Salah

***Salah*** (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاةُ, romanized: aṣ-Ṣalāh) be de practice of formal worship insyd Islam, wey dey consist of a series of ritual prayers dem perform for prescribed times daily. Dey face de Kaaba insyd Mecca, e dey consist of units dem know as *rak'ah*, wich dey include a specific set of physical postures, recitation from de Quran, den prayers from de Sunnah. De number of *rak'ah* dey vary wey dey depend for de specific prayer. Variations insyd practice be observed among adherents of different *madhahib* (schools of Islamic jurisprudence). De term *salah* fi denote worship insyd general anaa specifically dey refer to de obligatory prayers perform by Muslims five times daily, anaa, insyd sam traditions, three times daily.

Insyd early Islam, na de direction of prayer (*qibla*) be toward Bayt al-Maqdis insyd Jerusalem before dem change am make e face de Kaaba, believed by Muslims e be a result of a Quranic verse revelation to Muhammad.

## Religious significance

Dem mention de word *salah* 83 times insyd de Quran as a noun.

## Performing ''salah''

Mistakes den doubts insyd salah be compensated for by prostrating twice for de end of de prayer, either before anaa after de taslim wey dey depend for de Madhab. Dese prostrations be known as sujud sahwi (Arabic: سجود السهو, romanized: Sujud as-Sahw).

### ''Salah'' insyd congregation
Insyd Islamic belief, dem dey consider performing *salah* insyd congregation get more social den spiritual benefits dan praying you per. De majority of Sunni scholars dey recommend make dem dey perform de obligatory *salah* insyd congregation widout viewing de congregational prayer as an obligation. A minority view dey exist wey dey view performing de obligatory *salah* insyd congregation as an obligation.

### Places den times for wich dem prohibit salah
Dem no dey perform Salah insyd graveyards den bathrooms. Dem prohibit make dem perform am after Fajr prayer til sunrise, during a small period of time around noon, den after Asr prayer til sunset. De prohibition of salah for dese times be make e prevent de practice of sun worship.

## Obligatory ''salah''

### De daily prayers

### Friday den Eid prayers

### Jam' den Qasr

## Supererogatory ''salah''

### Sunan ar-Rawatib
Dem classify de **Sunan ar-Rawatib** go two categories:

1. **Sunnah Mu'akkadah (Emphasized Sunnah)**

2. **Sunnah Ghair Mu'akkadah (Non-emphasized Sunnah)**

***Number and Timing of Sunan ar-Rawatib***

According to chaw scholars, der be **12 units (rak'ahs)** of **Sunnah Mu'akkadah** for total, dem associate plus de five daily prayers. Dem break dese as follows:

***Sunnah Mu'akkadah (Emphasized)***

– **2 Rak'ahs before Fajr**

– **4 Rak'ahs before Dhuhr** 

– **2 Rak'ahs after Dhuhr** 

– **2 Rak'ahs after Maghrib**

– **2 Rak'ahs after Isha**

***Additional Sunnah Ghair Mu'akkadah (Non-emphasized)***

Sam additional Sunnah prayers, wich na de Islamic prophet Muhammad occasionally pray buh no be consistently, include:

– **2 or 4 Rak'ahs before Asr**

– **2 Rak'ahs before Maghrib**

– **2 Rak'ahs before Isha**

Dem no emphasize dese as strongly as de Sunnah Mu'akkadah buh dem be still meritorious to perform.

***Importance den Benefits***

– E dey help compensate for any shortcomings anaa deficiencies insyd de obligatory prayers.

– E dey bring great reward den dey draw a person closer to Allah.

– Muhammad promise say whoever regularly dey perform dese 12 rak'ahs go get a house dem build insyd Paradise (Sahih Muslim).

For conclusion, de **Sunan ar-Rawatib** be a valuable part of a Muslim ein daily worship routine, wey dey supplement de obligatory prayers den dey enhance one ein connection to Allah.

### ''Salah'' during de night

### Eclipse prayers

### Istikhara salah

## References



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## External links

* Learn how to Pray Salah
* Islamic Prayer Times: 11 Things You Need to Know
* How to Perform Salah
* Muslim Prayer Times: Calculating Prayer Times in Islam
* The Importance of Salah in Islam