Name | Rakats | Time |
Fajr | 04 02 Sunnah | 02 Farz | From dawn before sunrise. |
Zuhar | 12 04 Sunah | 04 Farz 02 Sunnah | 02 Nawafil | Between the declining of sun & Asr. |
Asr | 08 04 Sunnah | 04 Farz | (Late afternoon) Immediately after the last time limit of Zuhar until just before the sunset. |
Maghrib | 07 03 Farz | 02 Sunnah 02 Nawafil | (Evening) Soon after sunset until the disappearance of the twilight. |
Isha | 17 04 Sunnah | 04 Farz 02 Sunnah | 02 Nawafil 03 Witar | 02 Nawafil | After the disappearance of the twilight until midnight. |
Juma | 14 04 Sunnah | 02 Farz 04 Sunnah| 02 Sunnah 02 Nawafil | Between the declining of sun & Asr. Juma can’t be offered individually. If you happen to miss Juma prayer, then you should offer Zuhar. |
Muslims worship/ perform Namaz to please Almighty Allah. Namaz is referred to as Salat or Salah in Arabic. Performing Salah means communicating with the Lord. Additionally, it protects a person from committing sins or other undesirable behaviors. In a hadith, our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) said,
“Salat is the key to heaven.”
Allah Almighty has bestowed Muslims with five times daily prayers. Muslims should offer Salah regularly to connect with Allah and to protect themselves from the misguidance of Shaitan (Satan). Muslims must pray five times daily, or else they will be punished on the Day of Judgment.
Every Salat contains a series of movements known as Rakats. Each Salat has different rakats, whether performed at home or in a mosque. We have covered all five obligatory prayers and their Rakats on this page. So let’s get started with the Namaz Names, Rakats.