1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

62 Questions

If Maghreb is the beginning of the whole day for Muslims, then would it mean that Fajr is the middle prayer that is mentioned in the Quran?
Amina Inloes

Inisghtful question!

The Qur'an itself does not specify which prayer is the "middle prayer" (salat al-wusta) in Qur'an 2:238.

According to Shi'i hadith (via Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq), the "middle prayer" is the noon (zuhr) prayer (and possibly specifically the Friday prayer).

This corresponds with the idea that the sun is in the middle of the sky at this time, and so it is a middle prayer.

Sunni scholars mostly say that it is the 'asr prayer, although some say it is the zuhr prayer, and a few say it is the fajr prayer (as you have suggested). These views are also based on hadith/interpretation of hadith and an interpretation of what is meant by 'middle'.

The Qur'an speaks to us all individually, and I don't think there is any problem if this ayah speaks to different people differently since it is reminding us to focus on our prayers. Some people may need more focus on their fajr prayer (possibly because they are sleepy!), while others may need more focus on their noon/afternoon prayers, because they are busy.

Allah knows best!
If I arrive at work before Fajr while fasting and can't pray due to a busy morning, can I perform my Fajr Qada prayer later with my Dhuhr and Asr prayers? Will my fast still be valid in that case?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

You would definitely have enough time in your busy morning, while being awake, to take a 2 minute break and fast. If your employer does not allow it, remove yoursel from this job.

It is a major sin to deliberately not pray, and all the blessings and positivity will be taken away and drained from you if you were to intentionally not pray and take it lightly.

And Allah knows best
When does fasting start in Ramadan? Is it at the sound of the Fajr Adhan or at sunrise?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Fasting starts from Fajr and ends on Maghrib.

Wassalam,
Is it sinful if I often miss prayers and wake up late, such as around Maghrib or Isha, after staying up for Fajr? When I do wake up, I find it hard to get out of bed quickly and tend to delay my prayers. How can I change this pattern of behaviour?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is obligatory to perform every obligatory Prayer on its time and ir us sinful to deliberately miss any obligatory Prayer. We must make every possible arrangement to perform our obligatory Prayers on time and never miss any of them.

We need to organize our sleeping time to be able to get up and perform our obligatory Prayers.

We might use an alarm or request some one to wake us up for obligatory Prayers.

Wassalam.