Do the detested times for prayer not apply to Mecca, that is, after Fajr until the sun rises to the height of a spear and before Dhuhr, and after Asr until sunset? And can supererogatory prayers be performed during these times throughout Mecca or only in the Grand Mosque? And is it true that the Shafi'is exempted Mecca from the detested times, and what is their evidence for that if the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not exempt Mecca?

Scholars have differed regarding the permissibility of prayer in Mecca during the prohibited times. The Shafi'is are of the view that it is permissible, citing the hadith of Jubair ibn Mut'im: "O Banu Abd Manaf, do not prevent anyone from circumambulating this House and praying at any hour they wish, whether by night or day." The majority of scholars, however, disagreed with them and interpreted the hadith as applying specifically to the two rak'ahs of Tawaf, holding that the general import of the hadiths necessitates prohibition in Mecca and elsewhere. The first opinion among the Shafi'is is that it is not disliked to pray in Mecca during these times, whether it is the prayer of Tawaf or other prayers, and that this applies to Mecca and the entire Sacred Precinct (Haram). The opinion of the majority is preferred in this matter due to the generality of the prohibition and the weakness of the hadiths cited by the Shafi'is for generalization.