Salam everyone! I hope everyone is doing well on this blessed Friday.
So I have a bit of anxiety in regards to praying Salah on time. When salah time is near, I get anxiety and worry I’ll miss it so I’ve been praying a bit early. For example, if it’s near Asr, I’ll pray at least 15-20 minutes prior. If not, my anxiety will worsen.
Is it permissible to pray my salah early? Or do I need to pray exactly on time and not early? Thanks in advance!
You have to pray when it's adhan unless you are travelling, there is a different rule for that. Just wait for the adhan and pray straightaway
It has nothing to do with the adhan, even if there is no adhan then you still have to pray. The adhan is just for convenience, it may be called after the time has already started.
Is there anyone in your family that you can pray salah on time with?
Yeah I do :) I’ll just pray with them.
You’re given time between salah so you don’t miss it. At least with my salah times I have at least 3 hours to pray dhuhr. If you don’t pray as soon as it hits dhuhr doesn’t mean you’ve missed it. You still have at least a few hours to pray it within the time given.
One of the conditions of the validity of your prayer is correct time. Generally, Praying too early (before it starts) or too late (after it’s time has ended) is not valid; there are some exceptions to this (like oversleeping or forgetfulness) but they aren’t the norm.
Each Salah has a window of time to perform it. You don’t have to pray it on the dot as soon as it starts. For example, in my city today, Dhuhr time started at 1:05pm and it ended at 4:41pm (which is when Asr starts).
You can learn more about prayer times here
As salaam alaykum.
"Abdullah asked the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) "Which deed is the dearest to Allah?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." (Sahih al-Bukhari 527).
"Surely the Salah at fixed hours (of the day and night) has been enjoined upon the believers." (Quran 4:103).
However let's remember that during the time of the prophet (saw) they had no clock's so the times went off rooster crowing in the morning looking at the sky for signs of true dawn approaching (,fajr) then for zhura it would of been when a stick in the ground standing straight up has no shadow. Then for asr the shadow being the same length as the stick signaled asr was in. Then for magrib it was at true sunset and when all red has gone out the sky. But no prayer could be prayed before the time has come in. This would be invalid salaat.
No u can’t pray early. If the prayer time comes in, you don’t need to pray that exact minute, but it’s best to start the prayer within about 10-15 minutes of when it comes in. That is still considered on time
Best set an alarm on the exact prayer time, hasten to prayer but also do so when you can actually pray in the given time
Pray it in time meaning once it comes in.
If it is possible to pray congressionally, then pray in the mosques together after adhan. But if there is no chance of pray congressionally, then pray alone as early as possible after prayer time starts.
In Shia Islam, you can pray Asr and Isha as soon as you are done praying Dhuhr and Maghrib respectively. I only do this when the summer days are long and I don’t want to stay up till 9 or 11 pm and just go to bed early. Also I don’t like to combine the noon and Asr prayers unless I know I’ll be out of the house during the asr prayer or otherwise traveling. I think the body and mind benefit more from splitting them apart.
Could you please provide authentic sources where your pulling this knowledge from? Hadith?
Sunnis can actually do it too, but i’m pretty sure it’s more if their travelling, illness/difficulty, weather conditions or other hardships. The Sunni Hadiths it’s from are
These hadiths indicate that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) combined prayers on occasions to make it easier for his followers, even when there was no specific reason like travel or fear.
It’s well known in Shia Islam that you can combine Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. This is nothing new. Sorry don’t know the source. Just know it’s permissible.
You can't pray early. Then it's not on time. You're praying asr in time for dhuhr. Put an alarm on your phone to pray so you don't miss it.