Other Optional Prayers

Non-Obligatory Prayers and Other Optional Prayers

• Eid-ul-Fitr Prayer: Once a year on 1st Shawwal after completion of 29/30 fasts of Ramdhan. Offering time is from sunrise till Zuhar. It is better to offer it earlier.

• Eid-ul-Azha Prayer: Once a year on 10th of Zill Hajjah. Offering time is from sunrise till Zuhar. It is better to offer it earlier. Muslims offered "Qurbani" after the prayer.

• Salat Al-Janaza (funeral prayer): To be offered for the maghfirat of a deceased Muslim (either sex) before funeral. Muslim men and women are urged to pray the janaazah prayer, as it is the right of the dead person.

• Namaz Kasuf: To be prayed when the solar or lunar eclipse occurred.

• Salat Al-Hajah: To be prayed when we have a special need to be completed

• Salat At-Tawbah: Two rakats prayer for repentance of the past bad deeds

• Salat Al-Taraweeh: A special 20 rakats prayer offered in the month of Ramdhan.

It is better to offer Namaz as soon as the time for that particular Namaz starts. If due to unavoidable circumstances one is unable to offer a particular Namaz during the prescribed time, he or she should offer it later (Qaza Namaz), If one is regular at offering Namaz five times a day and unfortunately if the Asar Namaz could not be offered in time, then Asar Namaz should be offered before offering the Maghrib Namaz and so on for all other prayers.their Timing