LessonsThe Wajib Acts of Prayer, Part 2: Wajibat 5–18Quiz

وَالْإِسْرَارُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ، وَفِيمَا بَعْدَ أُولَيَيِ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ، وَنَفْلِ النَّهَارِ، وَالْمُنْفَرِدُ مُخَيَّرٌ فِيمَا يَجْهَرُ

Silent recitation is Wajib in:
• Zuhr and Asr;
• the third rak'ah of Maghrib and the third/fourth of Isha;
• daytime Nafl prayer.

A solitary worshipper has a choice in prayers in which an Imam would recite aloud, similar to a person praying Nafl at night.

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Wajib 18: Where Recitation Is Silent

The Wajib Acts of Prayer, Part 2: Wajibat 5–18

وَالْإِسْرَارُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ، وَفِيمَا بَعْدَ أُولَيَيِ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ، وَنَفْلِ النَّهَارِ، وَالْمُنْفَرِدُ مُخَيَّرٌ فِيمَا يَجْهَرُ

Silent recitation is Wajib in:
• Zuhr and Asr;
• the third rak'ah of Maghrib and the third/fourth of Isha;
• daytime Nafl prayer.

A solitary worshipper has a choice in prayers in which an Imam would recite aloud, similar to a person praying Nafl at night.