Salat times
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Salat times refers to times when Muslims perform prayers (salat
). The term is primarily used for the five daily prayers plus the Friday prayer. According to Muslim beliefs, the salat times were taught by Allah
through Gabriel
to Muhammad
.
Prayer times are standard for Muslims in the world, especially the fard prayer times. They depend on the condition of the Sun
and geography. There are varying opinions regarding the exact salat times, the schools of Islamic thought differing in minor details. All schools agree that any given prayer cannot be performed before its stipulated time.
) and they are performed at times determined essentially by the position of the Sun in the sky. Hence, salat times vary at different locations on the Earth.
fiqh, twice its length) and lasts till sunset. Asr can be split into two sections; the preferred time is before the sun starts to turn orange, while the time of necessity (dharoori waqt) is from when the sun turns orange until sunset.
salat is compulsory to be done with ja'maat for men. Women perform dhuhr, not jumm'ah
Salat
Salah is the practice of formal prayer in Islam. Its importance for Muslims is indicated by its status as one of the Five Pillars of Sunni Islam, of the Ten Practices of the Religion of Twelver Islam and of the 7 pillars of Musta'lī Ismailis...
). The term is primarily used for the five daily prayers plus the Friday prayer. According to Muslim beliefs, the salat times were taught by Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
through Gabriel
Gabriel
In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an Archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.He first appears in the Book of Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions. In the Gospel of Luke Gabriel foretells the births of both John the Baptist and of Jesus...
to Muhammad
Muhammad
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.
Prayer times are standard for Muslims in the world, especially the fard prayer times. They depend on the condition of the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
and geography. There are varying opinions regarding the exact salat times, the schools of Islamic thought differing in minor details. All schools agree that any given prayer cannot be performed before its stipulated time.
Five daily prayers
The five daily prayers are obligatory (fardFard
also is an Islamic term which denotes a religious duty. The word is also used in Persian, Turkish, and Urdu in the same meaning....
) and they are performed at times determined essentially by the position of the Sun in the sky. Hence, salat times vary at different locations on the Earth.
Fajr (dawn)
The Fajr prayer starts with the rise of "white light" (fajar sadiq) in the east, and lasts until sunrise.- Video Salat Fajr Sample Performance.
- Video Salat Fajr in Makkah and Madinah.
Dhuhr (midday)
The Dhuhr prayer starts after the sun passes its zenith, and lasts until Asr.Asr (afternoon)
The Asr prayer starts when the shadow of an object is the same length as the object itself (or, according to HanafiHanafi
The Hanafi school is one of the four Madhhab in jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. The Hanafi madhhab is named after the Persian scholar Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man ibn Thābit , a Tabi‘i whose legal views were preserved primarily by his two most important disciples, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani...
fiqh, twice its length) and lasts till sunset. Asr can be split into two sections; the preferred time is before the sun starts to turn orange, while the time of necessity (dharoori waqt) is from when the sun turns orange until sunset.
Maghrib (sunset)
The Maghrib prayer begins when the sun sets, and lasts till the red light has left the sky in the west.Isha'a (night)
The Isha'a prayer starts when the red light is gone from the western sky, and lasts until the rise of the "white light" (fajar sadiq) in the east. The preferred time for Isha'a is before midnight, meaning halfway between sunset and sunrise.- Video Salat Isha'a in Makkah and Madinah.
Friday prayer
The Friday prayer replaces the dhuhr prayer performed on the other six days of the week. The precise time for this congregational prayer varies with the mosque, but in all cases it must be performed after the dhuhr and before the asr times. If one is unable to join the congregation, then they must pray the dhuhr prayer instead. Thissalat is compulsory to be done with ja'maat for men. Women perform dhuhr, not jumm'ah
- Video Salat Jumah/Friday in Makkah and Madinah.
Eid prayers
Eid-ul-Adhaa and Eid-ul-Fitr- Video Salat Eid-ul-Fitr in Makkah and Madinah.
- Video Salat Eid-ul-Adhaa in Makkah and Madinah.
Taraweeh
Salat during Ramadhan, performed at night after Isha (night) prayer. Usually performed in congregation.- Video Salat Taraweeh in Makkah and Madinah, Ramadan 1429 AH or 2008 CE.