Reason behind writing six timings for prayers in calendars
Why are there six prayer times written in all calendars and agendas while there are only five obligatory prayers in Islam? Is not the Fajr prayer the same as the morning prayer? Can you please explain and clarify the difference between the Fajr and morning prayers and which one is the obligatory prayer?
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Prayer occupies a great status in Islam that is not shared by any other act of worship. Prayer is one of the indispensable and essential “pillars” of Islam. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: " Add to this, prayer is the only act of worship that was Prescribed directly from Allaah The Exalted to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, without any mediation from above the seventh heaven. This denotes the great status that prayer has in Islam. Muslims have unanimously agreed on the obligation of prayer. Allaah The Exalted Says (what means): { Muslims also have unanimously agreed that the obligatory prayers in Islam are five prayers in a day. When the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, sent Based on this narration and the Muslim consensus, it should be clear for the dear questioner that there are only five obligatory prayers in a day in Islam. As for the six prayer times in the agendas and the calendars, these are not the obligatory prayers in Islam. They add the sunrise time just to identify the due time for performing the Shurooq prayer (i.e. supererogatory prayer after sunrise) and nothing more. This is to provide more information and to define the time when offering supererogatory prayers after Fajr is lawful. As for your question about the difference between the Fajr and morning prayers, the answer is that both Fajr and morning are synonymous names for the same prayer. There is a two-Rak‘ah voluntary prayer before the Fajr prayer that is called the Sunnah for the Fajr or morning prayer.
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