Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 74
74 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book recite S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and some verses of the Holy Quran in a loud voice during the Jumu‘ah Prayer. One should offer four Rak‘ a t of Sunnat Prayer before the Friday congregational Prayer and four Rak‘ a t of Sunnat after the congregational Jumu‘ah Prayer, but two Rak‘ a t of Sunnat after the congregational and Far d Jumu‘ah Prayer are also allowed instead of four, as mentioned in the famous book of Traditions called Sunan Ab u Daw u d ( Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a b A s-S al a t ba‘dal Jumu‘ah wash-sharah As-Sunnah , Vol. 3 page 449). The two Rak‘ a t of Sunnat Prayer to be offered before the Far d are compulsory and are not dropped even during a journey. A person who comes to the mosque during the sermon should not steer his way to the front by jumping over the shoulders of the people already sitting. As the sermon has already begun, he can if he wishes, offer two Rak‘ a t of Sunnat quickly during the sermon. If a person is late for Friday Prayer and joins the congregation in the final Qa‘dah , he should complete his Prayer individually after the Im a m has finished leading the Prayer. If, however, he misses the congregational Prayer completely, such a person should offer Z uhr Prayer instead. 6. ‘ I DUL-FI T R AND ‘ I DUL-A DHA FESTIVALS There are two ‘ I d festivals in a year. One is called ‘ I dul-Fi t r and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later is called ‘ I dul-A dha. ‘ I dul-Fi t r is celebrated at the end of the month of fasting. On this day, Muslims