The five-day prayer is one of the five Pillars of Islam.
The five-day prayer is one of the five Pillars of Islam. Allah decreed this five-hour prayer command when the events of Isra 'Mi'raj. Salat five times are as follows:
- Fajr prayer, consisting of 2 rak'ahs. Shubuh time begins with the emergence of dawn shaddiq, ie white light that transverse in the eastern horizon. The shubuh time ends when the sun rises.
- Zuhr prayer, consisting of 4 rak'ahs. The time of Zhuhur begins when the sun has slipped (inclined) to the west, and ends when it enters Ashar time.
- Asr prayer, consisting of 4 rak'ahs. Ashar time begins if the length of the shadow of the object exceeds the length of the object itself. Asar's time ends with the setting of the sun.
- Magrib, consisting of 3 rak'ahs. The time of sunset begins with the setting of the sun, and ends with the entry of Isha.
- Isya, consisting of 4 rak'ahs. Isha time begins with the loss of red light (syafaq) in the western sky, and ends until the dawn of shaddiq the next day.
