Expiry time of Salaat (prayers).

Salaat must be offered at fixed time. Allah Ta'ala says in the noble Qur'%0D%0Aaan, 'Salaat at set time has been made a duty on the believers.' (Surah%0D%0AAn-Nisaa 4:103)%0D%0A%0D%0ATimings of Salaat are:%0D%0A%0D%0AFajr%0D%0A%3EFrom true dawn until just before sunrise.%0D%0A%0D%0APreferable to offer when it is light, not yet very dark, but preferable to%0D%0Adelay on cloudy day.%0D%0A%0D%0ADhuhr%0D%0AAfter midday until afternoon (when a shadow of a vertical object is twice it%0D%0A's length plus the meridian shadow).%0D%0A%0D%0APreferable to offer in summer after the intense heat rays elapse. In winter%0D%0Aat the beginning time but preferable to delay on cloudy day.%0D%0A%0D%0AAsr%0D%0A%3EFrom late afternoon (when a shadow of a vertical object is twice it's length%0D%0Aplus the meridian shadow) until just before sunset.%0D%0A%0D%0APreferable to delay to such an extent that the sun does not turn yellow but%0D%0Apreferable to offer a bit early on cloudy day.%0D%0A%0D%0AMaghrib%0D%0AAfter sunset until daylight ends.%0D%0A%0D%0APreferable to offer immediately after sunset and not to delay to the extent%0D%0Athat many stars begin to appear in the sky but preferable to delay on cloudy%0D%0Aday.%0D%0A%0D%0AIshaa%0D%0ANight until dawn.%0D%0A%0D%0APreferable to offer before one third of the night passes.%0D%0A%0D%0A[ Mufeedul Muslimeen, Mufti Ismail Kachholvi, UK ]%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A