The Time Of Salah For Women
Q. "Is
it necessary for a women to wait for call of Azan before she can offer
her prayers (salah) or can she perform her prayers as soon as the time
for that particular prayer becomes due?".
(Ibid)
A. The ladies need not wait for the call of Azan. They can offer
their prayers soon after they are sure that the time for a particular
salah has arrived, no matter whether the Call of Azan has been pronounced
in the Masjid or not. The Holy Qur'an says,
Surely, the Salah for the Muslims is an obligation related with time.It
is clear from this verse of the Holy Qur'an that the basic requirement
for the validity of a particular salah is that it should be performed
within the time prescribed for it. The call of Azan, on the other hand,
is meant for inviting men to proceed to the Masjid for their congregational
prayer. Since women are exempt from joining the congregational prayers,
they are not concerned with the call of Azan. They can offer their prayers
in their homes well before Azan, provided the prescribed time has arrived.
The only thing they are required to do is to make sure that the prescribed
time has come.
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