How many rakats in namaz?

Answer 1

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.

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Answer 2

There are many rakat in namaz that Muslim can performed but minimum one rakat to four rakat maximum at a time is permissible that can be performed.