Prayer
Afternoon Prayer (Asr)
The Asr (Afternoon) prayer consists of a total of 8 rak'ahs: 4 rak'ahs sunnah + 4 rak'ahs fard. The sunnah of Asr prayer is a ghair mu'akkadah (non-emphasized) sunnah.
ASR PRAYER SUNNAH (4 Rak'ahs):
Performed like the initial sunnah of Dhuhr prayer.
ASR PRAYER FARD (4 Rak'ahs):
Performed like the fard of Dhuhr prayer. In the first two rak'ahs, al-Fatiha and a surah are recited; in the last two rak'ahs, only al-Fatiha is recited.
Note: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The one who misses the Asr prayer, it is as if he lost his family and property." (Bukhari)