5 Prayers a Day..Islam?

Question

May someone please explain the full ritual, of the 5 prayers a day? Like, what is required? I find this ritual extremely confusing and I would really appreciate someone explaining the full concept to me. And please, no hate comments. I'm not an arab, or a terrorist, or any other stereotype people conjure up these days concerning Islam.

Peace be upon you all.

All of you have given me so many great answers, I cannot pick one. Thank you all..

Answer 1

Salaam,
Praying 5 times a day helps a devout Muslim become more closer to ALLAH(SWT) and give back in return from all those things that ALLAH has given us.
In order to pray, one must make ablution and purify oneself as well as the place prayer takes effect upon.

There are different numbers of rakats that must be done, some are obligatory, mandatory as well as optional.

Many people complain about praying 5 times a day. But think of it this way. Out of 24 hours a day, you give up 30 minutes of those hours to ALLAH, and that's all. Is that so much to ask for?

Namaaz is an essential part of a Muslim life. If one doesn't take these prayers within heart and complete them, he/she is not considered a Muslim. Namaaz is very significant, and at the call of Aazan, every Muslim peforms namaaz as intended. Hope this clears up any questions you may have.
Peace be upon you.
Jazak'ALLAH Khair,
-Ash

PS: Don't listen to anyone who tells you that it is related through Christianity. It's not.

SWT: Subhana'Wa'Ta'ala
PBUH: Peace Be Upon Him
SAW: Sallallahi Alaihi Wa'Salaam

Answer 2

Before the prayers you must be clean - you are required to dress according to the religion permitted rules. To cleanse yourself as a prayer preparation, you are required to perform ablution (udhu). Ablution is systematic way of cleaning yourself stating with your palms, nostrils,face, ears, head and feet.

There 5 prayers as follows

1. Al-fajr - A prayer in the morning at dawn (am 04:00 - 07:00)
2. Dhuhur - A prayer in the mid-day (pm 12:00 - 01:00)
3. Al-Assar - A prayer in the afternoon (pm 03:00 - 04:00)
4. Maghrib - A prayer during the sunset (pm 06:00 - 07:30)
5. Ishaa - A prayer during the night (pm 07:30 onwards)

All prayers must be performed using Arabic language. Each prayer has steps called rakaat (i.e. include prostration and standing) - the number of compulsory rakaat differ between prayers

Fajr has 2 rakaat
Dhuhr has 4 rakaat
Assar has 4 rakaat
Magharib has 3 rakaat
Ishaa has 4 rakaat.

For the mentioned prayers (salaat) you are allowed to add addtional rakaat called sunnat (non-compulsory) as you wish. We also add some zakaat for the Mosque which are also sunnah (non-compulsory)

It is very simple to learn and adopt believe me. It becomes part of your routine easily and you will never afford to miss the closeness you get to your creator. Allahu Akbar.

Answer 3

5 times prayers is obligatory on all Muslims.It's steps and versus are easy and it's same throught the Muslim world.But not many can perform it regulary.In certain countries you there many muslims but not Islam (vice-versa).
Ther are many who perfected e.g the Shahada,fasting,... extremely well but when it come to prayers their faith is so weak.They can jog for miles, climb mountains, etc.. but when the call for Farj Prayers in the wee hour of the morning they can't lift up even their blanket.You see prayer in Islam is one of our ways to communicate with God the Al-Mighty(which he has thought us through Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).

Answer 4

The five prayers are what was made obligatory for every Muslim to perform. Some people who don't like this, say why would God need you to pray to him five times a day? Answer is he doesn't but need that spiritual connection to him. Its the thing that calms the Muslim down and keeps him level. It teaches him disciple, organisation and cleanliness.

Below is the break down of which Prophet prayed which prayer and the times of the prayers are below this;

The daily prayers: The first to pray Fajr was Adam (upon him peace) upon him peace after he was taken out of heaven into the darkness of the world, in the middle of the night, he was overtaken by extreme fear. When dawn came and the light began to appear, he prayed to God out of gratitude.

The first one to pray Zuhur was Abraham when it was called out, “O’ Abraham your vision is true,” this was at the time of Zawaal.

The first one to pray Asr was Jonah/Yunis (upon him peace) when God freed him from the belly of the whale and the prayer was in the time of Asr.

The first one to pray Maghrib was Jesus (upon him peace), when Gibril informed him that his nation would call him one of a trinity then he prayed three units and this was after sunset.

The first one to pray Isha was Moses (upon him peace) upon him peace when he arrived on a path that left Madiyan, he had four problems and he prayed four units.

The first one to pray Witr was the Messenger of Allah Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him on the night of accession in the station of Gibril at the lote tree.

Fajr is before sunrise, Zhur is after the sun passes its zenith - midday, Asr - Is when the shadow of everything is double, Maghrib is after sunset and Isha is about 1-1.5 hours after sunset and Witr is right after.

Answer 5

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem... while Prophet Mohammed(observed) went on the evening journey and ascended contained in the time of the seven heavens to fulfill his Lord, Allah gave him the initially planned 50 salah for his ummah to coach each and on a daily basis, while going decrease back to the dunyah between the heavens he met with Prophet Musa(observed) (Moses) who cautioned him that his ummah does not have the skill to maintain up with such demands. After working decrease backward and forward between Allah(could he be glorified) and Musa(observed) between all 3 events the salah exchange into decreased to 5 situations an afternoon by Allah; whether each and each salah includes the advantages of fifty persons prayers as reported by Allah the lord of the worlds. while Musa(observed) asked Prophet Mohammed(observed) on the final occassion approximately lowering the 5 salah, Prophet Mohammed(observed) pronounced "i've got long gone decrease backward and forward between you and my Lord till i'm ashamed, to stand him" listed under are the 5 dailly prayers as asked....... No.a million; FAJR- Morning Prayer / till now daybreak while the sky in simple terms in simple terms starts to loosen up. (ie. twilight) No.2; DTHUHR- midday Prayer / while the solar is at it incredibly is zenith element contained in the sky. No.3; ASR- Afternoon Prayer / while shadows are two times the dimensions of their products. No.4; MAGHRIB- sundown Prayer / while the solar starts to set. No.5; ISHA - evening time Prayer / while twilight is not greater. often 1hr 30min after sundown or greater. Please additionally look at nameless with the actuality's comprehnsive learn for greater in intensity rationalization.......

Answer 6

Many people think that 5 tines praying is difficult.But who makes this worshipping will say it is not.Just think 8 hours you are sleeping,2 hours playing any game,spending many hours drinking in bar and using toilett many times a day.

Answer 7

first for every prayer... there should be a wudu'.. which means washing your hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, hair(wipe), ears, and feet ... in that order...first 5 are done 3 times...

a prayer starts of with "AllahuAkbar" or "Allah is Greatest" and consists if rakaats... each rakaa consists of:
- stand up readin the first surah of the quran and a small part (random),,,
- "AllahuAkber"...doing the 90 degree angle thing.. "Subhana rabiya alatheem"x3, "Praise be to my Great Lord"
- then stand up. "Sameea Allah liman hamida, rabana laka alhamdu wal shukr", "Allah listens to whomever praises Him, thus, Praise and Thanks to our Lord"...
- "AllahuAkber".... and face, hands, knees, and feet all touching the floor, "Subhana rabiya alaala"x3.. "Praise be the Highest (above all) Lord"...
- AllahuAkber".... go up just sitting on feet and knees... then go down and repeat last step..
- start over...

for every 2nd rakaa (except for 3rd in maghrib)... after finish the rakaa.. remain on feet and knees on the floor and say The tashahud (conversation of prophet mohammed that he had with God when ascended to the seven heavens
("Mohammed (pbuh):Praise be to Allah, prayers and good.... Allah: Peace be upon you O prophet, Allah's mercy and His good.....
Mohammed (pbuh): and peace be upon the rightous servants of Allah
The Angles: We testify that there is no God but Allah and that Mohammed is His messenger
"

the prayers in order are
Fajr (before sunrise ) 2 rakaat
Duhr(Sun striaght down, mid-day) 4 rakaat
Asr(between mid-day and sunset ) 4 rakaat
Maghrib(sunset ) 3 rakaat
Isha(when no light of the sun is directly seen or reflected on clouds, ) 4 rakaat

Answer 8

please check this link on the right way to pray its a full flash program that integrates audio, pictures and videos plus the Arabic transliteration in a very easy step by step explanation:
http://english.islamway.com/sindex.php?section=prayer

Answer 9

The idea of praying multiple times through the day originated with christianity, not islam. Christians originally had eight prayer times:

Matins (during the night), sometimes referred to as Vigils
Lauds or Dawn Prayer (at Dawn)
Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = 6 a.m.)
Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = 9 a.m.)
Sext or Midday Prayer (Sixth Hour = 12 noon)
None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = 3 p.m.)
Vespers or Evening Prayer ("at the lighting of the lamps")
Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring)

This was, itself, derived from jewish custom (although the OT does not cite specific names and times). To the quibblers I will note that Vatican II removed Prime from the list to bring the number of prayers to the magical seven. Either that or to allow the pope to sleep in.

Answer 10

tell u the story of this:
god asked our prophet Mohammad to tell the Muslims
that they have to pray 50 times a day,and our prophet came down to tell us but he met prophet mosah and he told him to make them a bit lesser so he came back to god and asked to make it a bit lesser and he did and made them 45 and prophet Mohammad came down but also he met prophet mosah and make them a bit lesser
and so and so and so
until they came five times and prophet Mohammad met prophet mosah on the way back and prophet mosah asked to make them lesser but prophet Mohammad said that's enough.