Salah (Prayers)
Fard Salah: Obligatory Prayers
Fard prayers are obligatory prayers that have to be peformed unless circumstances allow otherwise. Not performing these prayers is considered a serious sin.
The 5 daily prayers
Name |
Prescribed time period (waqt) |
Fard |
|---|---|---|
Fajr (فجر) |
Dawn to sunrise |
2 Raka'ah |
Zohr (ظهر) |
After true noon until Asr |
4 Raka'ah |
Asr (عصر) |
From mid-afternoon till early evening, just before sunset |
4 Raka'ah |
Maghrib (مغرب) |
Right after sunset until dusk |
3 Raka'ah |
Isha (عشاء) |
Dusk until just before dawn |
4 Raka'ah |
Jumah (Friday) prayers
Attending the special Jumah (Friday prayers), for men at the mosque, and for women to pray at home.
Janazah prayers
Attending funeral prayers (Janazah prayers).