about khatam sharif

[sweetmadina]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

hope you are in the best of health wanted to ask when we do khatams on thursdays does there have to be a certain time u have to do the khatam as i have heard that before magrib is best....

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu



All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam


Jazak'allah for your question. It is preferred that a khatam takes place after Salat al 'Asr, as that is when the pure souls come out, and the devils go and meet. However it is not a must. It's not fard, as in obligatory or absolutely necessary. Just as any nafil acts can be performed at any time, except for salah after 'Asr of course, similarly a khatam can be performed at any time, but Thursdays, and after 'Asr is better and preferred, but not obligatory.


Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi