Prayer Guide

Ablution (wudu) is one of the prerequisites of prayer and is fulfilled by washing certain body parts in the prescribed manner. Obligatory Acts (Fa...

Ghusl (full ablution) means washing the entire body with clean water. It is obligatory (fard) after janabah (major ritual impurity), menstruation (...

Tayammum is the form of purification that replaces wudu and ghusl when water is unavailable or when using water would be harmful to health. Condit...

The Fajr (Dawn) prayer consists of 4 rak'ahs: 2 rak'ahs sunnah + 2 rak'ahs fard. The time for Fajr prayer is between the true dawn (fajr al-sadiq) ...

The Dhuhr (Noon) prayer consists of a total of 10 rak'ahs: 4 rak'ahs initial sunnah + 4 rak'ahs fard + 2 rak'ahs final sunnah. The time for Dhuhr p...

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...

The Maghrib (Evening) prayer consists of a total of 5 rak'ahs: 3 rak'ahs fard + 2 rak'ahs sunnah. In Maghrib prayer, the fard is performed first, t...

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 pray...

Essential prayers (duas) recited during salah: 1. SUBHANAKA (Opening Supplication): "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika. Wa tabarakasmuka. Wa ta'ala...

Short surahs recited after al-Fatiha in prayer: 1. SURAH AL-FATIHA: "Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim. Alhamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin. Ar-rahmanir-rahim...

Congregational prayer is a prayer performed together behind an imam. It is a mu'akkadah (emphasized) sunnah for men and is 27 times more meritoriou...

Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer is an obligatory (fard) prayer performed in congregation at the time of Dhuhr on Fridays. It is obligatory for sane, adult,...

There are specific rules for following the imam when praying in congregation. Fundamental Rules: 1. Intention and Takbir: - The intention must in...

The Janazah (funeral) prayer is a fard kifayah (communal obligation) prayer performed for deceased Muslims. It has no bowing or prostration and is ...

Tarawih prayer is a mu'akkadah (emphasized) sunnah prayer performed after the Isha prayer and before the Witr prayer during the month of Ramadan. I...

Witr prayer is a 3-rak'ah prayer that is wajib (obligatory) according to the Hanafi school. It is performed after the Isha prayer. How to Perform ...

Eid prayer is a wajib (obligatory) prayer performed on the first day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (Hanafi). It is performed in congregation, and ...

The prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) consists of two prostrations performed at the end of the prayer to compensate for mistakes made du...