Jumma namaz rakat

[IB-Staff]

Below table shows how many Rak'aat are there in each prayer

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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Prayer name[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sunnah
(before praying Fardh)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Fardh[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sunnah/Wajib
(after Fardh)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Fajr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Dhuhr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]'Asr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Maghrib[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]'Isha[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2 (Sunnah mu'akkadah) + 3 (Wajib, Witr)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Jumu'ah[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 + 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


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’.