Prayer
Night Prayer (Isha)
The Isha (Night) prayer consists of a total of 13 rak'ahs: 4 rak'ahs initial sunnah + 4 rak'ahs fard + 2 rak'ahs final sunnah + 3 rak'ahs Witr prayer.
ISHA PRAYER INITIAL SUNNAH (4 Rak'ahs):
Performed like the sunnah of Asr prayer. It is a ghair mu'akkadah (non-emphasized) sunnah.
ISHA PRAYER FARD (4 Rak'ahs):
Performed like the fard of Dhuhr prayer.
ISHA PRAYER FINAL SUNNAH (2 Rak'ahs):
Performed like the sunnah of Fajr prayer, as 2 rak'ahs. It is a mu'akkadah (emphasized) sunnah.
WITR PRAYER (3 Rak'ahs):
Witr prayer is performed after the Isha prayer. According to the Hanafi school, it is wajib (obligatory). The Qunut supplications are recited in the third rak'ah.