Prayer times at poles arctic.
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Prayer times at
poles arctic
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
If one finds oneself in a place (north or south poles)
which have perpetual periods of days and nights for a long period of time, the
scholars and jurists in Islam have offered two rulings regarding the observance
of prayer or fast times in these places:
1.
One may align oneself and follow the prayer times and the start and
end times of fasts of Makkah, or
2.
One may align oneself and follow the prayer times, and the start and
end times of fasts of the nearest geographical place which has apparent normal
timings and a routine of day and night alteration in a span of 24 hours.
If one visiting the north or south poles offers their
prayers and/or fasts according to any one of the above two options, it is
expected that their Lord Most Merciful will accept their striving and their
worship.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister