both the view of mithl awwal and mithl thani is valid in hanafi madhab for asr salah but we are allowed to follow any one only).my question to you is that am i allowed to follow early asr time opinion as it is less confusing to me and I can follow it easily based on these fatwas of these trustworthy scholar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In the Hanafi madhhab, there are two opinions concerning the ending of the Dhuhr salah and the beginning of the \u2018Asr salah.[1]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Imam Abu Hanifah (ra) is of the opinion that Dhuhr ends when the shadow of an object is double its height excluding its shadow at the time of midday. This is known as mithl al-thani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) and Imam Muhammad (ra) are of the opinion that Dhuhr ends when the shadow of an object is equal to its height excluding its shadow at the time of midday. This is known as mithl al-awwal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The official fatwa of the school is on the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifah (ra). \u2018Asr salah will officially begin at the second shadow or \u2018mithl al-thani\u2019.[2]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">There is also a saying of Imam Abu Hanifah (ra), transmitted by his student Imam Hasan bin Ziyad (ra), that Dhuhr ends when the shadow of an object is equal to its height and \u2018Asr does not begin until the shadow of an object is double its height [excluding its shadow at the time of midday]. The time between these two prayers is like the time between the Fajr salah and the Dhuhr salah.[3]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Due to this reason, one should pray the Dhuhr salah in mithl al-awwal, and out of caution, delay performing the \u2018Asr salah till mithl al-thani.[4]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">With that said, we are in agreement with the fatwa of Mufti Ismail Moosa (ra) attached in the query. And as such, it will be permissible to pray the \u2018Asr salah at mithl al-awwal, in accordance with the opinion of Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) and Imam Muhammad (ra).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>If one <\/b><b>strictly<\/b><b> follows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the view that conforms with the opinions of Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) and Imam Muhammad (ra), then they <\/span><b>will not need to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delay praying the \u2018asr salah till after mithl al-thani [out of precaution].<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Written by Maulana Nuski Cassim<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0649 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0639\u0646\u0647: \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0638\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u064a\u0647\u060c \u0633\u0648\u0649 \u0641\u064a\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u0627\u0644\u060c \u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631\u060c \u0648\u064a\u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0628\u0647 \u0623\u062e\u0630 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0628\u0646 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u062f \u0639\u0646\u0647 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0642\u0627\u0644: \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0638\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u0647\u060c \u0633\u0648\u0649 \u0641\u064a\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u0627\u0644\u060c \u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631\u060c \u0648\u064a\u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0628\u0647 \u0623\u062e\u0630 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u064a\u0648\u0633\u0641 \u0648\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0648\u0632\u0641\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0641\u0639\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">[\u062a\u062d\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0647\u0627\u0621\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0661\u0666\u0661]\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u0644\u0648\u063a \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0644\u0651 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">[\u0643\u0646\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0642\u060c \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0665\u0665\u060c\u0665\u0666\u060c \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0631\u0649]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0631\u0648\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0628\u064a \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u0629: \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0638\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u0647 \u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0631 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0638\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u064a\u0647\u060c \u0641\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0645\u0647\u0645\u0644 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062c\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">[\u0643\u0646\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0642\u060c \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0665\u0666\u060c \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0631\u0649]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u064a\u0646\u0628\u063a\u064a \u0623\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0631 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u0628\u0644\u063a \u0637\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0621\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0624\u062e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0637\u0648\u0644\u0647\u061b \u0644\u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[\u0627\u0644\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0634\u0631\u062d \u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a <\/span><b>\u0645\u0639 \u0641\u062a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0631<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u064a\u062a\u060c \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0661\u0664\u0660]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07927 &nbsp; 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