Salah - External link

Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Politic ...

Including:

• Salah - Five daily fard prayers
• Salah - Qada
• Salah - Qasr and Jama
• Salah - Wajib prayers
• Salah - Witr
• Salah - Eid Salah
• Salah - Sunnah prayers
• Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers
• Salah - Taraweeh
• Salah - Nafil Prayers
• Salah - Tahajjud
• Salah - Ishraq
• Salah - DuhaChasht
• Salah - Awabeen
• Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid
• Salah - Tahiyatul wudu
• Salah - Salat ut tasbih
• Salah - Salat ul istasqa
• Salah - Salaatul Haajat
• Salah - Journey prayer
• Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara
• Salah - Ritual ablution
• Salah - The prayer session
• Salah - Prayer in a congregation
• Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia - Salah

"Nafl" (supererogatory) prayers are numerous which one can offer, as many as he likes, any time except for odious timings . Salah - Tahajjud. Tahajjud salah is performed at night, after one has woken from sleep (one cannot stay up to perform Tahajjud). It thus falls between the waqts of Isha'a and Fajr, from after mid night till dawn. Includes 2 to 12 rakaats . It's reported about the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) that he said: "Adhere to night prayer, for it i ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Nafil Prayers

Muslims are suggested to perform the 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. 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 a ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Prayer in a congregation

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. Sunnis believe in other extra prayers in addition to the fard prayer (as listed below) while Shi'as pray just the fard, or obligatory, prayer. The waqt for each of the five prayers is listed below: Fajr(فجر): From dawn (the time at which the faintest hint of the new day starts) to sunrise. The Fajr pray consist of 2 ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Five daily fard prayers

The prayer starts with the intention to pray (Niyyah), and by reciting the first surah of the Qur'an (Al-Fatiha, "the Opening"), followed by a few short verses. Then, the Muslim bows and says something and stands upright again, only to reach the prayer mat and sit on his legs. He places his hands and face on the mat and sits up, repeating this once more before standing up and repeating the entire sequence. Each such action is called a raka'ah; there are two in Fajr, four for Zuhr and Asr, three for Maghrib, and again four for 'Isha'a ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - The prayer session

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 ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Ritual ablution

Salah - Witr. Witr salah is performed after the salah of Isha'a. It may contain any odd number of raka'at from one to eleven according to the different madha'ib. Salah - Eid Salah. Eid Salah is performed on the morning of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha. It is Wajib upon males to perform it. It consists of two raka'at, with the addition of extra Takbeers at the start of each raka'at. An integral part of Eid salah is listening to the khutb ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Wajib prayers

Sunnah, unlike Fard, are voluntary prayers performed by musalleehs for extra reward. The Sunnah salah (as with all other Sunnahs) originated from the practice of the Prophet who used to perform more prayers than the obligatory amount. While general Sunnah salaah may be performed at any time of the day (with certain exceptions, see below), certain Sunnahs have prescribed waqts associated with them. Salah - Sunnah Associ ...

See also:

Salah, Salah - Five daily fard prayers, Salah - Qada, Salah - Qasr and Jama, Salah - Wajib prayers, Salah - Witr, Salah - Eid Salah, Salah - Sunnah prayers, Salah - Sunnah Associated with the Five Daily Prayers, Salah - Taraweeh, Salah - Nafil Prayers, Salah - Tahajjud, Salah - Ishraq, Salah - DuhaChasht, Salah - Awabeen, Salah - Tahiyatul Masjid, Salah - Tahiyatul wudu, Salah - Salat ut tasbih, Salah - Salat ul istasqa, Salah - Salaatul Haajat, Salah - Journey prayer, Salah - Guidence prayer Istikhara, Salah - Ritual ablution, Salah - The prayer session, Salah - Prayer in a congregation, Salah - External link

Read more here: » Salah: Encyclopedia II - Salah - Sunnah prayers