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Compared to regular compulsory prayer. Sohaib Sultan states that the steps for Sunnah prayer (Takbir, al-Fatihah, etc.) are exactly the same as for five daily obligatory prayers, but varying depending on the prayer are the number of rakat [3] (also rakʿah (Arabic: ركعة rakʿah, pronounced; plural: ركعات rakaʿāt), which is a unit of prayer.
As for Shia Muslims, since they allow Maghrib and Isha prayers to be performed one after another, the period for Maghrib prayer extends until midnight. Except for the Hanafi school, however, Sunni Muslims are also permitted to combine Maghrib and Isha prayers if they are traveling and incapable of performing the prayers separately. In this case ...
Asr – the late afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Maghrib – the sunset prayer. It is a three Rakat Salaah. Isha'a – the night prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Besides the five daily prayers, other notable forms of salaah include: Jumu'ah – weekly congregational prayer (replaces dhuhr on Fridays two rakat along with khutba)
The Asr prayer starts when the shadow of an object is the same length as the object itself (or, according to Hanafi school, twice its length) [citation needed] plus the shadow length at Dhuhr, and lasts till the start of sunset. Asr can be split into two sections; the preferred time is before the sun starts to turn orange, while the time of ...
The Hanafi school also believes there are 4 rak'a of non-confirmed sunnah (ghair mu'akkadah) prayer after the compulsory prayer. [5] The Shafi'i and Hanbali schools believe there are two rak'a of confirmed sunnah prayer before the compulsory prayer, and two additional rak'a before and after the compulsory prayer as non-confirmed sunnah prayer.
Tarawih prayer at Taipei Grand Mosque, Taiwan. Tarawih (Arabic: تَّرَاوِيح, romanized: tarāwīḥ) are special Sunnah prayers involving reading long portions of the Quran, and performing up to 20 rakahs (cycles of prostrations required in Islamic prayer), which are performed only in the Islamic month of Ramadan.
– 2 Rak'ahs after Maghrib Prayed after the Maghrib prayer. – 2 Rak'ahs after Isha Prayed after the Isha prayer. Additional Sunnah Ghair Mu'akkadah (Non-emphasized) [citation needed] Some additional Sunnah prayers, which the Islamic prophet Muhammad occasionally prayed but not consistently, include: – 2 or 4 Rak'ahs before Asr – 2 Rak ...
According to the Ja'fari and Zaydi schools of thought the time period within which the Asr prayer must be recited is the following: Time begins: once the Dhuhr prayer (mid-day daily prayer) has been recited. [8] Time ends: at the beginning of the setting of the Sun. However, it is very important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins.