Time Fix for Maghrib Prayer

When the sun sets, after few moments the time for maghrib prayer starts and this time lasts till the fading of the twilight which means until after the twilight (Shafaq) vanishes.

The purplish redness that remains on the sky, after the sunsets in the West, is known as ‘Shafaq-e-Ahmar which means red-twilight. After the fading of this purplish redness, a whiteness prevails. This is called ‘Shafaq-e-Abyad’ which also disappears. The whole sky appears only in one shade. The time for the Maghrib prayer remains till “Shafaq-e-Abyad’ lasts.

Offering the prayer at an early is preferable. It is undesirable to delay the Maghrib prayer without any valid excuse.