Assalaamu Alaykum Respected Mufti Saheb can you please tell me how many salats are there beside the 5 fard salats & how many rakats? Jazakallah Khair. may Allah reward you for your good work.

Salaat Chart
· No Nafl Salaat to be performed after Fardh of Fajr up on about 10 - 15 minutes, after sunrise. · No Salaat to be performed at Zawaal (when the sun has reached the highest point) · No Nafil Salaat to be performed between Asr and Maghrib except Qadhaa before Makrooh time and Janaaza Salaat.

Fajr Salaat
No. of Rakaats - 4
Sunnah (before Fardh): 2 (Muakkadah)
Fardh: 2
Sunnah (after Fardh)
Nafl
Witr Waajib
Nafl

Dhuhr Salaat
No. of Rakaats - 12
Sunnah (before Fardh): 4 Muakkadah
Fardh: 4
Sunnah: 2 (Muakkadah)
Nafl: 2 Option
Witr Waajib
Nafl

Asr Salaat
No. of Rakaats - 8
Sunnah (before Fardh): 4 Ghayr Muakkadah
Fardh: 4
Sunnah (after Fardh)
Nafl
Witr Waajib
Nafl

Maghrib Salaat
No. of Rakaats: 7
Sunnah (before Fardh)
Fardh: 3
Sunnah (after Fardh): 2 Muakkadah
Nafl: 2 Option
Witr Waajib
Nafl

Ishaa Salaat
No. of Rakaats - 17
Sunnah (before Fardh): 4 Ghayr Muakkadah
Fardh: 4
Sunnah (after Fardh): 2 Muakkadah
Nafl: 2 Option
Witr Waajib: 3
Nafl: 2

Jum'ah Salaat
No. of Rakaats - 14
Sunnah (before Fardh): 4 Muakkadah
Fardh: 2
Sunnah (after Fardh): 4 Muakkadah
Nafl: 2 Muakkadah
Note: There is no Dhuhr Salaat after Friday (Jum'ah) Salaat

Eid Salaat
No Adhaam or Iqaamat for the two Eids. No Nafl Salaat before and after Eid Salaat

Janaaza Salaat
4 Takbeers only - No Adhaan, Iqamaat or Takbirs.

Ishraaq
4 Rakaats

Chaasht
8 Rakaats

Awwaabin
6 Rakaats

Tahajjud
8 Rakaats

Salaatul Istikhaara
2 Rakaats

Salaatul Haajat
2 Rakaats

Salaatut-Tasbeeh
4 Rakaats

Salaatut-Tawbah
2 Rakaats

Salaatul Kusoof
2 Rakaats

Salaatul Khusoof
2 Rakaats

Salaatul Istisqaa
2 Rakaats

[ from the book 'Mufeedul Muslimeen', Mufti Ismail Kachholvi ]

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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