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Night prayer

Isha

Close your day with a moment of peace.

العشاء

4 fard followed by 2 sunnah; Witr is a separate prayer. The imam recites aloud in the first two fard rak‘ahs.

How Isha breaks down

4 Sunnah
4 Fardh
2 Sunnah
2 Nafl
3 Wajib
Fardh: required worship, your foundationSunnah: the Prophet’s practice, recommendedNafl: voluntary worship, an extra choiceWajib: necessary, Hanafi classification

Isha · 4 Sunnah· Before Fardh · 43 steps

Recommended additional worship, with less emphasis than the regular Sunnah. You can first learn the Fardh, then add this practice.

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Step 1 of 43 · Rak‘ah 1

Intention

Standing

Make your intention in your heart for the prayer you are about to offer. With wudu, face the qiblah in a clean place, with the required parts of the body covered. A spoken formula is not required.

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Isha · 4 Fardh· Main prayer · 38 steps

This is the required part. Give obligatory worship priority when learning and maintaining your prayers. Its place in the timeline does not make it less important than the Sunnah before it.

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Step 1 of 38 · Rak‘ah 1

Intention

Standing

Make your intention in your heart for the prayer you are about to offer. With wudu, face the qiblah in a clean place, with the required parts of the body covered. A spoken formula is not required.

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Isha · 2 Sunnah· After Fardh · 23 steps

A regular, emphasized practice of the Prophet. Keep it distinct from the obligatory prayer; this Hanafi schedule gives it its own beginning and ending.

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Step 1 of 23 · Rak‘ah 1

Intention

Standing

Make your intention in your heart for the prayer you are about to offer. With wudu, face the qiblah in a clean place, with the required parts of the body covered. A spoken formula is not required.

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Isha · 2 Nafl· After Sunnah · 23 steps

This is additional voluntary worship, beyond the regular Sunnah. It is a choice, not a required addition to the prayer.

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Step 1 of 23 · Rak‘ah 1

Intention

Standing

Make your intention in your heart for the prayer you are about to offer. With wudu, face the qiblah in a clean place, with the required parts of the body covered. A spoken formula is not required.

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Witr· After Isha · before Fajr · 34 steps

This guide uses three connected rak‘ahs with qunut before ruku‘ in the third, a Hanafi form. Other schools allow different forms, such as two plus one.

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Figure demonstrating the Niyyah posture

Step 1 of 34 · Rak‘ah 1

Intention

Standing

Make your intention in your heart for the prayer you are about to offer. With wudu, face the qiblah in a clean place, with the required parts of the body covered. A spoken formula is not required.

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Have wudu (ritual washing), clean clothing and a clean place. Cover the required parts of the body, check the prayer time, and face the qiblah (towards the Ka'bah in Makkah).

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