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ʿIshā' prayer (Arabic: صلاة العشاء) is among daily prayers and has four rak'as, the time for performing which, is after maghrib prayer until shar'i midnight.
Description
'Isha' prayer has four rak'as,[1] on the first rak'a of which after mentioning the intention[2] and saying takbirat al-ihram,[3] Sura al-Fatiha and another sura (not having an obligatory sajda) usually Sura al-Ikhlas is recited[4] and then one ruku'[5] and two sajdas are performed.[6] Then, the person stands up for the second rak'a[7] and continues by reciting Sura al-Fatiha and another sura and performing ruku' and sajda.
Then, tashahhud is recited[8] in sitting position and in the third and fourth rak'as, tasbihat al-arba'a[9] is recited and one ruku' and two sajdas are performed.
Time
The time for performing 'isha' prayer is after special time for maghrib prayer until shar'i midnight.
The "special time" for 'isha' prayer is the time enough for performing a one four-rak'a prayer before shar'i midnight. The "common time" for maghrib and 'isha' prayers is between the special times of the two prayers.[11]
Importance
In the Qur'an, it is ordered to establish and observe daily prayers, and 'isha' prayer is one of them, "be watchful of your prayers, and [especially] the middle prayer, and stand in obedience to Allah."[12]
Nafila of 'Isha' Prayer
Nafila of 'isha', or al-Wutayra prayer has two rak'as and is recommended to be performed after the 'isha' prayer and its time is until shar'i midnight.[13]
Some Rulings
- Traveler's prayer: one who is considered a traveler in rulings of jurisprudence, should perform 'isha' prayer in qasr (short) form.[14]
- If the maghrib prayer is intentionally not performed until the special time of 'isha' prayer, 'isha' prayer needs to be performed first.[15]
- If 'isha' prayer is performed before maghrib prayer unintentionally, and one realizes that after prayer, one's prayer will be correct.[16]
Men should recite Sura al-Fatiha and the other sura in loudly.[17] Women are allowed to recite Sura al-Fatiha and the other sura either loudly or quietly; but, if a non-mahram person hears their voice, it is an obligatory caution to recite them quietly.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, daily prayer section.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 943.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 948.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 978.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 1022.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 1045.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 958.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 1100.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, Tasbihat arba'a section.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 1105.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 736.
- ↑ Qur'an 2: 238.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 771.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 728.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 736.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 736.
- ↑ Ḥakīm, Mustamsak al-ʿUrwat al-wuthqā, vol. 6, p. 198; Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 992.
- ↑ Khomeinī, Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil, issue 994.
References
- Ḥakīm, Muḥsin. Mustamsak al-ʿUrwat al-wuthqā. Qom: Manshūrāt Maktabat Āyatullāh Marʿashī al-Najafī, 1404 AH.
- Khomeinī, Sayyid Rūḥ Allāh. Risāla tawḍīḥ al-masāʾil. [n.p]. [n.d].