Beginning time of Maghrib Azan

Beginning time of Maghrib Azan

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

  What have respected Islamic scholars and Muftis ruled on the following issue? When does the time of Maghrib Azan start? Should Azan be called immediately after the sunset or after some minutes? Please provide guidance on it.

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

  The time of Maghrib Salah starts as soon as the sun sets. And if it is certain that the sun has set, Maghrib Azan should be called without any delay. To delay Maghrib Azan without a Shari’ah-accepted reason is contrary to [i.e. against] Sunnah. However, in the present age, it is very difficult for public to make an accurate estimate of the sunset time due to residence in high-rise buildings and unawareness of Ilm-e-Tauqeet (the science of timings). Therefore, it is appropriate for the people of every locality to follow the Salah timetables prepared for their locality by trustworthy Sunni scholars. The timetables published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah are useful and reliable to a very great extent.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari