Can you tell me in brief that which one are the obligatory prayers and which one’s are not obligatory (e.g Isha: 4Sunts, 4Farz, 2Sunts, 4Nafl and 3 Witr) please tell me in details.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
The Prayers that we offer daily have been categorised into 5 types:
1. Fardh – Compulsory. The person who leaves it out will be Sinful.
2. Wajib – Obligatory (the obligation is a bit less than Fardh). The person who leaves it out will be Sinful.
3. Sunnah Muakkadah – Constant prastice of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). The person who leaves it out without any valid excuse will be Sinful.
4. Sunnah Ghair Muakkadah – Practice of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). The person who leaves it out will not be Sinful.
5. Nafl – Optional.
Hereunder is the number of rak’ats performed daily at each time of Salaah according to the Hanafi Mazhab:
Fajr Salaah: 4 Rak’ats
- 2 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Fardh
Zuhr Salaah: 12 Rak’ats
- 4 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 4 Fardh
- 2 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Nafl
Asr Salaah: 8 Rak’ats
- 4 Sunnah Ghair Muakkadah
- 4 Fardh
Maghrib Salaah: 7 Rak’ats
- 3 Fardh
- 2 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Nafl
Esha Salaah: 17 Rak’ats
- 4 Sunnah Ghair Muakkadah
- 4 Fardh
- 2 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Nafl
- 3 Wajib (Witr)
- 2 Nafl
Jumu’ah Salaah: 14 Rak’ats
- 4 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Fardh
- 4 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Sunnah Muakkadah
- 2 Nafl
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Abu Yahya,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Muhammed Zakariyya Desai,
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah