Basics of Religious Education — Page 198
198 198 198 198 198 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Friday Prayer is at the time of Zuhr Prayer. It contains a Khutbah (Ser- mon) and the four regular Fard raka`aat are reduced to two. The recita- tion of the Quran'ic verses is aloud. There are two Adhaan’ s, the first is just like that for Zuhr and the second one is just before the Imam stands to deliver the sermon. It is essential to say three raka`aat of Vitr Prayer after Ishaa' and before dawn, preferably after midnight and following the Tahajjad prayers. If one knows that he cannot get up at that time, it can be said after the two Sunnah raka`aat of Ishaa' Prayer (Muslim). Vitr Prayer is the said in the normal way except for the following: ♦ Qur'anic recitation after Surah Al-Fatihah is required in all three raka`aat ♦ It is the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet sa to recite Surah Al-A`laa, Al- Kaafiroon, and Al-Ikhlaas, respectively, in the raka`aat (Abu Dawood). ♦ All three raka`aat can be said together with At-Tashahhud after two (Tirmidhi), or the first two and the third can be said independently. (Bukhari) ♦ Standing up after Rukoo` , we recite Du`aa Qunoot in Arabic after Tahmeed — as follows — O Allah! We beseech Your help and ask Your forgiveness and believe in You and trust in You and praise You in the best manner; and we thank You and we are not ungrateful to You, and we cast off and forsake him who disobeys You. O Allah! You alone do we worship and to You alone do we pray and we prostrate ourselves; and we rush to You and present ourselves, and we hope for Your mercy and we fear Your chastisement, for surely Your chastisement overtakes the disbelievers. Friday Prayer Vitr Prayer Du’aa Qunoot S S S S S ALA ALA ALA ALA ALAT T T T T — O — O — O — O — O THER THER THER THER THER P P P P P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS R R R R R ELA ELA ELA ELA ELATED TED TED TED TED TO TO TO TO TO S S S S S ALA ALA ALA ALA ALAT T T T T 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4 5. 4