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Salat (also known as salah, solat, solah and several other spellings) (Arabic: صلاة, Qur'anic Arabic: صلوة) refers to the five daily ritual prayers that Muslims offer to Allah (God). It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Branches of Religion in Shi'a Islam. As such, it is compulsory (fard) upon every Muslim. It is quite commonly known as namaaz in south Asian languages such as Urdu and non south Asian languages such as Persian.

The salah must be performed in the Arabic language even if the person neither speaks nor understands Arabic (although the dua afterwards need not be in Arabic). The prayers are to be recited by heart, although beginners may use written aids. The person performing salah is referred to as a musalleeh.

All salah should be conducted within their waqt (prescribed time) and with the appropriate number of raka'ah. While they may be prayed at any point within the waqt, it is considered best to pray them exactly at the beginning of their periods, when the call to prayer (adhan) announces the time of prayer. When far from a mosque, the time can be inferred from the position of the sun in the sky.

The word 'salat' is from the root Saad-Lam-Waw and has the following meanings, taken from Classical Arabic lexicons (e.g. E. W Lane): prayer, supplication, petition, oration, eulogy, benediction, commendation, blessing, honour, magnify, bring forth, follow closely, walk/follow behind closely, to remain attached, to contact or to be in contact. Its core underlying meaning relevant to all its usage in the Qur'an is to go/turn towards, as mentioned in Qur'an 75:31-2.

In Islam, praying 'salah' is the most compulsory act, after the declaration of faith, the shahadah.

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The five daily prayers

Muslims are commanded to perform salah fives times a day. These prayers are fard (obligatory) on every Muslim above the age of puberty, with the exception being those who are mentally ill. Muslims offer extra Sunnah prayers in addition to the fard prayer. Shia refer to these prayers done immediately before or after the fard prayers as nafil, or nawafil, prayers and perform them in sets of two raka'ah. The number of raka'ah for each of the five fard prayers as well as the associated sunnah prayers are listed below:

Name Time Period Before Fard (Sunni) Before Fard (Shi'a) Fard After Fard (Sunni) After Fard (Shi'a)
Fajr (فجر) Dawn to Sunrise 2 Raka'ah1 2 Raka'ah 2 Raka'ah - -
Zuhr (ظهر) After true noon until Asr 4 Raka'ah1 8 Raka'ah 4 Raka'ah2 2 Raka'ah1 -
Asr (عصر) See footnote3 4 Raka'ah 8 Raka'ah 4 Raka'ah - -
Maghrib (مغرب) After sunset until Isha'a - - 3 Raka'ah 2 Raka'ah1 4 Raka'ah
Isha'a (عشاء) Dusk until Fajr4 4 Raka'ah - 4 Raka'ah 2 Raka'ah1, 3 Witr 2 Raka'ah

1Prayed daily by the Prophet Muhammad 2Replaced by Jumu'ah on Fridays. 3According to Imam Abu Hanifa, Asr starts when the shadow of an object becomes twice its height (plus the length of its shadow at the time of Zuhr). For the rest of Imams, Asr starts when the shadow of an object becomes equal to its length (plus the length of its shadow at the time of Zuhr). Asr ends as the sun begins to set. 4According Shi'a Imams, it is valid at any time after the Maghrib prayer has been validly performed and ends at the time for the Fajr prayer.

Optional prayers can be offered at any time during the day, except at sunrise, true noon, and sunset. The prohibition against salawāt at these times is prevent the appearance of sun-worship.

Exceptional circumstances

Qada

In certain circumstances one may be unable to perform one's prayer within the prescribed time period (waqt). In theses case the prayer must be performed as soon as one is able to. These prayers performed after the prescribed waqt are called qada. It must be noted that it is not permissible to deliberately miss performing the salah within its waqt, then perform it afterwards.

Qasr and jama

When travelling over long distances, one may shorten some prayers, a practice known as qasr. Furthermore, several prayer times may be concatenated, which is referred to as jama. Qasr involves shortening the obligatory components of the Zuhr, Asr and Isha prayers. Jama combines either the zuhr and asr prayers into one prayer offered between noon and sunset or maghrib and isha'a between sunset and fajr. Neither qasr nor jama can be applied to the fajr prayer.

Optional prayers

Wajib prayers

The wajib prayers are highly recommended, but are not considered compulsory.

Witr

Template:Main Witr salah is performed after the salah of Isha'a. It may contain any odd number of raka'ah from one to eleven according to the different madha'ib. However, witr is most commonly offered with three raka'ah. It is preferable to perform witr in the latter part of the night, but it is much better to perform witr at the beginning of the night than not at all.

During a three-raka'ah witr prayer, it is recommended that the sura following Sura al-Fatiha be Sura al-Ala. In the second rak'ah, it is preferred that that sura be Sura Al-Kafirun while in the third raka'ah, one of the last three chapters of the Qur'an is recommended. Before going to ruk'u in the third raka'ah, the Muslim should offer an extra takbir and du'a while standing.

Eid salah

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Eid salah is performed on the morning of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha. It is wajib upon males to perform it, but women will often times still attend. It consists of two raka'ah, with seven takbirs offered before the start of the first raka'ah and seven raka'ah offered before the second. Unlike with jumu'ah prayers, the khutbah (or sermon) is offered after salat. However, the khutbah is an integral pary of the Eid salat. The Eid prayer must be offered between sunrise and true noon, or between the time periods for fajr and dhuhr, respectively.

Sunnah prayers

Sunnah, unlike Fard, are voluntary prayers performed by Sunni Muslims for extra reward. The Sunnah salah (as with all other Sunnahs) originated from the practice of the Prophet Muhammad, who used to perform more prayers than the obligatory amount.

While optional (nafl) salat may be performed at any almost any time of the day, certain Sunnahs have prescribed waqts associated with them. Those ordained for before the fard prayers must be performed between the call to prayer (adhan) and the start of the iqamah, while those ordained for after the fard prayers can be performed any time between the end of the fard prayers and the end of the current prayer's waqt. Any amount of extra raka'ah may be offered, but most madhabs prescribe a certain number of raka'ah for each Sunnah salah.

Tarawih

Template:Main Tarawih is extra salah prescribed during the month of Ramadan. Followers of Imam Abu Hanifa recite twenty raka'ah, while others will limit them each taraweeh prayer to just eight raka'ah total. Either way, taraweeh must be performed after Isha'a. It is common practice to complete a khatm (complete recitation) of the Qur'an in tarawih during the month of Ramadan. It is considered a bidah, or an innovation, by Shi'as.

Nafil Prayers

"Nafl" (supererogatory) prayers are numerous which one can offer, as many as he or she likes almost any time. They cannot be offered at sunrise, true noon, or sunset because of the practice of sun-worship, which is a form of idolatry.

Tahajjud

Template:Main Tahajjud salah is performed at night, after one has woken from sleep; one cannot stay up to perform tahajjud. It thus falls between isha'a and fajr prayers, from after midnight till dawn. It can include anywhere between two and twelve raka'ah.

It's reported about the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) that he said: "Adhere to night prayer, for it is the habit of the righteous before you, and a means of drawing nearer to your Lord; it is an expiation for sins, and a deterrent from wrongdoing." [Tirmidhi & al-Hakim]
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "Oh Abdullah, do not be like so-and-so, he used to pray in the night then he abandoned night prayer." [Bukhari & Muslim]
And it is reported by Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) that, "The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to perform eleven rakats of prayer (at night), prostrating in it a prostration the length it takes any of you to read fifty verses (ayats) before raising his head." [Bukhari]

It is recommended that tahajjud be prayed during the last third of the night, but performing it at any other time is better than not performing it at all.

Ishraq

Template:Main Ishraaq time begins when the sun in the morning, twelve minutes after sunrise. Offering two or four rakaat prayer this time is highly rewarding. A hadith says that the one who sits and busies himself in remembrance of Allah after finishing Fajr prayer in congregation till he offers this two rakaat prayer after sunrise, will earn reward of Hajj and Umrah.

Abu Hurairah has also related that the eternally blessed Prophet once sent some companions on jihad. They returned soon with much booty. Someone asked in surprise how the military expedition returned so soon with so much booty. The Holy Prophet said, "Should I not tell you about the men who would come back even sooner and still more booty?" Then he said, "He who performs his ablution well, then completes his fajr prayer and then (after sunrise) performs his Ishraq prayer, comes sooner and with greater booty" (Targhib p. 427. vol. I ref. Abu Yate ba Isnad-e-Sahib).

"He who says Ishraq prayers without fail shall have his lesser sins forgiven even though they may be as numerous as foam specks on the surface of the sea." (Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)

These two hadiths along with another one equating ishraq prayers with 360 good deeds demonstrate the great reward of performing this short nafl prayer.

Duha (Chasht)

Chasht prayer comprises at least two rakaat and at the most twelve. Its time begins after sunrise and ends at meridian. It is better to offer Salaatul Duha (Chasht) when one-fourth of the day comes off.

Abu Hurayra related that the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) said, "Whoever adheres to the Duha prayer shall have his sins forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea." [Tirmidhi, 438]
Abu Hurayra said, "My Dear One (Allah bless him & give him peace) enjoined me with three: to sleep having performed the witr prayer; to fast three days every month; and the two rakats of Duha." [Nasa'i, 1659]
Mu`adha said that she asked `A'isha (Allah be pleased with her), "How many rakats did the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) pray for the Duha prayer?" She replied, "Four rakats, and he would add what he wanted." [Muslim 1175, Ahmad 23317, Ibn Maja 1371]

Awabeen

Template:Main Offering six to twenty rakaat after the Maghrib obligatory prayer is commendable. This prayer is called Salaatul Awabeen. It is optional to offer with one, two or even three salaams if reading six rakaat. But it is better to say salaam after every two rakaat. If all six rakaat are offered jointly (i.e. with one salaam), then the first two will be deemed "Sunnat-e-Muakkadah" and the remaining four as Nafl. A hadith says that the one who offers six rakaat prayer after Maghrib prayer speaking nothing but what is good in between the two prayers, will earn reward equal to the worship of twelve years. Template:Sect-stub

Tahiyatul Masjid

Template:Main Tahiyatul Masjid, also called Masjidus Salaam, is a highly recommended salat consisting of two rakaat and performed when first entering a mosque, as a way of greeting the place of worship.

On the authority of Abu Qatada (Allah be pleased with him) he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: 'If any of you enters the Mosque, let him not sit until he prays two rakats.'" [Bukhari & Muslim]
And on the authority of Abu Dhar (Allah be pleased with him) he said, "I entered the mosque, and there was the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) sitting alone, so he said: 'Oh Abu Dhar, Truly the mosque has a greeting, and indeed its greeting is two rakats, so stand up and pray them.'"[Reported by Ibn Hiban in his Sahih]
Ibn Abidin explains in his commentary Radd al-Muhtar on al-Durr al-Mukhtar that, "What's intended by it (i.e. greeting the mosque) is drawing nearer to Allah not to the mosque, because a man if he enters the house of a king greets the king not his house." [Radd al-Muhtar 'ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar, 1:456]

Tahiyatul wudu

Template:Main Tahiyatul wudu is a highly recommended prayer that is performed after making wudu. It is commendable to offer two rakaat of Tahiyatul Wudu before the washed parts of the body dry up after performance of ablution. The excellence of this prayer is proved by ahadith. However, offering obligatory prayer soon after ablution or bath will serve as its substitute. Offering two rakaat prayer after ghusl (bath) is also a commendable act.

Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said to Bilal, "Oh Bilal, tell me about a work that you are most hopeful about (being rewarded for) from the works you have done in Islam, for I heard the thumping of your sandals in front of me in Jannah." He said, "I did not do a work more hopeful to me, except that I never performed ablution in an hour of night or day without praying with that ablution what was written for me to pray." [Bukhari & Muslim]
Muslim reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless and give him peace) said, "There is no Muslim who performs ablution properly, than gets up and offers two rakats turning to them wholeheartedly, except that Paradise becomes necessary for him."

Salat ut tasbih

Template:Main A. Salaatul Tasbih can be offered any time except for odious times. It is better to offer this prayer before Zuhr prayer. This prayer is highly rewarding. A hadith stresses the importance of this prayer saying "offer Salaatut Tasbih daily if you could do, if not then once a week, if not then once a month, if not then once a year if it is not possible even, then at least once in lifetime.

The followers of Hanafi madhab offer Salaatul Tasbih as has been reported in "Tirmizi Shareef i.e. one should stand up for four Rakahs prayer as per the rules; say Allah-o-Akbar and fold the hands below his navel; recite "Sana" followed by this Tasbih i.e. "Subhaanal Laahi wal-Hamdu Lillaahi walaa Ilaaha Illal-Laahu wal-Laahu Akbar" (Glory be to Allah, Praise be to Allah. There is no deity but Allah. Allah is the Most Great) fifteen times and then recite "Ta'awuz", "Tasmiyah", "Surah Faateha" and any other Surah and then recite the same Tasbih ten times; perform "Rukoo" and recite the same Tasbih ten times after "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem"; rise from Rukoo reciting "Sami Allaahu Liman Hamedah" and "Allaa Humma Rabbanaa wa Lakal Hamd" and then recite the same Tasbih ten times; observe "Sajdah" and recite the same Tasbih after "Subhaana Rabbiyal A'laa"; rise from Sajdah and sit in "Jalsah" and recite the same Tasbih ten times; perform second Sajdah and recite the same Tasbih ten times after "Subhaana Rabbiyal A'laa" and then complete the remaining three Rakahs in the similar way. Thus, this Tasbih is recited 75 times in one Rakah and 300 times in all four Rakahs. It is better to recite Surah "Al-Takaasur" in the first Rakah after Surah Faateha, Surah "Al-Asr" in second, Surah "Al-Kaafiroon" in third and Surah "Al-Ikhlaas" in fourth Rakah.

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Salat ul istasqa

Template:Main Template:Sect-stub Salat ul istasqa is a prayer consisting of two rakaah performed during the times of drought to ask Allah for rain.

Salat ul Kusuf and Salat ul Khusuf

Template:Main Template:Section-stub Salat ul Kusuf is a prayer consisting of two rakaah performed during a solar eclipse. Salat ul Khusuf is a two rakaah prayer performed during a lunar eclipse.

Salat al-Haajat

Template:Main Salat al-Haajat is a prayer offered if one wants Allah Almighty to fulfill his need or to meet his want he should offer two or four Rakahs "Nafl" prayer after 'Ishaa prayer. He should, according to Hadees, recite "Ayatul Kursi" (throne verse) thrice after Surah Faateha in the first Rakah, Surah Al-Ikhlaas in second, Surah Al-Falaq in third and Surah Al-Naas in fourth Rakah, which is tantamount to offering four Rakahs in "Qadr" night and then "Du'aa" (supplication) for the fulfillment of his need. By the grace of Allah Almighty his Du'aa will be answered. "Mashaa-ikh" (religious leaders) say that they offered Salaatul Haajat and their needs were fulfilled.

Journey prayer

On the authority of Maqtam ibn al-Miqdam? That he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless and give him peace) said, 'No one has left behind with their family anything better than two rakats offered at home when wanting travel.'" [Reported by al-Tabarani]
Kaab ibn Malik relates, "The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) would not arrive from a journey except daytime in the forenoon, so if he arrived he started with the mosque and prayed two rakats in it then sat." [Muslim]
Whoever desires to travel should offer two rakats of prayer in his home prior to traveling, and when he returns from his journey he should seek the mosque and offer two rakats therein. [ Radd al-Muhtar, 1:459]

Guidance prayer (Istikhara)

Template:Unreferenced On the authority of Jabir ibn 'Abdi'llah (may Allah be well pleased with him and with his father) who said, "Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to teach us how to seek guidance in choosing the best option available in a practical enterprise [al-istikhara fi 'l-amr], just as he would teach us a Chapter [Sura] from the Qur'an. He would say:

"'If one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or about making plans for a journey, he should perform two cycles of ritual prayer [rak'atain], not as an obligatory observance [farida], but voluntarily. Then he should say:

O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge, and I ask You to empower me, through Your power, and I beg You to grant me Your tremendous favor, for You have power, while I am without power, and You have knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You are the One who knows all things invisible.O Allah, if You know that this undertaking is in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then make it possible for me and make it easy for me, and then bless me in it.If not, then turn it away from me, and make it easy for me to do well, wherever I may happen to be, and make me content with Your verdict, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

Performing salah

Ritual ablution

Prayer can only be conducted after a Muslim has performed wudu (ritual ablution). In wudu, Sunni Muslims wash their hands, teeth, faces, noses, arms, hair, ears and feet three times in a particular order. Shi'a Muslims first wash their faces, then their arms, and then wipe their heads and feet with the moisture on their hands.

When no water is available, sand may be used. (If the cleansing was done using water, the Muslim is considered to have cleansed him or herself from the physical manifestations of sin in a lasting fashion that extends between prayers; unless the Muslim does something to remove this cleanliness, the cleansing would not need to be repeated before the next prayer. When sand is used, the cleansing is only temporary and regardless of whether or not the Muslim commits any physical acts of uncleanliness he or she will need to undergo the ceremonial cleansing immediately before the next prayer.)

Procedure

Image:Mosque.Qibla.01.jpg The Muslim performing salat starts off prayer standing. After making the intention to pray (usually non-verbally), he or she begins with a phrase called takbir:

"God is the greatest" الله اكبر Allahu akbar

At the beginning of each raka'ah, the first chapter of the Qur'an, Sura al-Fatiha, is recited.

"In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful:" بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم Bismillah ar-rahmaan ar-raheem
"Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds," ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِين Al-hamdu lillahi rabb al-alameen
"The Beneficent, the Merciful," ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم Ar-rahmaan ar-raheem'
"Master of the day of judgment" مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّين Ma[a]liki yawm ad-deen
"You (alone) do we worship, and you (alone) we ask for help;" إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ Iyyaaka naabudu wa iyyaaka nastaeen
"Show us the straight path" ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَ ٰط ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ Ihdina s-siraata l-mustaqeem
"The path of those You bestowed favor upon, not anger upon, and not of those who go astray." صِرَ ٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ ٱلضَّاۤلِّينَ Siraata l-latheena anamta alaihim ghair al-mughdoobi alaihim wa la daaleen

During the first two raka'ah of salat, several verses of the Qur'an are recited following the Sura al-Fathia. The Muslim then bows into ruk'u, offering takbir again:

"God is the greatest" الله اكبر Allahu akbar

In ruk'u, the Muslim says at least three times:

"Glory be to my Lord, the Supreme." Subhaana rabbiy al-‘azheem

The Muslim then returns to a standing position, saying:

"May God hear the one who praises Him." Sami‘a-llaahu liman hamidah
"Our Lord, for You is all praise" Rabbanaa wa lakal-hamd.

The Muslim performing salat postrates into sajda, once again offering takbir:

"God is the greatest" الله اكبر Allahu akbar

The worshipper then says at least three times:

"Glory to my Lord the Most High" Subhaana rabbiy al-alaa

Afterwards, the returns to a upright sitting position momentarily and then returns to sajda where he or she once again says at least three times;

"Glory to my Lord the Most High" Subhaana rabbiy al-alaa.

Afterwards, the worshipper returns to a standing position with a takbir and begins another raka'ah. After every two raka'ah, he or she instead returns to an upright sitting position and says:

"All glorification is for God. All acts of good deeds and worship are for Him." At-tahiyaatu lillaah wa sarlawaatu wa tayyibaat.
"Peace and the mercy and blessings of God be upon you, O Prophet." As-salaamu ‘alayka ayyuha nabiy wa rahmatu-llaahi wa barakaituh.
"Peace be upon us and all of God’s righteous servants." As-salaamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ibairdi llaahi-s-saaliheen.
"I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger." Ash-hadu an laa ilaha illaa-llaah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluhu.

After all raka'ah are completed, he or she says:

"O God, exalt Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You exalted Ibrahim (Abraham) and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are full of praise and majesty." Allaahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Muhammad kamaa sallayta ‘ala Ibraheem wa ‘ala aali Ibraheem. Innaka hameedun majeed.
"O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty." Allaahumma baarik ‘ala Muhammad wa ‘ala aali Muhammad kamaa baarakta ‘ala Ibraheem wa ‘ala aali Ibraheem. Innaka hameedun majeed.

To conclude the prayer, the Muslim turns first to the right then to the left, each time saying the following:

"Peace be on you and the mercy of God." السلام عليكم ورحمة الله As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah.

Shi'a Muslims end the session by reciting takbir three times.

In either case, Muslims will often times, offer a supplication (du'a). This supplication, which essentially gives Muslims an opportunity to ask God for forgiveness and blessings, can be offered in any language.

Prayer in a congregation

Muslim men are suggested to perform the 'fard' (compulsory) Salah in congregation (jama'ah), behind an Imam. Jama'ah prayer is considered better and has more social and spiritual benefit than individual prayer. According to most of the Islamic scholars, performing Salah in congregation is a confirmed sunnah, thus obligatory for men. When the performers consist of men and women, one man is chosen as imam. In this situation, women are forbidden from being an imam. This point, though unanimously agreed on by the major schools of Islam, is disputed by some groups, based partly on a hadith whose interpretation is controversial; see Women as imams. When the performers are all women, one woman is chosen as imam. When men, women, and children are performing, the children's rows have traditionally been between the men's and women's rows. However, in recent times in the west, the level of enforcing such tradition has been lax. There is also another configuration where the men's and women's rows are side by side, separated by big curtain/hijab. The main idea behind this is there remains no direct line-of-sight between the men and women, following an injunction from the Qur'an 24:30-31.

The person chosen to be an Imam may be a scholar, or the one who has the best knowledge of the Quran. When a Muslim is praying, he or she, his or her clothes and the place where he or she is praying must be clean. Women must have their hair covered and are not allowed to pray with men except as described above.

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