|
Salat(Prayer) |
Timing
|
Fardh (Obligatory)
|
Sunnah |
|
Raka'as (Units)
|
Before Fardh
|
After Fardh
|
|
Fajr (Morning) |
Between the very
beginning of dawn and
sunrise |
2 |
2 |
None |
|
Dhuhr (Noon) |
Between the declining of
the sun & Asr |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Asr (Late Afternoon) |
It starts when the
shadow of an object is
equivalent to its height
until (just before) the
sunset; whereas in the
Hanafi method it starts
when the shadow of an
object is twice its
height until (just
before) the sunset |
4 |
None
|
None
|
|
Maghrib (Evening) |
Soon after the sunset
until the disappearance
of the twilight |
3 |
None |
2 |
|
Isha (Night) |
After the disappearance
of the twilight until
midnight |
4 |
None |
2
Note: There is also a
very much emphasized
prayer (Witr) after
Ishaa
3 |
|
The above table
contains only Fard, Witr
and emphasized Sunnah (Sunnah
Muakkadah) prayers. |