THIRD REMINDER. Tuesday. TIMES FOR OUR DAILY SALAAH(PROGRAMED ACTS OF WORSHIP). Bismillah. Let's conclude on our topic today. Please request for copy if you missed any. The time of Maghrib; The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Maghrib lasts until the twilight has faded.” i.e., the time for Maghrib starts immediately after the time for ‘Asr ends, which is when the sun sets, until the twilight or red afterglow has faded. When the red afterglow has disappeared from the sky, the time for Maghrib ends and the time for ‘Isha’ begins. Defining this time by the clock varies according to the season. When you see that the red afterglow has disappeared from the horizon, this is a sign that the time for Maghrib has ended. The time of ‘Isha. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for ‘Isha’ lasts until midnight.” So the time for ‘Isha’ begins immediately after the time for Maghrib ends (i.e., when the red afterglow disappears from the sky) until midnight. Question: how do we calculate when midnight is? Answer: if you want to calculate when midnight is, then calculate the time between sunset and the break of true dawn (when Fajr begins) then divide it in half; that halfway point is the end of the time for praying ‘Isha’ (and that is midnight). So if the sun sets at 5p.m., and Fajr begins at 5a.m., then midnight is 11p.m. If the sun sets at 5p.m. and Fajr begins at 6p.m., then midnight is 11.30 p.m., and so on. The time of Fajr; The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.” The time for Fajr begins with the onset of the “second dawn” (al-fajr al-thaani) and ends when the sun starts to rise. The “second dawn” is the brightness that appears along the horizon in the east and extends north to south. The “first dawn” (al-fajr al-awwal) occurs approximately one hour before this, and there are differences between the two: (1) In the “first dawn” the brightness extends from east to west, and in the “second dawn” it extends from north to south. (2) The “first dawn” is followed by darkness, i.e., the brightness lasts for a short period then it becomes dark. The “second dawn” is not followed by darkness, rather the light increases. (3) The “second dawn” is connected to the horizon, with no darkness between it and the horizon, whereas the “first dawn” is separated from the horizon with darkness between it and the horizon. From all these, we can now understand why we must appreciate our scholars who has taken their time through technology to offer us the approximate timings so that we don't struggle in following these narrations to identify our times of salaah. Let's remember them in Dua instead sitting down mostly arguing and blaming the scholars and those who tried and those trying to help us practice our faith with ease today. May ALLAH reward them and us with Jannatul Firdaws. Aameen.