Fatwa: # 16045
Category: Prayer (Salaat)
Country: Pakistan
Date: 19th December 2007

Title

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.

Question

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.

Answer

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

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