Well, the prayers have different times, so we don't pray them all together. The current times for Northern VA:
Fajr is at 5h45am...> So you would pray this before going to work Dhur is at 12:18pm..> Pray this at lunch time Asr is at 2:50pm..> Pray this during afternoon break Maghrib at 5:09PM...> I'm usually home at this time Isha at 6:40PM...> Already home These times do change though depending on whether we are in the summer, or winter, spring ect |
Please remember to speak for yourself, and not all Muslims. |
Ughh, we are not Supposed to pray them together. Prayers are supposed to be prayed on time. This is not always logistically possible, so sometimes people accumulate prayers, but they are not MEANT to be prayed together. That's the Rule! |
This is your perspective. It's fine - it's an orthodox Sunni one, but it does not reflect the attitudes, habits, or "supposed to" ideologies of all Muslims. |
That is not my perspective, that is the Rule accepted by over 90% of the World Muslims who happen to be Sunni! Do all Muslims pray? No, Do all Muslims pray on time? No, that doesn't change the Rule that is accepted and agreed on |
It's the most common way for sure. I'm curious why this seems to upset you. |
Agreed on by a number of human scholars, with varying perspectives taking into account Quran vs. Sunnah. Yes, yours is the mainstream orthodox position, but even a quick Wiki read will tell you there are more than enough differing perspectives among scholars and schools of thought. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salat |
Lol, doesn't "upset" me. But it's definitely irksome when anyone from a very large demographic chimes into claims to basically speak as a "we," as if Muslims (or any other large group) is a monolith. By all means speak from your position and perspective, but don't speak as "we" for over a billion people. |
He is the poster always bringing up the Shias and Saudis into every conversation. He/She is obsessed lol |
Wikipedia, my Islamic Source . Was that Satire? Won't even click or read. I have studied Islam and am continuously studding it, I don't need Wiikipedia..... |
As have I. You're welcome to your opinion and perspective, but please don't speak for all Muslims. |
Huh? Truthfully, I have no idea who that person even is. Feel free to follow up with Jeff. I just came across this conversation in "Recent Topics," and just get irked when one Muslim from one perspective claims to speak for all. Share your upbringing, perspective, and opinion - that's great. But as I'm sure you know, there are some very wide and very varying positions of Muslims the world over. |
Whether you like it or not, it is the Islamic Rule accepted by the majority of the Muslims of the world and practiced by the majority of Muslims every single day. If you don't know that and if you are quoting Wikipedia, you need to go back and study. Simple! |
This is not one of them! |
I don't dispute that. But as I'm sure you know, "majority" does not make truth or fact or right or absolute. If it were, Islam wouldn't even have taken off ![]() So "majority" kind of doesn't really mean squat. Speak for you, not "we." |