5 Prayers in Islam

What are the 5 prayers?

Muslims pray 5 times a day. The names and times of the 5 prayers in Islam are as follows:

• Fajr: Early morning prayer
• Zuhr: Afternoon prayer
• Asr: Late afternoon prayer
• Maghrib: Evening prayer
• Isha: Night prayer

Allah mentions prayer in Surah Al-Rum: ‘So glorify Allah, when you enter the evening, and when you enter the morning. His is all praise in the heavens and in the earth; (and glorify Him) in the afternoon and when the sun begins to decline.’ (Ayah 17-18)

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: ‘Whoever guards the five prayers, their ablution, their timing, their bowing, and their prostration, and knowing they are the right of Allah over him, then Allah will forbid him from entering Hellfire.’ (Musnad Ahmed)

In addition to this, whoever does wudhu and offers 5 prayers, their sins for that day will be forgiven.

5 prayers of Islam rakats

The 5 prayers have the following rakats:

Fajr: 2 Sunnah, 2 Fardh

Zuhr: 4 Sunnah, 4 Fardh, 2 sunnah, 2 nafl

Asr: 4 Sunnah, 4 Fardh

Maghrib: 3 Fardh, 2 Sunnah, 2 Nafl

Isha: 4 Sunnah, 4 Fardh, 2 Sunnah, 2 Nafl, 3 Witr, 2 Nafl

Salah worksheets for kids

At Primary Ilm, we have loads of prayer downloads for kids. Simply sign up with a free account and you’ll be able to access them instantly. We have had great feedback from our users about how useful these sheets have been. At the moment we have the following available to download for free:

• Salah transliteration
• Salah in Arabic and English
• Wudhu activity pages
• Wudhu poster
• Cut and stick wudhu activity
• Salah tracker
• Salah time activity
• Jumuah poster

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