Common and Exclusive Times
Issue No.676- Maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers each have their own exclusive and common times. The exclusive time for maghrib prayer is from the beginning of maghrib until the time enough to offer three rak‘ats. If a person is a traveller and he offers, though inadvertently, the whole ‘ishā’ prayer in this time, it will be void. The exclusive time for ‘ishā’ prayer is the time enough for offering ‘ishā’ prayer until midnight, and if someone delays offering maghrib prayer until this time, he should offer ‘ishā’ prayer first and then offer the qaḍā of maghrib prayer. The time in between is the common time for maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers. If a person offers ‘ishā’ prayer before maghrib prayer in this time by mistake and takes notice of it after completing the prayer, his prayer will be valid, and he should offer maghrib prayer thereafter.
