In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Prayer or salah is the second pillar of Islam. It is a must for all Muslims. We should try to perform our five daily prayers on time and try to avoid delaying them or abandoning them altogether.
The Five Daily Prayers in Islam are as follow:
1. Fajr
– dawn prayer
2. Duhr
– afternoon prayer
3. Asr –
mid-afternoon prayer
4. Maghrib
– sunset prayer
5. Isha
– night prayer
How many rakahs in the five daily prayers?
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Fajr – 2 rakahs
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Duhr – 4 rakahs
·
Asr – 4 rakahs
·
Maghrib – 3 rakahs
·
Isha – 4 rakahs
How many voluntary/sunnah prayers to offer?
12 total sunnah
prayers daily, and end before the time for fajr.
1 witr prayer after
Isha, up until the time for fajr.
·
Fajr – 2 before fajr
·
Duhr – 4 before Duhr, and
2 after Duhr
·
Asr - none
·
Maghrib – 2 after
Maghrib
·
Isha – 2 after Isha
