What are the range to the timings allowed for offering each of the five daily prayers. Can one offer prayers for a missed (QADHAA) prayer?
The range of time for each prayer was explained to the Prophet (PBUH) by the angel Gabriel who in two successive days led the Prophet (PBUH) in prayer, offering on the first day each prayer at the beginning of it time, while leaving it on the second day till the end of it. Thus, on the first day he prayed Fajr immediately after the break of dawn, Zuhr at noon, when the sun was at its highest position in the sky. Asr when the shade of objects were equal to their length, Maghrib immediately after sunset and Isha something like an hour and a half after sunset. On the second day, he prayed Fajr shortly before sunrise, Zuhr a few minutes before Asr time, the previous day, Asr a few minutes before sunset, Maghrib a short while after its time the previous day, and Isha towards the end of the night. The Prophet (PBUH) told his companions that these timings gave them the range of time allowed for each prayer. There are two conditions when we can offer a prayer after the lapse of its time. These
