Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

  

Thank you for your good question.

 

For prayer times, you need to check at the nearby masjid or Islamic center.

 

The issue of the time for ishaa’ is a debatable issue among our great scholars. While the majority of scholars say that the time for ishaa’ starts after the disappearance of the red rays that appear after sunset, other scholars, mainly Imam Abu Hanifah and his followers, say that the time for Ishaa’ starts after the disappearance of the white rays, which signifies longer time for the Maghrib and delays the Ishaa’.

 

When you study the practice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and the companions, you will see that they used to pray Maghrib at a fixed time, right after the sunset.

 

The hadiths that explain the times of the Prayers indicate that the time for the Maghrib is not expanded. For example, the hadith when the Angel Gabriel (peace be on him) came in two consecutive days to educate the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) about the start and end of the prayers times, he came in the same time for the Maghrib in the two days.

 

Based on this and other proofs, scholars say that the Ishaa’ starts after the expiry of the Maghrib time. Imam Ash-Shafi`i estimates the time for the Maghrib as the time that suffices for making wudu, adhan, and iqama, and then praying 5 rak`ahs (3 for the Maghrib and two for the sunnah).

 

Makkah scholars  fix 90 minutes after Maghrib to start Ishaa’; you may safely follow this view of Makkah scholars.

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds, ameen.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.