Must an Excused Person (Ma‘dhur) Repeat Dhuhr If ‘Asr Time Enters Mid-Prayer?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

If an excused person (ma‘dhur) begins praying Dhuhr shortly before ‘Asr time enters, must they stop and repeat the prayer, or should they continue and complete their Dhuhr?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

I hope you are in faith and good health.

You will repeat your Dhuhr prayer because the wudu has become nullified.

In the case of an excused person (ma‘dhur), it is worth remembering here that wudu will become nullified due to the exiting of the prayer times and not the entering of the subsequent prayer time. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

And Allah knows best.

I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Currently, he resides in the UK with his wife and is interested in reading and gardening.