Assalamualaikum,
People say “awwal waqt par namaz parhna.. ye Allah ko zyada pasand he.” Is that true? Also is there any ثواب كا فرق if we pray a while later than awwal waqt? Is there any ayat or ahadeeth about awwal waqt par namaz?
Jazakallah
الجواب وباللہ التوفیق
Praying Salaat when the prescribed time enters is Afzal (more rewarding) for women. It is related by Hazrat Umm e Farwa R.A. in Sunan Abi Daood that Nabi S.A.W. has told praying Salaat when the time enters to be one of the most Afzal ‘Amal among the Afzal A’amaal.
As far as the reward is concerned, the reward of Salaat itself is the same whether one prays when the prescribed time enters or little later, however, the reward of Afzaliyat will not be achieved by delaying.
It is to be noted that, for the men, praying Salaat early or late is told in the Ahadith keeping in view the Salaat with Jamaat and other prudent measures.
عَنْ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ « الصَّلاَةُ فِى أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا(سنن ابی داؤد: ۴۲۶ ، کتاب الصلاۃ ، باب فِى الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى وَقْتِ الصَّلَوَاتِ)
ولهذا كان أولى للنساء أن يصلين في أول الوقت لأنهن لا يخرجن إلى الجماعة كذا في مبسوطي شمس الأئمة وفخر الإسلام ا هـ (رد المحتار:۱/۳۶۷)
واللہ اعلم بالصواب