Asr

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Asr is the late afternoon Islamic prayer, one of the five obligatory daily prayers observed by Muslims.

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Asr prayer 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic prayer
Salah
adhanContent standard Islamic call to prayer
arabicName العصر
associatedSurahRecitation various short surahs after al-Fatiha
associatedTerm Salat al-Asr NERFINISHED
combinationWithDhuhr permitted in some circumstances according to some madhhabs
congregationalRulingForMen highly emphasized
dailyPrayerOrder third
followsPrayer Dhuhr NERFINISHED
genderRuling obligatory for adult men and women
hasAdhan yes
hasIqamah yes
hasSunnahAfter no emphasized sunnah after (majority view)
hasSunnahBefore no emphasized sunnah before (majority view)
iqamahContent standard Islamic commencement call
isOneOf Five daily prayers in Islam
language Arabic
legalStatusInFiqh wajib
meaningInArabic afternoon
minimumCongregation two people
missingPrayerRuling must be made up (qada)
obligationStatus obligatory
performedBy Muslims NERFINISHED
performedFacing Qibla NERFINISHED
performedOn each day
pillarOfIslamRelation part of the second pillar (establishing prayer)
precedesPrayer Maghrib
prohibitedDelay disliked to delay until sun is yellow
qiblaDirection Kaaba in Mecca NERFINISHED
quranicReference Surah al-Baqarah 2:238 (guard strictly the prayers and the middle prayer)
quranRecitation Qur’an recited silently
rakahCount 4
rakahType fard
recitationStyle silent
religion Islam
requiresCoveringAwrah yes
requiresIntention yes
requiresPurity yes
requiresWudu yes
sourceOfObligation Hadith
Qur’an NERFINISHED
spiritualPurpose discipline of time and worship
remembrance of Allah
timeEndDefinition sunset
timeOfDay late afternoon
timeStartAlternativeDefinition when an object’s shadow is twice its length plus its noon shadow (Hanafi view)
timeStartDefinition when an object’s shadow equals its length plus its noon shadow (majority view)
travelRuling not shortened but may be combined with Dhuhr in some schools

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