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'''Obligatory Prayer''' or '''Wājib Prayers''' are prayers the performance of which is [[obligatory]] and the abandonment of which leads to [[divine punishment]], and when they are not performed in their due time, then it is obligatory to perform their [[qada']]s (that is, compensations). Obligatory prayers can be classified into two categories: daily prayers and prayers on specific occasions.
'''Obligatory Prayer''' or '''Wājib Prayers''' (Arabic: {{ia|الصلوات الواجبة}}) are [[prayer]]s the performance of which is [[obligatory]] and the abandonment of which leads to [[divine punishment]], and when they are not performed in their due time, then it is obligatory to perform their [[qada']]s (that is, compensations). Obligatory prayers can be classified into two categories: daily prayers and prayers on specific occasions.


==Daily Prayers==
==Daily Prayers==
{{main|Daily Prayers}}
{{main|Daily Prayers}}
Daily prayers consist in 17 [[rak'a]]s. When traveling, four-rak'a prayers will be shortened to two-rak'a prayers.
Daily prayers consist in seventeen [[rak'a]]s. When traveling, four-rak'a prayers will be shortened to two-rak'a prayers.


*'''[[Morning Prayer]]''': after the [[fajr]] until the sunrise, 2 rak'as.
*'''[[Morning Prayer]]''': after the [[fajr]] until the sunrise, two rak'as.


*'''[[Noon Prayer]]''': from the time of the sun’s zawal (that is, the movement of the sun from the middle of the sky westwards) to the time before the sunset, 4 rak'as.
*'''[[Noon Prayer]]''': from the time of the sun's zawal (that is, the movement of the sun from the middle of the sky westwards) to the time before the sunset, four rak'as.


*'''[[Afternoon Prayer]]''': after Noon Prayer until the time before sunset, 4 rak'as.
*'''[[Afternoon Prayer]]''': after Noon Prayer until the time before sunset, four rak'as.


*'''[[Evening Prayer]]''': after evening (maghrib) until the time before midnight, 3 rak'as.
*'''[[Evening Prayer]]''': after evening (maghrib) until the time before midnight, three rak'as.


*'''[[Isha' Prayer]]''': after the Evening Prayer until the time before midnight, 4 rak'as.
*'''[[Isha' Prayer]]''': after the Evening Prayer until the time before midnight, four rak'as.


Noon and Afternoon Prayers ought to be recited quietly (ikhfat). However, men ought to recite Morning, Evening, and Isha' Prayers loudly (jahr) and women ought to recite them quietly, unless they are in a place where they are not heard by non-[[Mahram]]s in which case they can recite them loudly as well.
Noon and Afternoon Prayers ought to be recited quietly (ikhfat). However, men ought to recite Morning, Evening, and Isha' Prayers loudly (jahr) and women ought to recite them quietly, unless they are in a place where they are not heard by [[non-Mahram]]s in which case they can recite them loudly as well.


==Obligatory Prayers on Specific Occasions==
==Obligatory Prayers on Specific Occasions==
*'''[[Ayat Prayer]]''': if the following events take place where one is present, 2 rak'as with five [[ruku']]s in each rak'a becomes obligatory:  
*'''[[Ayat Prayer]]:''' if the following events take place where one is present, two rak'as with five [[ruku']]s in each rak'a becomes obligatory:  


:Solar or lunar eclipse (partial or full), earthquake, thunderstorms, storms, and other natural disasters if they terrify most people.
:Solar or lunar eclipse (partial or full), earthquake, thunderstorms, storms, and other natural disasters if they terrify most people.
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:If one does not perform his obligatory prayers in their due time, then one has committed a [[sin]] and ought to perform them later with the intention of qada' (compensation).
:If one does not perform his obligatory prayers in their due time, then one has committed a [[sin]] and ought to perform them later with the intention of qada' (compensation).


*'''Qada' Prayer for father''' (and mother): it does not have a specific time. It is the same as the original prayer except that it is done with intention of representing one’s father (or mother).
*'''Qada' Prayer for father''' (and mother): it does not have a specific time. It is the same as the original prayer except that it is done with intention of representing one's father (or mother).


*'''[[Funeral Prayer]]''': before the burial of the corpse, 1 rak'a with five [[takbir]]s and specific dhikrs.
*'''[[Funeral Prayer]]''': before the burial of the corpse, one rak'a with five [[takbir]]s and specific dhikrs.


*'''[[Salat al-Tawaf|Tawaf al-Ziyara Prayer]]''' (pilgrimage circumambulation prayer): after the pilgrimage circumambulation in [[hajj]], 2 rak'as just like the Moring Prayer except that men do not have to recite Sura al-Hamd and another sura loudly.
*'''[[Salat al-Tawaf|Tawaf al-Ziyara Prayer]]''' (pilgrimage circumambulation prayer): after the pilgrimage circumambulation in [[hajj]], two rak'as just like the Morning Prayer except that men do not have to recite [[Sura al-Hamd]] (Qur'an 1) and another sura loudly.


*'''[[Salat al-Tawaf|Tawaf al-Nisa' Prayer]]''' (women circumambulation prayer): after tawaf al-nisa' in hajj and [[umra]], 2 rak'as just like the Morning Prayer except that men do not have to recite Sura al-Hamd and another sura loudly.
*'''[[Salat al-Tawaf|Tawaf al-Nisa' Prayer]]''' (women circumambulation prayer): after tawaf al-nisa' in hajj and [[umra]], two rak'as just like the Morning Prayer except that men do not have to recite Sura al-Hamd and another sura loudly.


*'''[[Friday Prayer]]''': on Friday noon, just like the Morning Prayer except that it has two [[qunut]]s: the first being before the ruku' in the first rak'a, and the second being after the ruku' in the second rak'a.
*'''[[Friday Prayer]]''': on Friday noon, just like the Morning Prayer except that it has two [[qunut]]s: the first being before the ruku' in the first rak'a, and the second being after the ruku' in the second rak'a.
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* Prayers that are made obligatory because of [[nadhr]] or [[Istijari Prayer|istijar]] or promise or [[oath]]: due to the relevant conditions of the nadhr and the like.
* Prayers that are made obligatory because of [[nadhr]] or [[Istijari Prayer|istijar]] or promise or [[oath]]: due to the relevant conditions of the nadhr and the like.


*'''[[Ihtiyat Prayer]]''' (caution prayer): immediately after the original prayer (when doubting the number of rak'as performed), 1 or 2 rak'as; depending on the type of doubt, one or two rak'as ought to be performed while standing. One can perform two rak'as while sitting instead of one standing rak'a. In two cases, both two standing and two sitting rak'as ought to be performed.
*'''[[Ihtiyat Prayer]]''' (caution prayer): immediately after the original prayer (when doubting the number of rak'as performed), one or two rak'as; depending on the type of doubt, one or two rak'as ought to be performed while standing. One can perform two rak'as while sitting instead of one standing rak'a. In two cases, both two standing and two sitting rak'as ought to be performed.


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