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The Zuhr prayer (Arabic: صلاة الظهر, ṣalāt adh-dhuhr IPA: [sˤalaːt aðˤðˤuhr], "noon prayer"; also transliterated Duhr, Dhuhr or Duhur) is the fourth^[1] of the five daily prayers (salah) performed daily by practicing Muslims.

On Friday the Dhuhr prayer is replaced by Jumu'ah, which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements to pray in congregation either in the mosque of the city they live in or with a group of Muslims. Women are recommended to also do so at home, but not obligated. The Friday prayer is led by a sermon given by the leader of the mosque to educate, guide, and improve the quality of the community as well as propagate Islam.

Name variations

Region/country	Language	Main
Arab World	Arabic	صلاة الظهر (Ṣalāh aẓ-dhuhur)
Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan	Persian	نماز پشین ،نماز ظهر (namâz-e zohr/namâz-e peshīn)
Afghanistan, Pakistan	Pashto	ماسپښین (māspaҳēn)
Pakistan, India (Urdu)	Urdu	نماز ظہر (namaaz e zuhr)
Turkey	Turkish	Öğle namazı
Kazakhstan	Kazakh	Бесін намазы (Besin namazy)
Azerbaijan	Azeri	Zöhr namazı
Albania, Kosovo	Albanian	Namaz i mesditës
Balkans	Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian	Podne-namaz
Bengal	Bengali	যোহর/যুহর (Zuhor)
Greater Somalia (Somalia, Djibouti, Somali Region)	Somali	Salaada Duhur
Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (nationwide)	Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu	Salat zuhur, Solat zuhur
Indonesia (West Java, Banten)	Basa Sunda	Lohor
Uzbekistan	Uzbek	Peshin namozi
Iraqi Kurdistan	Sorani	نوێژی نیوەڕۆ
Kashmir	Kashmiri	Peshin Nimaz پئشِن نماز

Time of Zuhr prayer

The waqt (prescribed time) of the dhuhr salat is determined differently by the different branches of Islam. In each case, however, it is best to perform the prayer as soon as the waqt is "in", and it is inadvisable to unnecessarily delay it.^[2]

The time frame of the dhuhr daily prayer is as follows:

Time begins: once the sun has crossed the celestial meridian (true noon), exactly halfway between sunrise and sunset. This is when the sun is at the highest point in the sky.^[3]
Time ends: before the time of the daily Asr prayer (afternoon prayer) (there is scholarly disagreement as to exactly when that occurs). Also, according to the Maliki school, the dharoori time (Time of Necessity for those who had a legitimate excuse to miss the prayer during the Prescribed Time) for dhuhr lasts all the way until a little before sunset, the beginning of Maghrib prayer. Thus, according to the Maliki school, if someone prays dhuhr 30 minutes before sunset, he is considered to have prayed the prayer "on time", though he would be sinful if he had delayed that long without a legitimate excuse.

Format

For both Sunni and Shia, four rakaʿāt are mandatory (Fard) and are prayed silently.^[4] However, in Sunni Islam, four rakaʿāt prior to the Fard raka'ah and two rakaʿāt following the Fard raka'ah are recommended; these are nawafil which are nonobligatory.^[5]

It is reduced to two rakaʿāt when traveling.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Counted from sunset, the traditional begin of the Islamic day, it is the fourth prayer. Counted from midnight it is the second prayer.
^ (Noon) Prayer [Four rak^ahs (cycles): The Basics of the Muslims Prayer on sunna.info website, Retrieved 14 May 2017
^ A detailed guide on how to perform Zuhr prayer, qul.org website, Retrieved 14 May 2017
^ This is for the individual prayer. In the congregation, the recitation will also be unnoticeable except for the expressions which indicate each of the stages of the prayer.
^ The Best Guide of Zuhr Prayer Benefits, Prayer Time NYC website, Retrieved 14 May 2017

External links

[1] Counted from sunset, the traditional begin of the Islamic day, it is the fourth prayer. Counted from midnight it is the second prayer.

[2] (Noon) Prayer [Four rak^ahs (cycles): The Basics of the Muslims Prayer on sunna.info website, Retrieved 14 May 2017

[qul.org-3] A detailed guide on how to perform Zuhr prayer, qul.org website, Retrieved 14 May 2017

[4] This is for the individual prayer. In the congregation, the recitation will also be unnoticeable except for the expressions which indicate each of the stages of the prayer.

[5] The Best Guide of Zuhr Prayer Benefits, Prayer Time NYC website, Retrieved 14 May 2017

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+The '''Zuhr prayer'''  ({{lang-ar|صلاة الظهر}}, ''{{transl|ar|DIN|ṣalāt adh-dhuhr}}''&nbsp; {{IPA-ar|sˤalaːt aðˤðˤuhr|IPA}}, "noon prayer"; also transliterated '''Duhr''', '''Dhuhr''' or '''Duhur''') is the fourth<ref>Counted from sunset, the traditional begin of the Islamic day, it is the fourth prayer. Counted from midnight it is the second prayer.</ref> of the five daily prayers (''[[salah]]'') performed daily by practicing [[Muslim]]s.
 On Friday the Dhuhr prayer is replaced by ''[[Jumu'ah]]'', which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements to pray in congregation either in the mosque of the city they live in or with a group of Muslims. Women are recommended to also do so at home, but not obligated. The Friday prayer is led by a [[Khutbah|sermon]] given by the [[Imam|leader of the mosque]] to educate, guide, and improve the quality of the community as well as [[Dawah|propagate Islam]].