Muslims - question for you?

Question

I hear you pray 5 times a day.

Do you choose which 5 times of the day you pray, or does your book tell you what time of the day you have to pray.

Also, how many minutes does your praying last

and do you make up the prayer as you go along, or does your book give you the exact words to pray

Thanks - just was wondering, since I know nothing about your customs.

Answer 1

There are five prayers which are to be performed during a certain period of a day by every adult Muslim who is healthy and sound.

1. Fajr- performed in early mornig before rising of son.
2. Zohr- performed during day .
3. Asr - performed at after-noon.
4. Maghrib- performed soon after son set.
5.-Ishan- performed at night before sleeping.

A prayer consists of several 'Rakats' which is a set of different 'surahs' of Quran.

The 1st one is the shortest and takes few minutes.
And the last one has the largest no. of 'Rakats' and takes 15 to 30 minutes.

A prayer is nothing but simple recitation of Holy Quran.

Answer 2

Muslim countries have a lot of mosques that broadcast the call to prayer through loudspeakers to remind everyone. The time is set and can be found in newspapers or whatever. The time is given as a range, so it's not 3:00 exactly, but between 3 - 3:30, for example. The prayer lasts for a few minutes and there is a particular ritual to it.

Friday prayers are special and most people go to the mosque for a sermon.

Answer 3

The Quran mentions the following timings for prayer:

before sunrise

where the sun is at its peak

at the time when the sun has crosses most of the sky but it hasnt set or become reddish yet

after sun set

a few hours after sun set when the night has sank in

My praying usually doesnt last more than a few minutes, with the water cleansing done before, it tops 5 min max.

If you dont pray you have to make up for every prayer.

The way the prayer was done has been taken from the life of the prophet muhammad.

The prayer is a moment of meditation and we imagine ourselves standing infront of God, so we start every prayer with verses from the Quran and have specific prayers that are done in Arabic during the prayer. One may translate the verses to his/her own language while praying, one may use their own language only after reading the Quranic verses for each rak'ah.

One does not leave the prayer mat right after ending prayers as one is advised to pray for those he/she loves, continue with more rememberance and then send the blessings of the prayer to the souls of all prophets, our ancestors, the Prophet and his family, our family and every believer that has come and passed away from earth.

Answer 4

we dont chose the times its according to the time of the day. there is no specific time we have to pray. the prayer is made up of recitations and we are done when we're done saying them. prayer usually doesn't take very long 5 to 10 minutes. we are given the exact words to pray but after prayer we make dua, which is praying to Allah for help or whatever. there aren't exact words for that only what you want to say

Answer 5

Perhaps the most well-known Muslim practices among non-Muslims is ritual prayer, or salat, which is performed five times each day: at dawn (al-fajr), midday (al-zuhr), afternoon (al-'asr), sunset (al-maghrib) and evening (al-'isha).Prayer is always directed in the direction (qibla) of the Ka'ba shrine in Mecca. A prayer mat, sajjada, is commonly used during salat. Salat may be performed individually, but it carries special merit when done with other Muslims. The focal prayer of the week is the midday prayer at the mosque on Fridays.

Salat must always be preceded by ablutions (wudu') of ritually washing the face, hands, and feet. This can be done with sand when water is not available. (Qur'an 5:6; also 2:222, 4:43.)
At the five appointed times, a muezzin announces a call to prayer (adhan), traditionally from a mosque's minaret. The words of the shahada feature heavily in the call to prayer:

Allahu Akbar
Ashadu anna la ilaha illa Allah
Ashadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah
Haiya 'ala al-salat
Haiya 'ala al-falah
Al-salat khayrun min al-nawm
Allahu Akbar
La ilaha illa Allah God is most great
I bear witness there is no god but God
I bear witness Muhammad is the prophet of God
Come to prayer
Come to wellbeing
Prayer is better than sleep
God is most great
There is no God but God


In modern times, the muezzin is usually heard on the radio. One can also utilize a service such as the "salat pager," which sends a reminder to the believer's pager as prayer times approach

Answer 6

I'm not a Muslim, but I think there are 5 definite time periods in which to pray. I don't think the exact words of the entire prayer come from the Qur'an, but it incorporates the first Surah al-Fatiha.

Prayer is preceded by ablutions.

Answer 7

1.no,muslims can't set their pray time (starting time i mean) ,they only can delay it if have acceptable excuse,but i'ts not encouraged,better do it ASAP.

2.how many minutes the pray last depends on how long you recite quran verse in the pray (that is a custom part of praying,where you can choose any verse in quran,but can't skip this part) and # of rakaat (it's a number turn of specified movements in praying).

3.major part of pray that have words to recite are specified by prophet muhammad (not quran really) that must be follow.

sorry if my english is bad,not native language.my info also maybe have some wrong info.

Answer 8

the quran tells us when to pray fajr (morining) zuhr (noon) asr (afternoon) maghrib (sunset) and isha (night).
And it was up to the prophet who taught us how to pray, and there are no exact words to pray, u pray as u like, by saying verses from the quran.

Answer 9

The times are DICTATED!
The prayers are DICTATED!
The Leader or Mullah DICTATES the length of time.