| Zuhr prayer | |
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| Official name | صلاة الظهر، صلاة الزوال |
| Also called | Zenith prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | A Muslim prayer offered to God at the noon hour of the morning |
| Observances | Sunnah prayers |
| Begins | Zenith |
| Ends | Sunnis (except Hanafis): The time when shadows are of equal length with their objects
Hanafis: The time when shadows are twice as large as their objects Shias: The time when there is only enough time to perform Asr before sunset Ahmadis: The time when it is halfway between the decline of the Sun since its zenith and the sunset Many Quranists: Sunset |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Related to | Salah, Five Pillars of Islam |
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The Zuhr prayer[a] (also transliterated as Dhuhr, Duhr, Thuhr[1] or Luhar[citation needed]) is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah). It is observed after Fajr and before Asr prayers, between the zenith of noon and sunset, and contains rak'a (units).[2]
On Friday, the Zuhr prayer is replaced or preceded by Friday prayer (jum'a) which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements to pray in congregation either in a mosque or with a group of Muslims.[3] The sermon is delivered by the imam.
The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Ancillaries of the Faith (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.
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- ^ "Dhuhr". www.al-islam.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Salat al-Duhr". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
Noon prayer. Second of five mandatory daily prayers (salat), containing four cycles (rakah). Performed immediately after the sun reaches its zenith. Given the restrictions of modern business hours, it is increasingly being performed in the workplace during lunch breaks. On Fridays it is part of the communal prayers (jumah).
- ^ "Sunan Abi Dawud 1067 - Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat) - كتاب الصلاة - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.