| Salat(Prayer) |
Timing |
Fardh (Obligatory) |
Sunnah |
Raka'as (Units) |
Before Fardh |
After Fardh |
| Fajr (Morning) |
Between the very beginning of dawn and sunrise |
2 |
2 |
None |
Dhuhr (Noon) |
Between the declining of the sun & Asr |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Asr (Late Afternoon) |
It starts when the shadow of an object is equivalent to its height until (just before) the sunset; whereas in the Hanafi method it starts when the shadow of an object is twice its height until (just before) the sunset |
4 |
None |
None |
| Maghrib (Evening) |
Soon after the sunset until the disappearance of the twilight |
3 |
None |
2 |
| Isha (Night) |
After the disappearance of the twilight until midnight |
4 |
None |
2
Note: There is also a very much emphasized prayer (Witr) after Ishaa
3 |
| The above table contains only Fard, Witr and emphasized Sunnah (Sunnah Muakkadah) prayers. |