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The Prayer Companion
Step-by-step guides to the five daily prayers. Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha with intention, form, and words, and the words of the prayer one at a time.
MethodSound mainstream SunniIntention, form, wordsFive prayers a day
- 01Fajr · The Dawn Prayer2 rakat · Recited aloudصَلَاةُ الْفَجْر
- 02Dhuhr · The Midday Prayer4 rakat · Recited silentlyصَلَاةُ الظُّهْر
- 03Asr · The Afternoon Prayer4 rakat · Recited silentlyصَلَاةُ الْعَصْر
- 04Maghrib · The Sunset Prayer3 rakat · Aloud then silentصَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِب
- 05Isha · The Night Prayer4 rakat · Aloud then silentصَلَاةُ الْعِشَاء
(The words)
The words of the prayer, one at a time
Each with the Arabic, the transliteration and the English, and audio for every line.
- 01The ShahadaThe testimony of faithالشَّهَادَة
- 02The Dua After the AdhanSaid when the call to prayer endsالدُّعَاءُ بَعْدَ الْأَذَان
- 03The ThanaThe opening praise of the prayerالثَّنَاء
- 04The Isti'adhahSeeking refuge before the recitationالِاسْتِعَاذَة
(A note on method)
How to read these guides
This guide follows a sound mainstream Sunni method. The schools of law differ in small details. The point here is to teach the prayer so anyone learning can stand in it with confidence, not to issue a ruling.
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