Types Of Prayer

A Summary Of The Different Types Of Prayers

            We shall now summarize the most common different types of prayer which a Muslim will get exposed to in his day to day life:

1. The Obligatory Prayers (Al Faraidh). These are the Five Daily Prayers as follows:
   • The Fajr (Dawn) Prayer.
   • The Dhuhr (Noon) Prayer.
   • The A'sr (Afternoon) Prayer.
   • The Maghrib (Sunset) Prayer.
   • The Isha (Evening) Prayer.
   
   
2. The necessary (Wajib) Friday congregational prayer.
   
   
3. Other confirmed Traditional Prayers. Thus:
   • The Prayers of the Two Feasts (the Idul Fitr and Idul Adha).
   • The Prayer for seeking bounty of rain from Allah.
   • The Prayer during the Eclipse of the Sun and Moon.
   
   
4. The twelve (12) definite voluntary prayers performed before and/or after the obligatory prayers.
   
   
5. The Witr (Odd Number) Prayer.
   
   
6. The Tarawih (Month of fasting supererogatory) prayers.
   
   
7. The prayer for seeking Allah's guidance.
   
   
8. The Funeral Prayer.