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Salat is the most effective form of worship. Other acts of worship are accepted if it is accepted by Allah Almighty. And if prayers aren’t accepted, then neither are other deeds.
Prayers offered five times a day and night cleanse us of sins in the same way that bathing five times a day and night cleanses our bodies of filth and dirt.
It is proper to offer prayers regularly. A person who believes prayers to be inconsequential and mundane is the same person who does not pray at all. According to the holy Prophet, a person who does not value prayer and deems it insignificant would be punished in the afterlife.
How Long After Zuhr Can You Pray?
| Prayer | Timings |
| Zuhr | Around 12 PM |
| Asr | Around 5 PM |
Muslims perform salah at specific times during the day. The phrase is most commonly applied to the five daily prayers, along with the Friday prayer, which is ordinarily the Dhuhr prayer but is required to be said in a group on Fridays. Muslims believe Allah revealed the salah times to Muhammad.
The fard prayer times, in particular, are typical for Muslims all around the world. They are affected by the Sun’s state as well as geography. There are diverse viewpoints on the actual salah times, with small differences between Islamic schools of thought. Every school of thought agrees that prayer cannot be said before the appointed hour.
Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (after midday), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (after sunset), and Isha (nighttime) are the five times a day that Muslims pray, with that facing Mecca. The five prayers are timed at regular intervals determined by daily astronomical events. The Maghrib prayer, for example, can be done at any time after sunset and before the red twilight fades from the west.
The period for offering the Zuhr or Dhuhr salah begins when the sun reaches its peak and ends 20 minutes (about) before the call to the Asr prayer. [In the opinion of whom?] [more clarification is required] This prayer should be offered amid the workday, and most people do it at their lunch break.
When it concludes of zuhr time, Shia has his own opinion. The end of dhuhr time, according to all prominent Jafari jurists, is around 10 minutes before sunset, the time reserved solely for asr prayer. Except for the first 5 minutes of dhuhr, which are reserved for it, dhuhr and asr time overlap.
Why After Zuhr You Can’t Pray?
It is permissible to postpone Zuhr and ‘Asr prayers for roughly an hour after adhan.The reason for this is that the time for Zuhr prayer runs from when the sun crosses the meridian until the time for ‘Asr begins, therefore it is not makrooh to pray at any point throughout this period.
Procedure
If a Muslim misses a prayer, it is normal practice for them to make it up as soon as they remember or can do so. This is referred to as Qadaa. If a person misses the midday prayer due to a work meeting that cannot be interrupted, he or she should pray as soon as the meeting is finished. If the next prayer time has already arrived, one should do the prayer that was missed first, followed by the “on-time” prayer.
For Muslims, missing a prayer is a serious matter that should not be disregarded as insignificant. Practising Muslims are obligated to acknowledge and make up for any missed prayers according to Islamic tradition. While it is acknowledged that there are times when prayer must be missed due to unforeseen circumstances, it is considered a sin if one misses prayers regularly for no good reason—for example, continually oversleeping the pre-dawn prayer.
In Islam, on the other hand, the door to repentance is always open. The first step is to quickly make up for the missed prayer. One is asked to repent for any delays caused by neglect or forgetfulness and to commit to making it a practice to complete the prayers within the allotted time.
Conclusion
Muslims pray five times a day because they believe it is God’s will for them to do so. Are there any additional reasons for this ritual?
Even Muslims as young as seven years old are encouraged to participate in the Salat because it is required. This indicates that people in Islamic countries have a defined regimen to follow.
Indeed, they plan their days around the Five Times of Prayer, with the mosques’ hauntingly beautiful public call to prayer serving as a constant reminder.
You don’t just recite memorised phrases when you pray; these words aren’t just sentences to be stated and repeated.
A prayer is a form of communication with Allah that brings the mind, soul, and body together in worship. This is why Muslim prayer movements follow the Prayer’s words.
Before praying, Muslims must be in the correct state of mind, which requires the ability to put aside all anxieties and distractions to focus solely on God.