Namaz
prayer time
INTRODUCTION
“Verily Salaat prevents one from shameful and
forbidden things; and the remembrance of Allah is
the greatest” (QURAN 29:45)“Salaat is the best of
all that has been ordained by Allah” (HOLY PROPHET
P.B.U.H)
Salaat occupies a lofty position in the religion of
Islam. Its performance is the foremost duty of a
Muslim after he has brought faith in the Oneness of
Allah Ta’ala and the prophethood of his Holy
Messenger, Nabee Muhammad (P.B.U.H). It is a most
special act of Divine worship which he is called
upon to perform five times daily without fail. The
pages of the Quran and Hadith are replete with
injunctions which enjoin Salaat on us. It is of such
paramount importance that it has been described as a
pillar and foundation of faith.
Salaat, if offered with a sincere heart, proper
devotion and mental concentration, contributes to
the cleansing of the heart, ridding it of the
impurities of sin and ultimately transforming one’s
entire life. It engenders love for piety and
promotes fear of Allah in man. Islam has laid
greater emphasis on the institution of Salaat with
regularity. Hence after Imaan, Salaat is the bedrock
of Islam.
From a study of the traditions of our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)
we learn that Rasoolullah (P.B.U.H) denounced the
giving up of Salaat as the way of the unbelievers.
He is reported to have said:
“That which separates a believer from infidelity is
simply the Salaat.”
“He has no share in Islam who does not offer Salaat”
Rasoolullah (P.B.U.H) sounded a note of warning to
Muslims that if they gave up Salaat their conduct
would be associated with that of unbelievers.
What a great act of virtue and felicity it is to
offer Salaat regularly and how disastrous it is to
neglect it, is beautifully summarised in the
following prophetic words:
“Whoever will offer the Salaat properly and
regularly it will be for him on the Last Day a
source of light, a proof of his faith and a means to
salvation. (On the other hand) Whoever will not
offer it carefully and regularly it will be for him
neither a source of light, nor a proof of faith, nor
a means of salvation, and the end of such a person
will be with Qarun, Fir’aun, Haman and
Ubai-bin-Khalaf.”
The ignominy and disgrace that the defaulters of
Salaat will be subjected to on the Day of judgement,
has been aptly described in the Holy Quran :
“The day that the sin shall be laid bare, and they
shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they
shall not be able, their eyes shall be cast down -
ignominy will cover them, seeing that they had been
summoned aforetime to bow in adoration while they
were hale and healthy (and had refused). (LXVIII:42
)
According to the above Qur’anic verse mankind will
be summoned to bow down in adoration before Allah
Ta’ala on the Last Day. Only the fortunate ones, who
had during their lifetime made it a practice to be
regular in their Salaat , will find no difficulty in
bowing down. Those who in spite of being healthy and
strong, had not observed Salaat in this world, will
discover to their dismay that their backs had
suddenly grown stiff with the result that they will
remain standing with the infidels unable to
prostrate before their Lord and Creator. Such will
be the humiliation and disgrace for the defaulters
of Salaat! May Allah Ta’ala save us from such
ignominy! Ameen
It is a invaluable contribution from an Aalim who
has dedicated this service to Allah Ta’ala and
wishes to remain anonymous.
“Successful indeed are the believers who are humble
in their Salaat” (23:1-2)
THE TIME OF SALAAT
THE TIME FOR FAJR SALAAT
Approximately 11/2 hours before sunrise a dim
whitish glow appears vertically in the eastern
horizon. Soon after this vertical glow, a brightness
appears horizontally in the eastern horizon. This
horizontal glow spreads instantly along the horizon
becoming larger and larger until after a short while
it becomes light. The time for Fajr Salaat commences
with the appearance of this horizontal glow in the
eastern horizon. This time marked by the appearance
of this horizontal glow is known as Fajre Awwal or
Subh Sadiq (True Dawn). The time for Fajr Salaat
lasts until sunrise.
THE TIME FOR ZUHR SALAAT
The time for Zuhr Salaat begins immediately after
Zawaal or mid-day. The time of mid-day or Zawaal is
calculated by dividing the hours of daylight by two,
and adding the result to the time of sunrise, e.g:
Zawaal will be at 12pm
It is forbidden to perform Salaat at the time of
Zawaal. After Approximately five minutes (i.e five
minutes after Zaw-waa) Zuhr time commences.
The time for Zuhr Salaat lasts until the length of
the shadow of an object becomes twice the size of
the object plus the size of the shadow which was
cast at the time of Zawaal.
THE TIME FOR ASR SALAAT
Asr time begins immediately upon the expiry of Zuhr
time, and lasts until sunset. However , it is
Makrooh (reprehensible) to delay the performance of
Asr Salaat until the sun’s ray become yellowish and
dim as is the case before sunset.
THE TIME FOR MAGHRIB SALAAT
Immediately after sunset the time for Maghrib Salaat
commences, and it lasts until the white glow of
twilight remains.
THE TIME FOR ISHAA SALAAT
The time for Isha Salaat begins immediately after
expiry of the time of Maghrib, i.e immediately after
the white glow of twilight disappears. Ishaa time
lasts until Fajre Awwal or Subh sadiq (True Dawn).
The moment Fadre Awwal enters, Ishaa time expires.
HOW TO PERFORM SALAAT
Salaat consists of units. Each unit is called a
Raka’t. There are two Raka’t , three Raka’t and four
Raka’t Salaats in the Fardh or obligatory category
of Salaat.
Each unit or Raka’t consists of the following
essential component parts:
1. The posture of standing erect which is called
Qiyaam.
2. Recitation of some verses of the Holy Quran. This
is termed Qiraat.
3. The posture of genuflexion or bowing lowly which
is called Ruku’.
4. The posture of prostration or placing the
forehead on the ground. This is called Sujood. Each
unit or Raka’t has two Sujoods, ie the prostration
has to be performed twice in each Raka’t .
Every two Raka’t s are followed by a sitting
posture. In other words it is necessary to sit in a
kneeling-type posture after completing two Raka’ts
of any Salaat. This kneeling posture is known as
Qa’dah.
Two Sujoods (prostrations) are always separate by a
kneeling posture. The kneeling posture, which
separates one Sujood from other , is called Jalsah.
THE METHOD OF PERFORMING A TWO - RAKA’T SALAAT
The Musalli stands erect, facing the Qiblah, gaze
cast down. He forms the Niyyat (intention) for his
Salaat and says:
ALLAHU AKBAR
As he utters.
he raises both hands upwards towards his head in
such a manner that the palms of both hands face the
Qiblah, and the hands should be raised to a height
where the thumbs are in line with the lobes of the
ears. Once the hands reach the required height the
Musalli should immediately bring them down and fold
them below the navel. When folding the hands the
Musalli should ensure that:
· The right hand is on top of the left hand
· The right hand should clasp the left hand in such
a manner that the thumb and the little finger of the
right hand encircle the left hand wrist, and the
other three fingers of the right hand should be
spread horizontally along the left forearm
immediately above the wrist.
Once the hands have been folded as explained above ,
the Musalli should recite the following:
SUB-HANNA-KAL-LAA-HUM-MA WA BI-HAMDI-KA WA TA- BAA-RAKAS-
MU-KA WA TA-AALA JAD-DU-KA WA LAA-ILAA-HA GHAY-RUK.
Glory unto You, Oh Allah! All praise unto You.
Blessed is your Name and Most High is Your Majesty.
There is none worthy of worship, but You.
(N.B This is known as Thana.)
After reciting Thana, the Musalli recites
Ta’ow-wuz,i.e:
A -OOZU BIL-LAAHI MINASH-SHAITAA-NIR RAJEEM
I seek the protection of Allah from Shaitaan, the
accursed After Ta’ow-wuz recite Tasmia, i.e:
BISMILLA-HIR RAHMANIR RAHIM
In the Name of Allah , the Beneficent , the
Merciful.
After Tasmina recite Surah Fatiha, and thereafter
recite a few verses of the Holy Quran.
The posture of Qiyaam ends at this point, i.e. after
completing the recitial of a few verses of the Holy
Quran. Sura Fatiha, together with a few verses of
the Holy Quran, are known as the Qiraat.
After the end of the qiraat, the Musalli should
utter
ALLAHU -AKBAR.
and go into Ruku or the posture known as genuflexion.
THE FORM OF RUKU
In this posture the Musalli clasps both knees with
his hands, the fingers being outspread. The head and
back should be in line. The Musalli should not hump
his back. The head should not be dropped, but kept
erect in line with the back.
The arms should be separated from the body without
the elbows bulging out.
The gaze should be fixed on one’s feet. In the
position of Ruku, recite the following Tasbih:
SUB-HAA-NA RAB-BIYAL-AZEEM.
Oh! Glory unto my Creator, the Majestic.
This Tasbih should be recited at least thrice.
THE QAUMAH’
After reciting the above Tasbih in Ruku, the Musalli
should say:
SAMI-ALLAHU LIMAN HAMIDAH
Allah has heard him who praised him.
This is known as Tasmiah.
As the Musalli recites this he rises out of Ruku and
stands erect and recites the Tahmeed:
RAB-BANAA LA-KAL HAMD.
Oh our Creator! All Praise belongs unto You.
This position of standing erect after the ruku is
called Qauma. The Qauma ends with the reciting of
the Tahmeed.
SUJOOD
After reciting Tahmeed the Musalli utters
ALLAHU -AKBAR
And goes down into the posture of sujood of
Prostration. As the Musalli goes into Sujood, he
places on the ground firstly his knees, then both
hands. The head is placed on the ground between the
two hands. The fingers are held together facing the
Qiblah, the thumbs being in line with the eyes. As
the head goes into Sujood, the nose should firstly
touch the ground and then the forehead. Both arms
must be kept away from the sides of the body. Both
feet should be planted firmly on the ground with the
toes bent in the direction of the Qiblah.
In this position of sujood the Masalli recites at
least thrice the following Tasbih:
SUBHANA RAB-BIYAL A’LAA
Glory unto my Creator, The most High.
After reciting this Tasbih, the Musalli raises first
his forehead, then his nose, and finally his hands.
The Musalli then goes into the kneeling posture,
known as the Jalsah, i.e. the posture which
separates or intersperses two Sujoods. As Musalli
raises his head from the Sujood he utters
ALLAHU-AKBAR.
And enters the Jalsah. When sitting in Jalsah the
left foot is spread out horizontally on the ground,
the Musalli resting on it. The right foot is placed
on the ground in a perpendicular (standing up)
position with the toes facing the Qiblah. The hands
are placed on the thighs with the fingers held
together facing the Qiblah very close to the knees.
In the Jalsah position the Musalli utters:
RAB-BIGH-FIR-LI WAR-HAM-NI
Oh my Creator ! forgive me and have mercy upon me.
Thereafter, uttering
ALLAHU-AKBAR
He goes into the second Sujood which is exactly the
same as the first Sujood.
The end of the second Sujood heralds the end of the
First Raka’t.
THE SECOND RAKA’T
After completing the Second Sujood of the First
Raka’t , the Musalli says
ALLAHU-AKBAR
And enters the Qiyaam posture of the Second Raka’t
i.e. he once again stands erect, folding his hands
on top of each other as explained previously. During
the Second Raka’t the following things will NOT be
carried out as was the case in the first Raka’t:
1. The hands will not be raised to the ears
2. Thana will not be recited
3. Ta-ow-wuz will not be recited.
Further, the entire Second Raka’t will be performed
in exactly the same manner as the first Raka’t with
the three aforementioned exceptions.
THE QA’DAH
Once the Second Sujood of the second Raka’t is
completed, the Musalli utters:
ALLAHU-AKBAR.
And sits in the kneeling position, i.e. the exact
position he assumed in the Jalsah.
This kneeling posture at the end of the Second
Raka’t is termed Qa’dah.
During the Qa’dah the Musalli recites Tashah-hud as
follows:
AT-TAHIY-YATU LIL-LAAHI WAS SALA-WAATU WAT-TAYYABATU
ASSALA-MU ALAIKA AY-YUHAN NABIY-YU WARAHMATUL-LAHI
WABARAKATUH. ASSALAAMU ALAINA WA-ALA
IBADIL-LAHIS-SAALIHEEN. ASH-HADU-AL LAA-ILA-HA IL
LAL-LAHU WA-ASH-HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN AB-DUHU WA
RASAOOLUH.
All our oral, physical and monitory prayers are only
for Allah. Salutation to you Oh Prophet! And Allah’s
peace and His blessings be on you. Blessings of
Allah be on us and on all those worshippers who are
pious. I testify that there is none to be worshipped
but Allah and I testify that Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is
His worshipper and Messenger.
If the Salaat which is being performed is a Two
Raka’t Salaat, Durood and Dua should also be recited
after the Tashah-hud.
DUROOD
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA-ALA AALI
MUHAMMADIN KAMA SAL-LAITA ALA IBRAHIMA WA-ALA
IBRAHIMA IN-NAKA HAMIDUM-MAJEED.
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA-ALA AALI
MUHAMMADIN KAMA BARAK-TA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI
IBRAHIMA IN-NAKA HAMIDUM-MAJEED.
Oh Allah! Send Thy mercy on Muhammad (p.b.u.h) and
on his seeds as Thou hast sent Thy mercy on Ibrahim
and his seeds. No doubt! Thou art Great and
Praiseworthy! Oh Allah! send Thy blessings on
Muhammad (p.b.u.h) and on his seeds as Thou hast
blessed Ibrahim and his seeds. No Doubt! Thou art
Great and Praiseworthy.
DUA
ALLAHUMMAGH-FIR-LI WALI-WA LI-DAY-YA WALI-USTAZI
WALI JAMI-IL MU’MI-NEE-NA WAL MU’MI-NATI WAL
MUSLIMEE-NA WAL MUSLIMA-TI BI RAHMATIKA YA
ARHAMAR-RAHIMEEN.
O Allah! Forgive my parents and my teachers and the
believing men and women and the Muslim men and
Muslim women with your mercy, O Thou the Most
Merciful of those who show Mercy.
After the Dua The Musalli terminates his Salaat by
making what is called Salaam.
Salaam is made by saying:
ASSALLA-MU-ALAIKUM WA RAH-MATUL-LAH.
Peace upon you and the Mercy of Allah.
And simultaneously turning the head towards the
right -side focussing one’s gaze on the right
shoulder. The above Salaam is then recited a second
time, turning the face to the left side with the
gaze fixed on the left shoulder this time.
Your Salaat has now been completed.
THE SALAAT OF A FEMALE.
A woman performs Salaat in the same manner as a man
does. However, there are certain differences which
are enumerated hereunder:
1. In the beginning of the First Raka’t , during the
Takbeer Tahreemah, a woman does not raise her hands
to her ears. She raises them only shoulder- level,
and keeps them (the hands) concealed in her outer
-garment (Jilbaab or Burqah.)
2. When folding the hands, a woman places both palms
on the chest - the right palm on top of the left
palm.
3. The Ruku’ of a female is a slight bow, with the
rips of the fingers just touching the knees. The
arms should be placed together with the sides of the
body, and both ankles should touch each other.
4. In Sajdah, her feet will not be kept erect but
will be placed horizontally on the ground, pointing
towards the right. She must not separate her arms
from her body as a man does. She should draw her
body inwards as much as possible, the stomach
touching the thighs.
5. In Jalsah and Qa’dah as well, she rests her
posterior on the ground (instead of on her legs as
is the case with a man) with both her feet spread
out on her right side horizontally on the ground.
6. In certain Salaats a man can recite the qiraat
loudly but it is not permissible for a female to
recite the Qiraat loudly.
THE FIVE DAILY SALAATS
The performance of Salaat five times daily is
obligatory (Fardh) upon all adult Muslims - male and
female. The five compulsory Salaats are:
1. Fadjr, 2. Zuhr, 3. Asr, 4. Maghrib, 5. Ishaa.
The times for the Five daily Salaats have already
been explained in the section- THE TIMES OF SALAAT.
THE NUMBER OF RAKA’TS OF THE FIVE DAILY SALAATS
1. Fadjr Salaat has a total of four Raka’ts composed
as follows:
· Two Raka’ts Sunnate Maukkadah
· Two Raka’ts Fardh
2. Zuhr Salaat has twelve raka’ts as follows:
· Four Raka’ts Sunnate Maukkadah
· Four Raka’ts Fardh
· Two Raka’ts Sunnate Muakkadah
· Two Raka’ts Nafl
3. Asr Salaat has eight raka’ts as follows:
* Four Raka’ts Sunnate-Ghair-Muakkadah
· Four Raka’ts Fardh
4. Maghrib Salaat has seven Raka’ts as follows:
· Three Raka’ts Fardh
· Two Raka’ts Sunnate Muakkadah.
· Two Raka’ts Nafl.
5. Ishaa’ Salaat has seventeen raka’ts as follows:
· Four Raka’ts Sunnate-Ghair-Muakkadah.
· Four Raka’ts Fardh.
· Two Raka’ts Sunnate Muakkadah
· Two Raka’ts Nafl
· Two Raka’ts Witr
· Two Raka’ts Nafl.
THE JUMA’ (FRIDAY) SALAAT
1. The Juma’ (friday) Salaat is obligatory upon all
Muslim male residents of a town of city. Juma’
Salaat takes the place of Zuhr Salaat.
2. The time for Juma’ Salaat is the same as that for
Zuhr.
3. The Friday Khutbah is a condition (Shart) for the
validity of the Juma’ Salaat . Without the Khutbah,
the Juma’ Salaat is not valid.
4. The Juma’ Salaat consists of a total of fourteen
Raka’ts as follows:
· 4 Raka’ts Sunnatul Mualladah
· 2 Raka’ts Fardh
· 4 Raka’ts Sunnatul Muak-kadah
· 2 Raka’ts Sunnatul Muak-kadah
· 2 Raka’ts Nafl.
5. When the Imam rises to deliver the Khutbah it is
not permissible t recite , to make
Zikr, to perform Salaat or to talk. It is Waajib to
listen attentively to the Khutbah.
6. If, after commencing with the four Raka’ts
Sunnatul Muak-kadah, the Imam starts
With the Khutbah, one should complete the Salaat.
7. The Khutbahs are recited before the Fardh Salaat.
These Khutbas are Fardh.
Actions that break the Namaz
· Rule: Speaking nullifies the Namaz, meaning to
speak in Namaz would break the Namaz whether it was
done purposely or by mistake one half of a word
· Rule: If you reply to someone by voice then the
Namaz will break and if you make an indication by
hand or head then this is Makrooh [Durr-e-Mukhtar,
Alamgiri].
· Rule: To eat or drink in Namaz will break the
Namaz, whether it is large in quantity or small,
whether it was eaten by mistake or deliberately upto
the extent that if an item the size of a linseed was
swallowed without even chewing it or a drop of water
fell into the mouth and you swallowed it, then the
Namaz will break.
· Rule: If you broke your Wuzu deliberately or for
some reason a bath became obligatory, then the Namaz
will break
· Rule: If you missed an obligatory aspect of Namaz
and did not perform it in that Namaz then the Namaz
will break
To break Namaz in difficulty
Situations when you are allowed to break Namaz;
Someone who is in difficulty is asking for help and
is calling this Namazee, someone is drowning or will
catch fire, a blind person will fall in a ditch or a
person is going to fall in a well, in all these
situations to break the Namaz is Wajib when this
Namazee has the power to help him [Durr-e-Mukhtar,
Radd-ul-Mohtar].
· Rule: If you are feeling the need to go to the
toilet or you have seen enough impurity on your
clothes that is allowed or the Namazee has been
touched by a unknown woman, then in all three
situations it is better to break the Namaz as long
as the time of Jamaat time is not passing, and if
you have an urge to go to the toilet then it is
allowed to miss the Jamaat time, but you must not
let the Namaz time pass [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
· Rule: To break Namaz is allowed in order to kill a
snake or an animal that will harm you and you are
sure that it will.
When is Sijdah-e-Sahoo Wajib ?
If those actions which are Wajib in Namaz are not
performed by mistake, it is Wajib to perform the
Sijdah-e-Sahoo to substitute for the action missed.
Method of performing Sijdah-e-Sahoo
The method of performing this is, when you finish
praying 'Attahiyat' in the last Qaidah, turn your
head to the right side and then perform two Sijdahs.
Then repeat Attahiyat from the beginning and
complete your Namaz.
· Rule: If a Wajib was missed and you did not
perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and completed the Namaz, then
it is Wajib to repeat the Namaz. Rule: If a Wajib is
missed deliberately, then a to perform A
Sijdah-e-Sahoo would not be sufficient and therefore
it would be Wajib to repeat the Namaz. Rule: If any
of the Farz actions are missed, then Sijdah-e-Sahoo
would not compensate for them and therefore the
Namaz would not count and to repeat the Namaz would
be Farz.
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