North Pole - Salah Timings
Question
I am a student doing Islam at school. I am wondering that if you live in the North Pole, where it is sunny for 24 hours a day for 6 months, do you still have to do all your prayers to Allah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Yes, even in very extreme latitudes where the sun does not set for months, a Muslim will still perform all 5 prayers every 24 hours.
The prayer times will be determined according to the nearest place where normal prayer timings occur. (Shaami vol.1 pg.364) [i]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
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