مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ١٧٣ - ORDERS REGARDING TIME FOR PRAYERS
in the early part of the time prescribed for it, and great stress has
been laid on it, and the nearer theprayers is to the early part of the
prescribed time the better it is, except that it may be better to delay
it for some reason e.g. he may wait so that he may offer theprayers with
congregation.
٧٦٠. If a person has an excuse on account of
which he is obliged to offer prayers with tayammum and he wishes to
offer the same in the early part of the time and heknows that his excuse
will continue to exist till the end of the prescribed time, he can
offer prayers in the early part of the time, but if it is probable that
his excusewill be removed earlier, he should wait till his excuse is
removed and if his excuse is not removed he should offer prayers in the
last part of the time. And it is notnecessary that he should wait so
much that he may be able to perform only the obligatory acts of the
prayers. On the other hand if he has time for the recommended acts
ofprayers like Azan, Aqamah and qunut as well, he can perform tayammum
and offer prayers along with these recommended acts. And in the case of
other excuses which do notoccasion tayammum if it is probable that his
excuse will continue to exist it is permissible for him to offer prayers
in the early part of the prescribed time. And if in themeantime his
excuse is removed it is necessary for him to offer the prayers again.
٧٦١. If a person doe not know the rule about
prayers, e.g. rules regarding "doubts" and "errors" etc. and it is
probable that one of such problems will arise duringhis prayers he
should postpone the prayers from the early part of the prescribed time
in order to learn the relevant rules. However, if he is satisfied that
be can offerprayers correctly he can engage himself in prayers during
the early part of the prescribed time. Hence, if no such problem arises
during the prayers and the relevant orderare not known to him, his
prayers is in order. And if a problem arises and the orders relating to
it are not