I know that they pray 5 times a day. I'm just curious how long this takes, including the wudu.
2006-12-20 14:54:37 · 9 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wudu (Ablution) does not take much time. Lets say a minute or two.
But the duration for the prayers varries with each.
The first is 'Fajr' (Before Sunrise)
It may take 5 mins or 15 mins. (It depends on how much Quran you recite)
The second is 'Zuhr' (At Noon)
It may take 10 mins to 15mins (Again depends on the Quran you recite).
The third is 'Asr' (Evening)
Will be shorter. May take 5 to 10 mins.
The fourth is 'Maghrib' (Just after sunset)
Will take 5 to 10 mins.
The fifth is 'Isha' (After1-2 hours from Maghrib)
Will be a bit longer. Can extend from 10 to 20 mins.
2006-12-20 15:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by flameslivewire 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prayer time can differ from person to person. Some people recite long verses of the qur'an and others the shorter ones. It depends on personal preference.
I am a new muslim and I struggle with the arabic language so each prayer may take 10 minutes for me and 5 minutes for others. Based on what i have saw i would say the 5 prayers combined including wudu (the washing yourself before prayer) takes around an hour per day.
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2006-12-21 01:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Someone may do it faster if he is thinking of it as a ritual only and completes it in 5 to 10 minutes. Other may pray it with diligence and take as long as 20 to 30 minutes for actual prayer. Both believe that the Almighty God see them. This is done five time a day. Washing (ablusion) time before the prayer takes a few minutes extra.
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2006-12-20 23:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ottawan-Canada 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can vary a lot. Some people just do the required prayer and some add sunnah prayers also. Some pray fast and some pray slowly. Usually wudhu is not done for every prayer because it is possible that the wudhu was never broken. Anyhow combining wudhu and prayer can take anywhere from 5-20 minutes or even more per prayer (depending on whether sunnah prayers were prayed also or how fast a person prays).
2006-12-20 23:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by A fan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi i am a Muslim the wudu takes about 2 min just to make yourself clean if you take a shower even better, but if you took the wudu when you first wake up and you didnt go to the bathroom you can use it for the 5prays until you go to the bathroom or do anything else that is bad, there is 5 times first one is in the morning it takes about 2 min, sec time takes about 4 min,3rd time takes about 4min as well, 4th time about 3 min, the last time takes about 6min, so that total is about 22 min that is with one time wudu for each time add 2min, the purpose of these prayrs are to be closer to god and remember what he told us about our behavior and what to do and not to do, so we pray to remember to be nice to people. please check more about Islam and try to see how forgiving and nice this releigon is.
2006-12-20 23:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by Hassan A 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
We basically have to go to the mosque when we hear the call to prayer, and have to stay there until we are let out. You can't just walk out when you're head down and but up like that. Sometimes it feels like hours, sometimes more. And they pass the plate around each time.
2006-12-21 01:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Sheik Yerbouti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on which surah of the Quran you wanna recite while praying. there are short suras and long ones.
the average prayer takes about 10 minutes.
in Ramadan after the night prayer we can spend 2 hours straight praying and one can go continue at home all night long till the sun rises.
it all depends on how devout you are.
2006-12-20 22:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
Not long at all...
2006-12-20 22:55:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jerse 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They usually spend about mostly all day long praying to their " Allah".
2006-12-20 22:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by karatechamp2007 1 · 2⤊ 9⤋