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• Calculation Method: Moonsighting Committee (MCW)
• Asr Method: Shafi’i (Standard) or Hanafi
• Maghrib Method: Standard Sunset (no offset; some methods add ~3 min for safety)
• Time Format: 24-hour
• Location: Al-Madina Jami Masjid, Worcester
• Latitude: 52.1963492
• Longitude: -2.2108052
• Time Zone: GMT+1 BST

Prayer Time Ranges

• Fajr: Begins at true dawn (first light horizontally across the horizon) and ends at sunrise. Source: Sahih Muslim 612e [Book 5, Hadith 223]
• Dhuhr: Begins when the sun has passed its zenith (just after solar noon) and ends when Asr time begins. Source: Sahih Muslim 612e [Book 5, Hadith 223]
• Asr: Begins when an object’s shadow is equal to its length (Standard) or twice its length (Hanafi) and lasts until just before sunset. Source: Sahih Muslim 612e [Book 5, Hadith 223]
• Maghrib: Begins immediately at sunset (when the sun disappears below the horizon) and ends when the twilight fades (the red glow disappears). Source: Sahih Muslim 612a [Book 5, Hadith 219]
• Isha: Begins when nightfall starts (darkness after twilight) and ends by midnight. Source: Sahih Muslim 612e [Book 5, Hadith 223]

Forbidden Prayer Times

It is prohibited to deliberately offer non-obligatory prayers during these three periods, based on authentic hadith:

• After Fajr until sunrise: From dawn after finishing Fajr prayer until the sun has fully risen (about 15 minutes after sunrise) Source: Sahih Muslim 831 [Book 6, Hadith 357].
• At solar noon (zenith): When the sun is directly overhead at midday until it moves past the zenith (a brief period before Dhuhr) Source: Sahih Muslim 831 [Book 6, Hadith 357].
• After Asr until sunset: From after completing Asr prayer until the sun has completely set Source: Sahih Muslim 831 [Book 6, Hadith 357].
• Avoid exactly at sunrise or sunset for any prayer Source: Sahih Muslim 828b [Book 6, Hadith 353]. Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 1253 [Book 5, Hadith 451].