The five daily prayers are the second pillar of Islam. Muslims must offer five compulsory prayers each day: Fajr with two units of prayer, Dhuhr with four units, Asr with four units, Maghrib with three units, and Isha with four units. Muslims should not avoid or delay these obligatory prayers without a valid reason.

1. THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS

2. The second pillar of Islam is Salah. A Muslim must offer five fard prayers a day. Fard is Arabic word which means compulsory. The fard prayers are compulsory prayers. No Muslim should avoid them or delay them, without a valid reason. The five daily prayers have the following rak’ahs.

3. Fajr: two rak’ahs. Dhuhr: four rak’ahs. Asr: four rak’ahs. Maghrib: three rak’ahs. Isha: four rak’ahs.