Lesson 6A
Al Maqasid
Lesson 6a: Prayer Time
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- prayer as best bodily worship
- prayer compared to other acts of worship
- what Imam Nawawi will discuss
- prayers other than the five obligatory prayers
- for whom prayers are obligatory
- example of someone not morally responsible
- when parent commands the children to pray
- wisdom behind this command
- best way to get children to adhere to praying
- the important point to keep in mind
- reason why scholars
begin with the
- hadith related to this issue
- what the hadith indicates
The
- timing of the
- how the shadow changes while sun is rising to its peak
- how shadow may remain even when sun is at its peak
- when the prayer time begins
- time beginning with growing of shadow
- these remembrances are in general and relative
- on the timing of the prayer
- end of the time for
the
- best time to perform the prayer
- time during which one can perform the prayer to fulfill obligation
- on the completion of the prayer
- until when the prayer maybe delayed
- example of this
The Late Afternoon Prayer (`Asr)
- start of the late afternoon prayer
- shadow length at which this happens
- end of the late afternoon prayer
- the preferred time for the late afternoon prayer
- four times to keep in mind
- the permitted time to perform the late afternoon prayer
- time when it is offensive to pray the late afternoon prayer
The Sunset Prayer (Magrib)
- the start of the sunset prayer
- definition of the sunset
- best time to pray the sunset prayer
- time when it is disliked to pray the sunset prayer
- time of the exiting of the prayer
- sunset prayer ends before complete darkness
- end of sunset prayer can be distorted
The Nightfall Prayer (Isha)
- start of the nightfall prayer
- four times to keep in mind
- the preferred time for the nightfall prayer
- how to calculate one third of the night
- permitted to pray nightfall prayer
- offensive time to pray the nightfall prayer
The Dawn Prayer (Fajr)
- start of dawn prayer
- definition of true dawn
- definition of deceptive dawn
- difference between the two
Prayer Time Tables
- the need for verifying the prayer table
- the need for using a reliable watch
- special note regarding the start of dawn prayer according to prayer calendars
- ISNA's and Muslim World League's method of calculating the dawn prayer
- correct calculation of the start of the prayer time
- being wary of prayer time tables calculation of the dawn prayer
- another point to
note about the
- calculation
of the afternoon prayer according to the
- prayer time tables calculation of entrance of the nightfall prayer
- the start of the nightfall prayer according to others
- being wary of using prayer time tables for end of sunset prayer
Closing Supplication
Lesson 6B
Al Maqasid
Lesson 6b: Make Up Prayers
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- this added because of its practicality
- definition of a preventive of prayer
Case 1 on Preventives
- example of the onset of a preventive
- entrance of
the prayer at
- menstruation
begins at
- on the obligation of repeating the prayer
- general rule for repeating prayers
- example of when prayer is required to be made up
- example of when prayer is not required to be made up
Case 2 on Preventives
- example of when a preventive ceases to exist
- menstruation ending with sufficient time to pray
- menstruation ending without sufficient time to pray
- on whether this prayer must be made up
- general rule for repeating prayers
- examples of returning sanity
- example of a conversion just before prayer ends
- the need for repeating prayers before it for certain prayers
- example of preventive ending in time of afternoon prayer
- which prayers need to be made up in conjunction
Making up Missed Prayers
- valid reasons for missing a prayer
- sleep as a valid reason
- forgetfulness as a valid reason
- other reasons not valid for delaying the makeup
- scholarly consensus on making up missed prayers
- be wary of aberrant fatwas on making up prayers
Closing Supplication
Lesson 6C
Al Maqasid
Lesson 6c: Forbidden Times
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- what Imam Nawawi mentions about times forbidden to pray
- on how certain prayers are not allowed to performed at certain times
- example of an unlawful prayer
Forbidden Times
- first time when such prayers are unlawful
- when this time ends
- the extent to which the sun must have risen
- the second time when such prayers are unlawful
- the extent to which this time lasts
- the third time when such prayers are unlawful
- the fourth time when such prayers are unlawful
Which Prayers are Lawful and Unlawful
- the prayers that are unlawful during these times
- example of a prayer with a reason
- another example of a prayer with a reason
- permissibility of make ups in these times
- example of a prayer with no reason or a reason that follows the prayer
- another example of a prayer with a reason that follows it
- the two exception to these rules
Closing Supplication
