Can You Pray Fajr Early?
Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation of “can you pray Fajr early?”? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you should read it to the end!
Specifically, there are some important things about “can you pray Fajr early?” which I will explain in this article. Some of the important things I mean are as follows:
Hadith About Fajr Prayer
The first important thing about “can you pray Fajr early?” what I will explain now is hadith about Fajr prayer. I want you to understand that first before you read more explanations in this article because that is the basic thing in this discussion that must be well understood.
There are many hadiths about Fajr prayer. Of course, I will not quote and explain everything here. In this article, I will only explain one hadith.
As for the hadith about Fajr prayer that I mean is as follows:
عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ ؛ قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؛ أَثْقَلُ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِيْنَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءَ وَصَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُوْنَ مَا فِيْهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْواً . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ
From Abu Hurairah radliyallahu anhu, he said, "Allah's Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, "The most difficult prayers performed by hypocrites are Isha prayer and Fajr prayer. If they know the rewards that are in the two prayers, then they will do both though by crawling." The hadith is narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
All readers! The hadith above explains that the Fajr prayer is one of the obligatory prayers that is difficult to perform. The reason is because the time for Fajr prayer is bedtime. In addition, the weather during Fajr prayer is very cold.
That is a brief explanation of the hadith about Fajr prayer. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Hadith About Fajr Prayer Time
The second important thing about “can you pray Fajr early?” what I will explain now is hadith about Fajr prayer time. I want you to understand that now because the discussion about Fajr prayer times is an important discussion in this article.
The hadith regarding Fajr prayer time is as follows:
عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْحَجَّاجُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَسَأَلْنَا جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ نَقِيَّةٌ وَالْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا وَجَبَتْ وَالْعِشَاءَ أَحْيَانًا يُؤَخِّرُهَا وَأَحْيَانًا يُعَجِّلُ كَانَ إِذَا رَآهُمْ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَجَّلَ وَإِذَا رَآهُمْ قَدْ أَبْطَئُوا أَخَّرَ وَالصُّبْحَ كَانُوا أَوْ - قَالَ - كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّيهَا بِغَلَسٍ
From Muhammad bin Amr bin al-Hasan bin Ali: When Hajjaj came to Medina we asked Jabir bin Abdullah (about the timings of prayer as observed by the Holy Prophet). He said: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used to pray afternoon prayer in the midday heat; the afternoon prayer when the sun was bright; the evening prayer when the sun had completely set; and as for the night prayer, he sometimes delayed and sometimes (observed it) at earlier hours. When he found them (his Companions) assembled (at earlier hours) he (prayed) early. and when he saw them coming late, he delayed the (prayer). and the morning prayer the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam observed in the darkness before dawn.
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : وَقْتُ الظُّهْرِ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَكَانَ ظِلُّ الرَّجُلِ كَطُولِهِ مَا لَمْ يَحْضُرِ الْعَصْرُ وَوَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ مَا لَمْ تَصْفَرَّ الشَّمْسُ وَوَقْتُ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ مَا لَمْ يَغِبِ الشَّفَقُ وَوَقْتُ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ الأَوْسَطِ وَوَقْتُ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ مِنْ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ مَا لَمْ تَطْلُعِ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَأَمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ
From Abdullah bin Amr reported, that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said: The time of the noon prayer is when the sun passes the meridian and a man's shadow is the same (length) as his height, (and it lasts) as long as the time for the afternoon prayer has not come; the time for the afternoon prayer is as long as the sun has not become pale; the time of the evening prayer is as long as the twilight has not ended; the time of the night prayer is up to the middle of the average night and the time of the morning prayer is from the appearance of dawn, as long as the sun has not risen; but when the sun rises, refrain from prayer for it rises between the horns of the devil.
All readers! If we understand the two hadiths above, we can conclude that the time for Fajr prayer is when the second dawn rises until before sunrise. During this time the weather is still cold. Many people are still sleeping during this time. That's why, as I explained earlier, Fajr prayer is one of the obligatory prayers that are difficult to perform.
That is a brief explanation of the hadith about Fajr prayer time. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Can You Pray Fajr Early?
The third important thing about “can you pray Fajr early?” what I will explain now is a specific explanation. So, I really hope you read the explanation below very well.
There are two important questions related to the main question which I will now explain. The two questions I am referring to are as follows:
Can You Pray Fajr Early Because of Work?
Before I give you the answer to this question (can you pray Fajr early because of work?), I really hope you understand the hadith about Fajr prayer times. If you have understood the hadith, I am sure you will understand the answer to this question very easily.
Now, if you ask me “can you pray Fajr early because of work?”, the answer is “no. You cannot pray Fajr early because of work.” The reason is because there is a specific time to perform Fajr prayer and Fajr prayer cannot be combined with Isha prayer.
Can You Pray Fajr Early When Traveling?
If you have understood the answer to the previous question (can you pray Fajr early because of work?), I am sure you have understood the answer to this question (can you pray Fajr early when traveling?).
If you ask me, "can you pray Fajr early when traveling?", the answer is "no. You cannot pray Fajr early because of work.” The reason is because there is a specific time to perform Fajr prayer and Fajr prayer cannot be combined with Isha prayer.
All readers! That's a brief explanation of "can you pray Fajr early?" and some important things about it. Do you understand? If you want to ask, please ask!
I think that's enough for this article. May be useful. Amen.
See you again in the next article!
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