Types of Prayers and its Rakhas (DeenkiSamaj)

Types of Prayers and its Rakhas

Types of Prayer and number of Rakahs have you ever wondered or we're in doubt about how many Rakhas are Performed every day. In this article we will discuss the types of Prayer like Fraz Wajib Sunnah & Nafl and how many rakhas need to be performed in each of the five prayers. Prayer is a foundation of faith and one among the five pillars of Islam without which the structure of faith cannot stand. There are four different types of Prayers and they are first prayer also known as Fraz these are the compulsory prayer Wajib these are the necessary prayer Sunnat is also known as Sunnah these are the prior offered by prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alaihe wasalam, and the last one is Nafl these are the optional or voluntary prayer. The fourth prayer also known as Farz Prayer is an Arabic word that means compulsory so, all for prayer are regarded as a Compulsory prayer that Muslims have to perform every day is shown in the table

along with the number of rakahs. 

1. Fajar 2 Fraz rakhas 

2. Zohar 4 Fraz rakhas

3. Asar 4 Fraz rakhas

4. Magrib 3 Fraz rakhas

5. Isha 4 Fraz rakhas 

It is sinful to leave out Fraz prayer intentionally but if such a prayer is Miss through forgetfulness or due to unavoidable circumstances then this mistake can be rectified by offering missed player also known as a Kedah prayer or as soon as you remember or whenever possible moving on to. The second type Wajib prayer is regarded as a necessary prayer and the status of Wajib is very close to that of Fraz. There are three rakahs of Witr or two Rakas for Eid ul-Fitr and two Rakas for Eid ul-Adha two rakahs offered before performing tawaf. if a person misses this prayer or intentionally then, he is deemed to have sinned however if he misses through unintentionally that is through forgetfulness then he is not required to offer missed or Kedah prayer so the third prayer is also known as Sunnah prayer on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alaihe wsalam, offered extra rakhas of prayer in addition to those of Fraz this is called as Sunnat prayer. However, Sunnah prayers are performed before Fraz and some after to understand in a better manner let us see the table Fajar here two Rakas of Sunnat before first, Zohar four rakhas of Sunnat before Fraz and 2 rakhas of Sunnat after Fraz, Asar four rakhas of Sunnat before Fraz however, this is less recommended Maghrib two rakahs of Sunnat after Fraz Isha four rakhas of Sunnat before Fraz which is less recommended and two Rakas of Sunnat after Fraz. Nafl prayer is an optional type of prayer. Nfal prayer is prohibited at two times between Asar and Maghrib time after fajr until Sunrises. Now let us see some of the types of Nfal prayer two Rakhas Of Nfal is performed at the end of Zohar and the end of Maghrib two Nfal after two Sunnat prayer of Isha and two Nafl after three witr of prayer Isha. Tahajud Salah were maximum of 12 and minimum of two Rakhas are performed ishraak salah two or four rakhas salatul Taubah two rakahs salat lstikhara two rakahs the Tahhiyatul Wudhu two rakahs Tahhiyatul Masjid and so on.

Table of Prayers.