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Salah', or ritual prayer, which must be performed five times a day
»On Time
»Any pure spot on the earth
»One direction : All towards Makkah (Sense of Unity
Sl No |
Prayer Name |
Number of Rakath's (Units of Prayer) |
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Before Sunnath |
Fard |
After Sunnath |
Wajib |
Timings of Prayer |
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1 |
Fajr |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
Dawn Prayer- It begins one hour and twenty minutes before Sunrise and ends about ten minutes before sunrise. |
2 |
Dhuhr |
4 |
4 |
2 |
- |
Noon Prayer- It begins after the sun has passed the meridian and ends shortly before the Asar Prayer. |
3 |
Asar |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
Afternoon Prayer - It begins when the length of the shadow of an object is equal to the object's length plus the shadow's length at noon and ends about 10 minutes before sunset. |
4 |
Maghrib |
- |
3 |
2 |
- |
Sunset Prayer - It begins immediately after sunset and ends before complete darkness approaches |
5 |
Isha |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 (Witr) |
Night Prayer - It begins when the sky is completely dark and ends just before the Fajr Prayer |
Pre-requisite |
Conditions of Salah |
Time |
Salah Must be offered at or during its proper fixed time. No Salah can be said before its time |
Cleanliness |
You must have the proper purification before performing salah this involves having made wudu and removing any dirty substances from your clothing |
Dress |
Before Offering Salah, you have to make sure that you are properly dressed. A man body should cover between the navel to the knees and shoulders. A women must cover her whole body except her hands , face |
Place |
The Place or prayer must be clean and free from dirty. You must pray facing direction towards makkah. |