The Complete Rakʿāt of the Five Daily Prayers with Sunnahs and Nafl

Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Discussion on Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, p. 216

❖ 1. Ṣalāt al-Fajr​

• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Sunnah Muʾakkadah → before the farḍ.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Farḍ → the obligatory Fajr prayer.
• ✦ Note: If the Sunnahs are missed, they may be prayed after farḍ but before sunrise.

❖ 2. Ṣalāt al-Ẓuhr​

• ◈ 4 rakʿahs Sunnah Muʾakkadah → before the farḍ.
• ◈ 4 rakʿahs Farḍ → the obligatory Ẓuhr prayer.
• ◈ 2 or 4 rakʿahs Sunnah Muʾakkadah → after the farḍ.

❖ 3. Ṣalāt al-ʿAṣr​

• ◈ 4 rakʿahs Sunnah Ghayr Muʾakkadah (optional) → before the farḍ.
• ◈ 4 rakʿahs Farḍ → the obligatory ʿAṣr prayer.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Nafl → after the farḍ, considered mustaḥabb by some scholars.

❖ 4. Ṣalāt al-Maghrib​

• ◈ 3 rakʿahs Farḍ → the obligatory Maghrib prayer.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Sunnah → after the farḍ.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Nafl (optional) → some narrations mention the desirability of praying nafl after Maghrib.

❖ 5. Ṣalāt al-ʿIshāʾ​

• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Sunnah (optional) → before the farḍ.
• ◈ 4 rakʿahs Farḍ → the obligatory ʿIshāʾ prayer.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Sunnah (or Nafl) → after the farḍ.
• ◈ 3 rakʿahs Witr → after the Sunnah.
• ◈ 2 rakʿahs Nafl → it is authentically reported that the Prophet ﷺ sometimes prayed two nafl after Witr.

Summary:

• Fajr → 2 Sunnah + 2 Farḍ
• Ẓuhr → 4 Sunnah + 4 Farḍ + 2/4 Sunnah
• ʿAṣr → 4 Sunnah (optional) + 4 Farḍ + 2 Nafl (optional)
• Maghrib → 3 Farḍ + 2 Sunnah + 2 Nafl (optional)
• ʿIshāʾ → 2 Sunnah (before, optional) + 4 Farḍ + 2 Sunnah + 3 Witr + 2 Nafl (after Witr, optional)

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