Is It Makruh To Engage In Acts Of Worship Such As Reciting The Qur’an, Making Dhikr And Duas Until The Time Of Ishraq After The Time Of Fajr Prayer Ends?
Is it makruh to engage in acts of worship such as reciting the Qur’an, making dhikr and duas until the time of ishraq after the time of fajr prayer ends?
Reciting Qur’an is a worship. As the rulings about worships are tawqifi, that is to say, it is not possible to know the reasons why they became fardh and their practices with logic in every aspect, they are subject to the rulings stated in Qur’an and sunnah. As there is no prohibited time to recite the Qur’an mentioned in any verse or hadith, it is not possible to say that it is prohibited to recite the Qur’an in an absolute time. However, some special conditions in which reciting the Qur’an is makruh are mentioned in the religious books, which are as follows:
- a) In other positions of ritual prayer except qiyam (standing),
- b) In the event of following an imam in ritual prayers established in congregation,
- c) While listening to the khutbah that is being delivered from the pulpit,
- d) Being sleepy and finding it hard to recite Qur’an (See. Muslim, Salat, 207; Salat al-Musafirin, 223; Marghinani, al-Hidayah, I, 359-360).
It is narrated that Prophet Muhammad (saw) would not stand up after finishing fajr prayer until sunrise (Muslim, Masajid, 287); it is narrated in some narratives that he would recite dhikr during this sitting (Tabarani, al-Mujam al-Saghir, II, 293). Based on this narrative, it is not makruh, but rather mustahab (desirable) to engage in dhikr including reciting the Qur’an after fajr prayer.
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA