There are a total of 8 rakats in the Asr prayer. The first 4 rakats are Sunnah and the last 4 rakats are Fardh. The Asr prayer is the middle prayer of the day and is offered between the hours of midday and sunset.
If you are new to Islam, you might be wondering how many rak’ahs there are in Asr prayer. The answer is that there are 4, four rakahs in the Asr prayer.
Each rak’ah consists of a fixed number of units. In Asr prayer, any surah from the Quran can be recited in the first and second Rakat. And in the third and fourth rakats, you have to pray until peace.
Keep reading to learn more about how to perform Asr prayer and the different rak’ahs involved!
What is Asr prayer?
In this hadith, the description of the punishment of the one who deliberately skips Asr prayer is used.
he Prophet ﷺ mentioned Asr prayer especially because the fatigue caused by the day’s activities is more likely to be postponed and delayed in this prayer;
Also, the loss of this prayer is more ugly and worse than the loss of other prayers, because it is the middle prayer of the day which Allah has specifically ordered to be protected in this decree:
حافيزوا على السَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَةِ الْووستَى﴾ “Protect the prayers, especially the middle prayers.”
The punishment imposed as a result of this missed prayer is that the actions of the one who skips this prayer become wasted due to the deprivation of his (great) reward. If it is considered halal and permissible to abandon it, if it is denied its obligation, then in such a case, the loss of action means the commission of disbelief.
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A complete guide about Asr prayer for beginners will be found in this article.
The asr prayer is a time for contemplation and reflection, and it is also a time for Muslims to connect with God.
However, many Muslims do not know how to perform the asr prayer correctly.
This can lead to mistakes and misconceptions about the prayer. In this article, we will provide a step-by-step guide on how to perform the asr prayer correctly. We will also provide some tips on how to make the most out of your prayer time.
Steps
- When you do ablution.
- There will be a section when you stand up.
- A part when you recite the Quran.
- A part when you bend.
- a part where you prostrate (prostrate)
Take ablution or bath.
These Islamic rituals of purification are acts of worship in themselves and are required before prayer. Perform ablution if you have last had ablution or bath, used the toilet, passed gas, entered a deep sleep, or touched your genitals. Or if you are menstruating, take bath before that.
Dress modestly.
Both men and women must wear modest clothing during prayer. Men should wear at least enough clothing to cover the back and front of their body between their belly buttons and knees, as well as covering their shoulders. Women need to cover their entire body except their hands and face. Both men and women should wear loose clothing that is not transparent.
How to pray (Hanafi)
step # 1
The way to pray is to keep a distance of four fingers between the toes of the two feet and bring both hands to the ears so that the thumbs touch the ear lobes and the fingers are not kept together or spread apart but open by themselves.
Standing with the palms facing the Qibla, bring the hands down with the intention of saying Allahu Akbar and clasp them below the navel in such a way that the base of the right palm is on the tip of the left wrist and the middle three fingers.
سُبْحَانَکَ اللّٰھُمَّ وَ بِحَمْدِکَ وَ تَبَارَکَ اسْمُکَ وَتَعَالٰی جَدُّکَ وَلَا اِلٰـہَ غَیْرُکَ
subhanak alllھumm w bihamdik w tabarak asmuk wataealy jadduk wala ailہ ghayruk
translation: Glorified be Allah and praise be to You and blessed be Your name, Glorified be Your grandfather, there is no god but You.
step # 2
Then Taguz ie
aaeudh biallہ min alshshaytn alrrajiym bism allہ alrrahmn alrrahiym
translation: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the rejected.
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Merciful.
He should then say Alhamdulillah and at the end say Amen slowly, after that he should recite a surah or three verses or one verse that is equal to three.
and the fingers are well spread, neither all the fingers are on one side nor four fingers on the same side, only the thumb and the back are on one side and the head is equal to the back, not high and low and at least three times.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیَ الْعَظِیْمِ
Then say Subhan Rabi al-Azeem
step # 3
Then
He should stand up straight while saying Sami'Allah limn hamida'' and be unique, then after that he should sayAllahum Rabbanna Walk Al-Hamdu”, then he should go into prostration while saying “Allahu Akbar” in such a way that he should first place his knees on the ground, then put his hands on the ground and place his head between both hands.
So that only the forehead is touched and the tip of the nose is touched, but the forehead and the nose bone are frozen and the arms are folded and the stomach is separated from the thighs and the thighs are separated from the calves and all the toes of both feet are facing Qibla and the palms are spread. and the fingers should be towards the Qiblah and say Subhan Rabi Al-Ala at least three times.
Then he should raise his head, then raise his hand and his right foot and let his fingers face the Qiblah, and place his left foot and sit straight on it, and place his palms on his thighs and place them near his knees so that the fingers of both hands are facing the Qiblah, then Allah Akbar said,
Then he should raise his head, then raise his hand and his right foot and let his fingers face the Qiblah, and place his left foot and sit straight on it, and place his palms on his thighs and place them near his knees so that the fingers of both hands are facing the Qiblah, then Allah Akbar said,
اَلتَّحِیَّاتُ لِلّٰہِ وَالصَّلَوٰتُ وَالطَّیِّبَاتُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ اَیُّھَا النَّبِیُّ وَرَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَکَاتُہٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْنَا وَعَلٰی عِبَادِ اللہِ الصَّالِحِیْنَ اَشْھَدُ اَنْ لَّا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ وَاَشْھَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَرُسُوْلُہٗ
Recite and do not make any letter more or less in it and this is called tashahhud and when you come close to the word Laa, make a ring of the middle finger and thumb of the right hand and make a ring and connect the one next to it with the palm and the word Raise your finger on the word La'' but do not move it and drop it on the wordIlla” and straighten all the fingers immediately. It is not necessary to mix the surah, now the last Qaada after which the prayer will end, after tashahhud in it, Durood Sharif.
step # 4
Say Durood Sharif after Tashahhud.
اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ کَمَا صَلَّیْتَ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ وَعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ اِنَّکَ حَمِیْدٌ مَّجِیْدٌ اَللّٰھُمَّ بَارِکْ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ کَمَا بَارَکْتَ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ وَعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ اِنَّکَ حَمِیْدٌ مَّجِیْدٌ.
اَللّٰھُمَّ اغْفِرْلِیْ وَلِوَالِدَیَّ وَلِمَنْ تَوَالَدَ وَلِجَمِیْعِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِیْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ الْاَحْیَاءِ مِنْھُمْ وَالْاَمْوَاتِ اِنَّکَ مُجِیْبُ الدَّعْوَاتِ بِرَحْمَتِکَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ ۔
Or read any other Dua Mathur. For example
اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِیْ ظُلْمًا کَثِیرًا وَّ اِنَّہٗ لَا یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْلِی مَغْفِرَۃً مِّنْ عِنْدِکَ وَارْحَمْنِیْ اِنَّکَ اَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ .
Or recite this dua.
O Allah, I will guide you from the good of all, what I knew of it and what I did not know, and I will punish you from the evil of everything, what I knew of it and what I did not know.
Or read this.
اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّی اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَسِیْحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَحْیَا وَ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَمَاتِ اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنَ الْمَاْثَمِ وَمِنَ الْمَغْرَمِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ غَلَبَۃِ الدَّیْنِ وَ قَھْرِ الرِّجَال .
Or read this.
اَللّٰھُمَّ رَبَّنَا اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَۃً وَّفِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَنَۃً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
aallumm rabbana atina fiy alddunya hasanaۃan wwafiy alakhira hasanaۃan wwaqina eadhab alnnari.
And do not read it without Allahumma, then turn to the right shoulder and say Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi, then to the left. It is not permissible, for example, reciting Fatiha or any other Surah behind the Imam. A woman is also exempt in some matters,
for example, there is a difference between the state of sajdah and the state of Qaeda. Which we will describe, some things in these mentions are obligatory without which the prayer will not be performed,
some are obligatory that its abandonment is a sin on purpose, and the prayer is wajib-ul-reah and if it is voluntary, the prostration is obligatory. Some of the Sunnah affirm that the habit of abandoning it is a sin, and some of the Mustahab say that if you do it, it is a reward, and if you do not do it, it is not a sin
Mustahabbat of prayer
(1) Looking towards the position of prostration [1] while standing.
(2) Towards the back of the foot in Ruku.
(3) Towards the nose in Sajdah.
(4) On the side of the lap.
(5) To the right shoulder in the first salutation.
(6) In the second to the left.
(7) If yawning occurs, keep the mouth closed and if it does not stop, press the lips under the teeth, and if it does not stop, cover the mouth with the back of the right hand during Qiyam and with the back of the left hand during non-Qiyam or both with the sleeve and Covering the face with hands or cloth unnecessarily is makruh. The best way to stop yawning is to think in your heart that the Prophets, peace be upon them, did not yawn.
(8) For a man to take his hands out of his clothes at the time of Takbeer Tahreema.
(9) It is better for a woman to be clothed.
(10) As far as possible to cough.
(11) When Makbar says Hail to the farmer, the Imam and Muqtadi should all stand up.
(12) When Makbbar says Qad qamat-e-salawat, he can start the prayer, but it is better that he starts when the standing is complete.[2]
(13) There should be a distance of four fingers between the two paws.
(14) Initiating the Muqtadi with the Imam.
