How many prayers in a day in Islam?

Answer 1

At least five obligatory.

The timings vary from day to day and place to place. However, the Muslim prayer timings are calculated from the movement of the sun round the year. Fajr prayer is offered during real dawn till sunrise. Zuhr in the beginning of afternoon when the sun declines a little till the shadows grow twice the size of the objects. Asr prayer form that time till sunset. Maghrib from sunset till almost 1 hour and twenty minutes after sunset. After that Isha prayer till after mid-night. Tahajjad prayer after Isha prayer till real dawn.

Answer 2

The saying of prayer is obligatory upon every Muslim, male or female, who has attained to the age of discretion. It is said five times a day as follows:

1. Salat al-Fajr, or the morning prayer, is said after dawn and before sunrise.

2. Salat al-Zuhr, or the early afternoon prayer, is said when the sun begins to decline, and its time extends till the next prayer. On Fridays, the Friday service takes the place of this prayer.

3. Salat al-`Asr, or the late afternoon prayer, is said when the sun is about midway on its course to setting, and its time extends to a little before it actually sets.

4. Salat al-Maghhrib, or the sunset prayer, is said immediately after the sun sets.

5. Salat al-`Isha, or the early night prayer, is said when the red glow in the west disappears, and its time extends to midnight. But it must be said before going to bed.

When a person is sick or on a journey, or when there is rain, the early afternoon and the late afternoon prayers may be said in conjunction, and so also the sunset and early night prayers.

Besides these five obligatory prayers there are two optional ones. The first of these is the Salat al-Lail, the tahajjud, or the late night prayer, which is said after midnight, after being refreshed with sleep, and before dawn. This prayer is specially recommended in the Holy Qur'an. The other is known as the Salat al-Dzuha, and it may be said at about breakfast time. This is the time at which the two `Id prayers are said.

Answer 3

Five prayers in a day in Islam