At the end of the day, as the sun begins to set, many people wonder whether the day’s Asr prayer can still be offered at that time. In particular, if Asr could not be prayed on time for some reason, what is the ruling on praying just before sunset?
And if the sun sets while one is praying, is anything wrong with the prayer? Islamic law has a clear ruling on this.
Mufti Mohammad Amir Hossain has given a fatwa on the question on Muslim Bangla, a web portal on Islamic rulings.
The fatwa says it is permissible to offer the day’s Asr prayer even at sunset. However, praying at that time is makruh tahrimi (strongly disliked). If the sun sets while one is offering Asr, the prayer is not invalidated. In that case the prayer counts as offered, but it is still considered makruh tahrimi.
One should therefore take care to offer Asr in its preferred (mustahab) time, before the sun turns yellow.
Sources: Al-Mabsut, Sarakhsi: 1/152; Hashiyat al-Tahtawi ala al-Durr: 1/303
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