It goes 2, 4, 4, 3, 4
Prayer number 1 of the day, the one before sunrise, is 2 raka
Afternoon prayer is 4 raka
evening prayer is also 4 raka
just after sunset prayer is 3 raka
and finally night time is 4 raka again.
All these are mandatory prayers
Plus Sunna prayers are optional prayers
There is a very good article at http://www.journeytojannah.com/salah.asp
That contains the following information:
The Second Pillar of Islam - SalahSalah is the name given to the formal prayer in Islam. Salah is one of the obligatory rights of the religion, to be performed five times a day by Muslims. The importance of the salah can be understood by the following hadith.
On the authority of Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abdullah bin 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhuma, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say: "Islam has been built upon five things - on testifying that there is no god save Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger; on performing salah; on giving the zakah; on Hajj to the House; and on fasting during Ramadhan."
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Salah is performed five times a day: at dawn (fajr), noon (dhuhr), in the afternoon (asr), at sunset (maghrib) and nightfall (isha'a)
Rakahs of Salah Chart Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 2 Sunnah 4 Sunnah 4 Sunnah ---- 4 Sunnah 2 Fard 4 Fard 4 Fard 3 Fard 4 Fard 2 Sunnah 2 Sunnah 2 Sunnah 2 Nafl 2 Nafl 2 Nafl 3 Witr 2 Nafl
Fagr: 2 rakats
Dhuhur: 4 rakats
Asr: 4 rakats
Maghrib: 3 rakats
Isha'a: 4 rakats
three compulsory(FARZ) rakaats
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Friday Jamaat prayer -2 rakatBut if done seperately or after the khudba, then 4 rakat farzGeneral prayer - 2 rakatEid prayer - 2 rakatFuneral prayer -2 rakatMid morning prayer (duha) -2 rakatEclipse prayer - i don't knowTarawih prayer - 20 rakatTahajjud prayer - 11 rakatBy Daniah hope this helps
Isha:i) Four rakat sunnat e Ghair Mokadda (Optional but spiritually beneficial)ii) Four rakat Fardiii) Two Rakat Sunnat Mokaddaiv) Two rakat Nafil (Optional but spiritually beneficial)v) Three rakat Wajibvi) Two rakat Nafil (Optional but spiritually beneficial)
Asr: i) Four rakat sunnat ghair Muakkadah (Optional but spiritually beneficial) ii) Four rakat Fard
assalamualaikkum dear brother, the kiyamul lile prayer is maximum 11 rakat.
Jumuah prayer is prayed the same way for both men and women, as are all prayers in Islam. Jumuah prayer consists of listening to a sermon for a certain amount of times, which is divided into two sections, seen when the imam sits on the minbar and rises again. Then, a congregation prayer consisting of two rakat is performed.
A rakat can be said to be a" round" of prayer. The word denotes " bowing". The bowed down position in prayer is called ruku. You are said to have offered 2 RAKATS of prayer when your prayers have two rukus or bowing down in them. The dawn prayer is of two rakats or rounds . the night prayer consists of four. Hope you are satisfied
Fajr: 2 Zhuhr: 4 Asr: 4 Maghrib: 3 Isha: 4
4- Sunna, 4 - Faraz, 2-Snna, 2-Nafal= 12 rakat.
you read 4 sunnat before the jamaat and then 2 farz in the jamaat. after this, you read 4 sunnat again, then 2 sunnat, then 2 nafal. also, you do niyyah (intention) for jumma prayer in all these rakats not of zuhr prayer. so in total there are 14 rakats in jumma prayer.
Assalam o Alaikum, well you didn't specify which Salat (Namaz) you are talking about....well im gonna tell you about all the Salat's Rakats........ Fajr: i) First two rakat Sunnat Muakkadah ii) Two rakat Fard Zuhr: i) Four rakat Sunnat Muakkadah ii) Four rakat Fard iii) Two rakat sunnat Muakkadah iv) Two rakat Nafl (Optional but spiritually beneficial) Asr: i) Four rakat sunnat ghair Muakkadah (Optional but spiritually beneficial) ii) Four rakat Fard Maghrib i) Three rakat Fard ii) Two rakat Sunnat Muakkadah iii) Two rakat nafl (Optional but spiritually beneficial) Isha: i) Four rakat sunnat e Ghair Muakkadah (Optional but spiritually beneficial) ii) Four rakat Fard iii) Two Rakat Sunnat Muakkadah iv) Two rakat Nafil (Optional but spiritually beneficial) v) Three rakat Wajib (Vitar, this is the last prayer of the night which is why it is different, you can still read dua and quraan after vitar however, if you want to read extra nafil you can but you don't have to, you just get extra points off Allah. If you want Friday Prayers than ask the question and I will have another page for you on it. Inshaalah I have helped you. If there is anything else you need help on just ask and inshaalah I will have the answer for you on another page. Just write in the question and I will be happy to help and if I don't have the page email me Allah bless you.
Definition of Rakat : · The word ' (ركعة, pl. ركعات ') refers to one unit of Islamic prayer, or Salah. Each daily prayer is made up of a different number of rakahs. Peace.