Below table shows how many Rak'aat are there in each prayer
| Prayer name |
Sunnah
(before praying Fardh) |
Fardh |
Sunnah/Wajib
(after Fardh) |
| Fajr |
2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) |
2 |
|
| Dhuhr |
4 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) |
4 |
2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 2 |
| 'Asr |
4 |
4 |
|
| Maghrib |
0 |
3 |
2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) |
| 'Isha |
4 |
4 |
2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 3 (Wajib, Witr) |
|
|
|
|
| Jumu'ah |
4 |
2 |
4 + 2 |
What is fard, waajib, sunnah and nafl and what is the difference between them?
Fard means compulsory beyond any argument. Anyone who denies a
fard is a
kaafir. And one who leaves a
fard without excuse is a
faasiq and is sinful.
Waajib comes second to
fard. One who denies
waajib is not a
kaafir but if he leaves it without excuse, he is
faasiq and is sinful.
Sunnah is an act which the Prophet :saws: did and his Companions followed and commanded.
Sunnah mu'akkadah is a highly emphasized Sunnah and should not be missed habitually without a valid excuse.
Nafl is an act commanded by
Sharee’ah. It brings reward if done but no punishment if not done. It is also called
mustahab,
mandoob or
tatawwu’.