Reading Asr Salaah In Shafi’ee Time
Question
Is a Hanafi permitted to read Asr in Shafi time when he is working? He works quite a distance from his home and cannot wait for Hanafi Asr or else he will miss Maghrib Salaah with Jamaah?
Answer
A Hanafi should adhere to the Hanafi timings for Salaah. If one is in dire need to perform Asr according to the Shafi Asr time, for example, he is a Musaafir, or he is in a Shafi congregation, then his Asr Salaah at that time will be valid. Hence, in the queried scenario if one has the fear that he will miss his Asr Salaah, one can read in the Shafi Asr time. (RE:Fatawaa Darululoom Zakariyya Vol:2 Pg64)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
)ووقت الظهر من زواله) أي ميل ذكاء عن كبد السماء (إلى بلوغ الظل مثليه) وعنه مثله، وهو قولهما وزفر والأئمة الثلاثة. قال الإمام الطحاوي: وبه نأخذ. وفي غرر الأذكار: وهو المأخوذ به. وفي البرهان: وهو الأظهر. لبيان جبريل. وهو نص في الباب. وفي الفيض: وعليه عمل الناس اليوم وبه يفتى (سوى فيء)
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- Answered by
- Mufti Ahmed Saeed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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