@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ Unless you are now going to invent a completely arbitrary figure like one and a half shadow lengths out of thin air, the timeline only works if twice the length is the true opening of Asr
@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ Two distinct prayers cannot seamlessly share the exact same boundary.on that same day, Jibril prays Asr when the shadow is twice the length. That must mark the definitive start of Asr for that day
@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ The legal validity of Zuhr continues right up until the next prayer enters. Since Abu Hurairah explicitly defines the start of Asr as two shadow lengths, the space between one and two lengths is still legally Zuhr time. The framework is completely consistent
@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ The cutoff shown by Jibril on Day 2 represents the end of the preferred, recommended time for Zuhr. Praying at one shadow length is the ultimte limit for cooling the prayer down in the intense heat. It is the cutoff for the best time to pray not the moment the prayer becomes void
@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ When he says pray Asr at two shadow lengths, he is highlighting the start of the Asr window from that same day. This is why the Hanafi position holds that the Asr block only opens when the shadow reaches twice the length of the object
@L330M33@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ When he says pray Zuhr at one shadow length, he is highlighting the absolute end of the Zuhr window. Nobody claims Zuhr starts there, it is the final cutoff point shown by Jibril
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ The real alleviation of hardship here is the Prophet s.a.w demonstrating the absolute outer limits and flexibility of the existing prayer blocks. It shows you can legally use the very end of a window without sin, providing a practical concession while fully preserving the timing
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ This idea that apparent combination requires a stressful split-second boundary check is just a modern misunderstanding. The Sahabah did not have digital clocks. Delayin Zuhr simply meant praying when the shadows were long and by the time they finished Asr time entered naturally
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ True jurisprudence doesnt "synthesise" rules by using textually defective variants. You keep insisting Asr was physically brought forward early at midday, but the master text critics already established that the primary versions in Bukhari and Muslim completely omit that clause
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ because it is the unique instance where the Prophet s.a.w. explicitly unpacks the mechanics of how to perform a command to combine.When he s.a.w lays out the step-by-step method, he defines it as Jam' Suri.
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ Even Abu Dawud himself, after recording the anomalous variant you are relying on, explicitly pointed out that the addition of combining Asr early here is a mistake by the narrator and is not preserved. I'm simply standing with the master Hadith critics who rejected this wording
@NotABot910@Abuhurairabfd@ibnalbukhari__ In the definitive, primary versions recorded in both Bukhari and Muslim, Anas explicitly states that if the sun declined before the Prophet s.a.w set off, he prayed Zuhr and then rode out. There is absolutely no mention of Asr being physically brought forward