Prayer Timings

[DRAFT — replace with board-approved copy] State the calculation method here (for example ISNA, Muslim World League, or Umm al-Qura). This is not published anywhere on the current site and must be confirmed with the Imam before going live.

Adhan is the call to prayer, marking the beginning of the prayer window. Iqamah is the second call, given immediately before the congregation begins praying together. If you are coming to pray in jama'ah, plan around the Iqamah time.

[DRAFT — replace with board-approved copy] Many masjids hold Iqamah at fixed times and adjust only a few times per year. Confirm your practice and describe it here.

Scholars have differed with respect to salatul Witr. In the Hanafi school, the Witr prayer is considered wajib (obligatory). It consists of three rak'ahs and is performed after the Isha prayer. The qunut supplication is recited in the third rak'ah before going into ruku. Other schools such as the Shafi'i consider it a highly recommended sunnah.

The schools of thought differ with respect to combining prayers. Schools like the Shafi'i madhhab permit combining prayers due to need when traveling and other specific scenarios like severe rain. The Hanafi school does not permit combining prayers (Dhuhr with Asr, or Maghrib with Isha) except in the case of Hajj during Arafat and Muzdalifah. However, Fard prayers are shortened — the four-rak'ah prayers (Qasr) become two rak'ahs during travel.