In the name of Allah ,the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

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Kitab Al-Salaah (The book of Prayer)
Compiled by:  Nathif Jama Adam.
Revised by our Site via:  Abdulaziz Addwesh.
Publishing house:  Cooperative Office For Call and Guidance in AL-BATHA(COCG) P.O.Box:20824, Riyadh 11465, Tel:+966-1-4030251, Fax:+966-1-4059387.
Publishing date:  7/1417H.
ISBN:  9960-789-39-9.


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A Summary Of The Different Types Of Prayers

            We shall now summarize the most common different types of prayer which a Muslim will get exposed to in his day to day life:

  1. The Obligatory Prayers (Al Faraidh). These are the Five Daily Prayers as follows:
    • The Fajr (Dawn) Prayer.
    • The Dhuhr (Noon) Prayer.
    • The A'sr (Afternoon) Prayer.
    • The Maghrib (Sunset) Prayer.
    • The Isha (Evening) Prayer.

  2. The necessary (Wajib) Friday congregational prayer.

  3. Other confirmed Traditional Prayers. Thus:
    • The Prayers of the Two Feasts (the Idul Fitr and Idul Adha).
    • The Prayer for seeking bounty of rain from Allah.
    • The Prayer during the Eclipse of the Sun and Moon.

  4. The twelve (12) definite voluntary prayers performed before and / or after the obligatory prayers.

  5. The Witr (Odd Number) Prayer.

  6. The Tarawih (Month of fasting supererogatory) prayers.

  7. The prayer for seeking Allah's guidance.

  8. The Funeral Prayer.