Fajr (prayer)

 ( Salah ) 

The fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as fadjr prayer, and also known as the subh prayer, is one of the five daily mandatory salah (salah). Consisting of two rak'a ("bows"), it is performed between the break of dawn and sunrise.

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It is one of two prayers mentioned by name in the Qur'an.

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History and significance During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims begin fasting with the fajr prayer.

Fajr is mentioned twice in the Qur'an. The verse in which Muhammad is commanded to recite at dawn (11:114)

is taken as foundational for prescribing the times for prayer.

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In Qur'an 17:78, dawn is one of the three times that prayer is to be performed. According to al-Suyuti's commentary on angels ( Al-Haba'ik fi Akhbar al-Mala'ik), this verse describes the witnessing of dawn prayer by the angels of the day and the night.

Duha replaced fajr as the morning prayer when the five prayers were standardized.

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Performance The fajr prayer consists of two compulsory (Fard) units of prayer (rak'a). In addition, the voluntary sunnah prayer consists of two units of prayer and can be performed before the compulsory prayer.

In fajr, Al-Fatiha and the additional surah are to be read aloud ( jahr), as during Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer.

It is commonly performed silently when waking up in the morning.

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The prayer includes wudu (ritual purification) and Salah (ritual prayer).

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Timings The timings for the prayer are prescribed by the hadith.

a few minutes before sunrise

sunrise

sunrise

sunrise; in the Maliki school, until ifsar or until sunrise with a valid excuse

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See also The other Islamic obligatory prayers in chronological order following the fajr prayer: Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer, and Isha prayer.

• Sunnah prayer and Nafl prayer – optional prayers performed by Muslims, some of which are performed before or after the obligatory prayers
• Shacharit – the Jewish morning prayer

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