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I came late for Asr Salaah, do I perform Fardh or Sunnah?

· 19 Shawwal 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 22235English

Question

I went to the Masjid for Asr Salaat and i was a bit late and the upon reaching the Masjid i saw the Fard Salaat has started. What do i have to do? Do i Pray my 4 Sunnat first or joint the imam to pray 4 Fard and miss the 4 sunnat?

Answer

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If the Asr Fardh Salaah has already begun, one should join the Jamaat (congregation) and not perform the four desirable (Mustahab) Rakaats before Asr.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

1 ثم فرق بين صلوة الفجر و بين صلوة الظهر، فقال في صلوة الفجر: اذا كان يدرك ركعة من صلوة الامام، يصلي ركعة الفجر، و في صلوة الظهر يشرع في صلوة الامام علي كل حال (المحيط البرهاني، ج 2، كتاب الصلوة، ص 239)

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