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Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?

salat salaah namaz salaat namaaz as-salah al-salah salawat hadeeth ahadith ahaadeeth hadis hadees ahaadith fajar salat al-fajr fajr prayer dawn prayer nafal nawafil nafil nafilah nafila voluntary worship muftis haram haraam wajib waajib wajibat madinah madina al-madinah madeenah yathrib

What the forbidden times of prayer in the hadith mean

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Yes: the forbidden times apply only to voluntary prayers. An obligatory prayer can be prayed at any time, including sunrise and sunset.

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Asked what the hadith means by forbidden times of prayer, Mufti Abu Layth says it does not mean there are times when one cannot pray: an obligatory prayer may be prayed at any time, including sunrise and sunset. The hadith concerns voluntary (nafl) prayers, which should not be performed while the sun is actually rising. If one wakes late and sunrise is taking place, one can and should still pray Subh, citing the report that one who sleeps or forgets should pray when he awakens or remembers.

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When the hadith mentions forbidden times of prayer, what does that mean? Does it mean there are certain times in which we cannot pray our salah?

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Mufti Abu Layth says the forbidden times in the hadith apply only to voluntary (nafl) prayers, so an obligatory prayer such as a late Subh may and should be prayed even at sunrise.

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“so that is not a Prohibition to pray any obligatory prayer it's only referring to the na the voluntary kind of prayers”

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that and her environment that's all but in essence there is no distinction between men and women within in the school of Medina another question when the Hadith mentions forbidden times of prayer what does that mean does that mean there's certain times in which we cannot pray our Salah absolutely not you can pray your Salah at any time that includes sunrise sunset what the Hadith is speaking about is na voluntary praise not your uh not

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the not the obligatory prayers so if you decided to do some na you shouldn't do that if it's actual Sunrise if Sunrise is actually taking place wait till after sunrise and then you can perform that but not the actual subah not the obligatory prayers so if you're woken up late and sunrise is taking place you can still pray in fact you should pray the Hadith says let let him pray once he awakens or remembers okay so that is not a Prohibition to pray any obligatory prayer it's only referring to the na the voluntary kind

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of prayers this is a good question when praying in congregation how do we stand well obviously you stand next to the person either side and just in a natural manner you will stand shoulder Tosh shoulder you will try and keep a nice straight line but you are not under any in fact you're not even advised really to to join the heels or you know to to touch feet or things like this that's not actually required it's not advised within the school of Medina you just stand naturally your feet however they would just be placed in a natural

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2017, April 2). Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late? [Video, segment 2017-04-02-S07, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/7/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2017. "Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?" Video, segment 2017-04-02-S07, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded April 2, 2017. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/7/

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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?}},
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  month = {4},
  date = {2017-04-02},
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  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2017-04-02-S07, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
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