RAKAATS (PARTS) OF PRAYER.

Answer: 17 Rakaats are obligatory i.e. Fajr=2, Zuhr=4, Asr=4, Maghrib=3 and ‘Ieshaa=4.

Q 2: How many Rakaats are Sunnat-e-Muakkadah (emphasised Sunnah) in all the five time prayers?

Answer: 12 Rakaats are Sunnat-e-Muakkadah i.e. Fajr=2 (pre-Farz), Zuhr=6 (4 pre-Farz& 2 post-Farz), Maghrib=2 (post Farz) and Isha=2 (post Farz).

Q 3: How many Rakaats are Sunnat-e-GhairMuakkada (non-emphasised Sunnah) or Nafil (optional, voluntary prayer) in all the five time prayers?

Answer: Following are Sunnat-e-Ghair-Muakkadah and Nafil in all the five time prayers: 2 Nafil after Zuhr, 4 or 2 RakaatsSunnat-e-GhairMuakkadah before Asr, 2 Nafil after Maghrib and 2 or 4

RakaatsSunnat-e-GhairMuakkadah before Isha’sFarz, 2 Sunnat-e-GhairMuakkadah after Isha’s Farz followed by 2 Nafil, 3 Witr (essential prayer) and 2 Nafil. No particular number of Nafil prayers has been reported.

Q 4: How many Rakaats are offered in all the five time prayers?

Answer: Total 48 Rakaats are offered in all the five time prayers i.e. Fajr: 4 Rakaats (2 Sunnat& 2 Farz), Zuhr: 12 Rakaats (4 Sunnat, 4 Farz, 2 Sunnat& 2 Nafil), Asr:8 Rakaats (4 Sunnat-e-Ghair-Muakkadah& 4 Farz), Maghrib:7 Rakaats (3 Farz, 2 Sunnat& 2 Nafil) and Isha:17 Rakaats (4 SunnatGhairMuakkada, 4 Farz, 2 Sunnat, 2 Nafil, 3 Witr& 2 Nafil).

Q 5: Is Witr prayer Farz or Sunnat?

Answer: Three Rakaats of Witr are neither Farz nor Sunnah but are Waajib (essential) which are offered with Isha prayer.