Isha' Prayer
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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.
At the end, tashahhud and salam are recited.[10]
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].