The same word “time” does not imply one rule for all worship. Compare what time does in each example:
Example
Time relationship
Key distinction
Daily prayer
Container, condition and cause
Prayer occupies part of the window; the precise cause is the portion adjoining commencement.
Ramadan fast
Measure, condition and cause
The whole dawn-to-sunset interval forms one fast.
Fixed-day vowed fast
Measure, not cause
The vow causes the duty; the named day measures its fast.
Hajj
Measure-like and container-like
One Hajj in its season, but the rites do not occupy the whole season.
First identify the act and the role of its time; then apply the intention rule taught for that act.
- Compare the Roles, Not Just the Examples