Fatwa #1599811 December 2007South Africa
What time does Esha set in?
Question
please can you advise of the earliest time one can pray esha, if magrib is 6.42 here in durban - south africa. the masjid is not near home so we cannot hear the esha adhaan...
is it acceptable to pray esha at 7.45 and if this is wrong what are the amends we can make to recitify that error.
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
The time of Isha starts when the whiteness in the sky has disappeared. The scholars have calculated the timings of salat and created a yearly time tables. The time tables usually state the beginning of each salat time. One should follow these time tables for the salat times.
Towards the end of November the time of Maghrib salat was around 6:42 p.m., Isha salat in those days was around 8:12 p.m. If you have performed your salat at 7:45 p.m. it will not be valid. Those salats will have to be made up. It would be best to obtain a copy of the time table from the local masjid for your convenience.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa
Concurred by:
Ml. Abu Yahya
Student Darul Iftaa