Dhuhr

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Dhuhr is the midday Islamic prayer, one of the five obligatory daily prayers performed after the sun passes its zenith.

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Dhuhr prayer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Daily prayer in Islam
Islamic prayer
Obligatory prayer
Salah
arabicName صلاة الظهر
associatedWith Midday
canBeShortenedForTravelers yes
congregationalLocation Mosque
dailySequence Fajr–Dhuhr–Asr–Maghrib–Isha
exemptionsApplyTo Children
Menstruating women
Those without mental capacity
hasAdhan yes
hasIqamah yes
includes Bowing (ruku)
Prostration (sujud)
Sitting (tashahhud)
Standing (qiyam)
legalStatus Fard (obligatory)
mayBeCombinedWith Asr in travel or specific circumstances (in some schools)
meaningInArabic noon prayer
numberOfDailyPrayersGroup five daily prayers
obligationBasis Consensus of Muslim scholars (ijma‘)
obligatoryFor Adult Muslims
Non-traveling Muslims in normal circumstances
Sane Muslims
obligatoryOnWomen yes
performedAfter Fajr NERFINISHED
Sun passes its zenith
performedBefore Asr NERFINISHED
performedFacing Qibla
performedIndividuallyOrInCongregation both
positionInFiveDailyPrayers second prayer
prayerType Silent prayer in congregation
rakahCount 4
recitationStyle Qur’an recited quietly in congregation
religiousTradition Islam
requires Correct time entry
Covering of awrah
Intention (niyyah)
Ritual purity (wudu or ghusl)
scripturalSource Hadith
Qur’an NERFINISHED
shortenedRakahCountForTravelers 2
timeBegins When the sun passes the meridian
timeEnds When an object's shadow equals its length plus its noon shadow (in most schools)
transliteration Ṣalāt al-Ẓuhr
typicalSunnahAfter 2 rakahs of Sunnah (in many schools)
typicalSunnahBefore 2 or 4 rakahs of Sunnah (depending on school)

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The Seven Oft-Repeated recitedIn Dhuhr
this entity surface form: Dhuhr prayer