پانچ وقت کی نماز کی رکعات کا چارٹ
Namaz kitni rakat hoti hai? Every day a Muslim prays 17 rakats of farz. Around them come sunnah, witr and nafl prayers, and that is where the totals people quote (like "Isha ki 17 rakat") come from. This chart shows every part, so you know exactly what is required and what is extra.
| Namaz | Sunnah before | Farz | Sunnah after | Witr | Nafl | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fajr | 2 (muakkadah) | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Zuhr | 4 (muakkadah) | 4 | 2 (muakkadah) | – | 2 | 12 |
| Asr | 4 (ghair muakkadah) | 4 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Maghrib | – | 3 | 2 (muakkadah) | – | 2 | 7 |
| Isha | 4 (ghair muakkadah) | 4 | 2 (muakkadah) | 3 (wajib) | 2 + 2 | 17 |
| Jummah | 4 (muakkadah) | 2 | 4 + 2 (muakkadah) | – | 2 | 14 |
Download the rakat chart as PDF · print it and keep it at your prayer place.
Obligatory. Missing one is a sin and it must be made up as qaza. The daily farz are 17 rakats.
In the Hanafi school, witr (3 rakats) after Isha is wajib: close to farz, and made up if missed. Other schools count it as a strongly emphasised sunnah. See witr namaz ka tarika.
Sunnahs the Prophet ﷺ prayed regularly and rarely left. He said that whoever prays twelve rak'ahs in a day and night besides the farz, a house is built for him in Paradise (Sunan Abu Dawud 1250, sahih). They are: 2 before Fajr, 4 before and 2 after Zuhr, 2 after Maghrib, 2 after Isha, and the sunnahs of Jummah. Leaving them habitually is blameworthy.
Recommended, with great reward, but not blameworthy to leave: the 4 before Asr and Isha, and the nafl after Zuhr, Maghrib and Isha.
| Namaz | Farz recitation |
|---|---|
| Fajr | aloud (both rakats) |
| Zuhr, Asr | quiet |
| Maghrib | aloud in the first two |
| Isha | aloud in the first two |
| Jummah | aloud |
The imam recites aloud; a person praying alone may recite aloud or quietly in the "aloud" prayers.
Pray each namaz in its time: Lahore · Karachi · Islamabad · Rawalpindi · Makkah · Dubai · London · all cities.
17 in the full Hanafi practice: 4 sunnah, 4 farz, 2 sunnah, 2 nafl, 3 witr and 2 nafl. Only the 4 farz are obligatory and the 3 witr are wajib.
4: 2 sunnat-e-muakkadah and then 2 farz.
12: 4 sunnah, 4 farz, 2 sunnah and 2 nafl.
8: 4 sunnat-e-ghair muakkadah and 4 farz.
7: 3 farz, 2 sunnah and 2 nafl.
14: 4 sunnah, 2 farz with the imam, 4 sunnah, 2 sunnah and 2 nafl. Read more in Jummah ki namaz.
Learn the 17 farz first, then add the sunnat-e-muakkadah. Print this chart and keep it at your prayer place until it becomes second nature.
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