Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, I read somewhere that it is recommended to delay the ‘Isha prayer (for women). If this is true then at what time does ‘Isha salaah end? Jazaak ‘Allah Kheir.
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatulLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The best time [fadilah] in which the ‘isha prayer is performed is the first of its time. The preferred time [ikhtiyar] lasts up to one-third of the night – and in another view half. The merely permissible time [jawaz] lasts up to morning [tulu’ al-fajr]. (Rawdat al-Talibin 1/182; Sharh al-Muhadhdhab 3/39-40)
And Allah knows best.
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