Daily Fard Prayers/Namaz/Salah Numbers of Rakat (Tadad/Quantity) - (Five (5) Compulsory Prayers)

Daily Prayer (Namaz) Name: Fajr فجر 2+2

Prescribed time period (waqt): Morning Twilight > Time between Dawn and Sunrise (Should be read before Sunrise)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

Daily Prayer (Namaz) Name: Dhuhr ظهر 4+4+2+2

Prescribed time period (waqt): Noon > After "True Noon" (Zawal) until Afternoon (Asr).

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Nafl (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

Daily Prayer (Namaz) Name: Asr عصر 4+4

Prescribed time period (waqt): Afternoon (Asr) > Time begins when the length of any object's shadow is twice the length of the object plus the length of that object's shadow at noon. Time ends before Sunset (Maghrib).

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Ghair-Mu'akkdah (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

Daily Prayer (Namaz) Name: Maghrib مغرب 3+2+2

Prescribed time period (waqt): Evening Twilight > Between Sunset and Dusk (End of Evening)

3 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Nafl (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

Daily Prayer (Namaz) Name: Isha'a عشاء 4+4+2+2+3+2

Prescribed time period (waqt): Night > Between Dusk (End of Evening) and Dawn (it is not good [Makrooh] to read Isha after Midnight)

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Ghair-Mu'akkadah (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Nafl (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

3 Rakat [Raka'ah] Witr - Wajib (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Nafl (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])

Weekly (Friday) Prayer (Namaz) Name: Jum'ah 4+2+2+4+2+2

Prescribed time period (waqt): Friday Noon > After "True Noon" (Zawal) until Afternoon (Asr). On Friday the Dhuhr prayer is replaced by Jum'ah

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Sermon (khutba) > Consists of 2 sermon (khutba) given by the speaker (Imam) after which rest of prayer will be performed. There is no Salat al-Jum'ah without a khutba. - Wajib (compulsory, non-listner is sinner)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Fard (compulsory, non-performer is sinner)

4 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Sunnat-Mu'akkadah (Abandoned seems to be sinful)

2 Rakat [Raka'ah] Nafl (optional or additional voluntary prayers [Salah, Salat, Namaz])