Q.1) What are the timings for five compulsory prayers?
Ans) Below are the timings for the prayers:

1. Fajr (Morning Prayers): Timings of Morning prayers (Fajr) start from the day break till the sunrise.
2. Zohar (Noon Prayers): It starts from the declining of the sun and lasts till everything castes its shadows (other than the real image (at the exact noon the image formed of everything is called the real image)) equal to the shadow of their size.
3. Asr(Afternoon Prayers): It starts after the physical objects caste their shadow double of their size which lasts till the sunset.
4. Maghrib (Evening Prayers): It starts after setting of the sun and lasts till the disappearance of the twilight.
5. Isha (Night prayers): It starts after disappearance of twilight in the horizon till the day breaks and the timings of the ‘Vitar’ prayers are also the same which is performed after Night Prayer.

NOTE:The timings of Friday (Juma) prayer is also the same as Zohar Prayer.

Q.2) What are the prohibited timings for the prayers?
Ans) The timings during which performance of prayer is prohibited are the below three:

1. At the time of Sunrise (till the sunrises to an extent of one lance) nearly 20 minutes.
2. At exact Noon (until the sun is not declined).
3. During Sunset (means after the sun becomes red till it sets).

Q.3) How many Rakaats are there in each prayer?
Ans) The rakats of 5 prayers are as follows:

1. There are total 4 rakats in Fajr - 2 Sunnat Muakkida, 2 Farz.
2. There are total 12 rakats in Zohr - 4 Sunnat Muakkida, 4 Farz, 2 Sunnat Muakkida, 2 Nafil.
3. There are total 8 rakats in Asr - 4 Non Sunnat Muakkida, 4 Farz.
4. There are total 7 rakats in Maghrib - 3 Farz, 2 Sunnat Muakkida, 2 Nafil.
5. There are total 17 rakats in Isha - 4 Non Sunnat Muakkida, 4 Farz, 2 Sunnat Muakkida,2 Nafil, 3 Vitar, 2 Nafil.

Q.4) What are the conditions for making Salath(Namaaz) correct and perfect?
Ans) Below are mandatory conditions to be completed before starting the prayer:

1. Cleanliness of body (Perform Wudu or Ghusl, if they are mandatory to be done).
2. Cleanliness of the clothes.
3. Cleanliness of the place where prayer is being offered.
4. The hidden parts of the body are covered (For Men starting from the portion below belly till the portion below knees. For Women, covering the entire body excluding the portion after the wrist, the portion below the ankle and the face).
5. To face Qibla.
6. Making an intention in the heart of the prayer being offered.
7. Offering prayer on its time.