Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
The following six prayers are obligatory:
Daily Namaz.
Namaz-e-Ayaat.
Namaz-e-Mayyit.
Namaz for the obligatory Tawaf of the holy Ka'bah.
Qadha Namaz of father which are, as a precaution, obligatory upon his
eldest son.
Namaz which become obligatory on account of hire, vow or oath.
Namaz-e-Jumuah is included in the Daily Namaz.
Obligatory daily Namaz
It is obligatory to perform the following five prayers during day and night:
Dawn prayers (Fajr) - 2 Rak'ats.
Midday (Zuhr) and Afternoon prayers ('Asr) - each one consisting of 4
Rak'ats.
Dusk prayers (Maghrib) - 3 Rak'ats and Night prayers ('Isha) - 4 Rak'ats.
736. While travelling, a traveller should reduce the prayers of 4
Rak'ats to 2 Rak'ats. The conditions under which the Rak'ats are reduced will be
mentioned later.