Shia vs Sunni Namaz Sunni and Shia Namaz or salat differ from each other on the basis of actions

and words involved. Sunni Muslims follow various interpretations by different schools of laws whereas Shia Muslims follow different legal traditions. Sunni Muslims follow Hanbli, Hanfi, Malikii and Shafi schools of thought whereas Shia Muslims follow Jaafri Madhhab. Shia Muslims pray three times a day as they join two salats such as Maghrib and Isha salat together whereas Sunni Muslims pray five times a day. The two salats combined by Shia Mulsims are called the Maghrebain. Shia Muslims use a plank of wood or a hard tablet made of clay from karbala to rest their heads during prostration whereas Sunni Muslims touch their heads directly to the floor. The other differences between Shia and Sunni salat include the position of their hands. Sunni Muslims fold their arms whereas Shia Muslims do not find it valid to fold arms during salat. There are also differences in the Athan or prayer call such as Sunni Muslims add ALSALATU KHAYRUN MINA NAWM in the Fajar Athan whereas Shia Muslims add HAYYA ALA KHAYR AL-AMAL. It is a must or Wajib for Shia to say Khayr al amaal whereas Sunni Muslims do not consider it a must since it was stopped at the order of caliph Omar. Shia and Sunni Muslims both regard Athan as a Sunah, near Wajib or it is a must. Nawm is a must for Sunni Athan but Shia Muslims do not say it because it was not said at the time of Prophet Muhammad and Omar. The caliph introduced it during his times. Some of the other differences between Shia and Sunni namaz are the use of word Amen. Amen is a Hebrew word and Shia scholars do not consider it Wajib whereas Sunni Muslims say amen after Surah Fatiha during namaz. Amen is a compulsory word to say after Surah Fatiha for Sunni Muslims. Shia Muslims read complete Surah or verses of Quran after Surah Fatiha whereas Sunni Muslims are not bound to read the whole Surah. They

may read only a few verses or just one verse from any where in the Quran after Surah Fatiha. There are also many other minor differences between the Shia and Sunni namaz as mentioned above. Sunni Muslims point their fingers or rotate these in circles during namaz whereas Shia Muslims do not and then Shia sit comfortably on the folded feet whereas Sunni sit on twisted foot and so on. Summary: 1. Shia Muslims pray three times a day and combine Maghrib and Isha salat whereas Sunni Muslims pray five times a day. 2. Sunni Muslims fold their arms whereas Shia Muslims do not fold their arms during namaz. 3. Shia Muslims add Khayr al amaal whereas Sunni Muslims add Nawm. 4. Sunni Muslims touch their heads to the ground whereas Shia Muslims use a wooden block or tablet of clay to rest their heads during prostration. 5. Shia Muslim scholars prohibit the use of word Amen during the namaz whereas Sunni Muslims consider it as a must
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Clarification: The reason behind praying the 5 obligatory prayers at three times is the evidence of Prophet himself doing so on numerous occasions, while in Madina, without the fear of war, weather or any other clamity. When asked, the Prophets explanation for his action was to make it easy on the Ummah. The Prophet combined Zuhar and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha on the above ocassions. This is mentioned in all Hadith books of Ahl-e-Sunnah.

Shias do believe in Hadith, but unlike Sunnis, do not regard any book of Hadith to be a Sahih one, simply because, the only Sahih book on this earth is the Quran authored and revealed by Allah himself. All other books were written / narrated by human beings, who cannot be perfect. Shias accept only those Hadith to be true which do not contradict the Quran or any action of Prophet. any Hadith abiding by this hard and fast rule, whether it be in a Sunni book or a Shia book, is considered legitimate, and similarly, if a hadith does not fullfill this standard, whether narrated in a Sunni or Shia book, is discarded. Reply

cool fundamentalist November 29, 2010 5:37 am

God gave us the times for the Salat (contact Prayers) in the Quran : (1) The Dawn Prayer (Fajr in Arabic) given in 11:114, 24:58 (2) The Noon Prayer (Zuher in Arabic) , given in 17:78 and 30:18 (3) The Afternoon Prayer (Asr in Arabic), given in 2:238 (4) The sunset Prayer (Maghrib in Arabic), given in 11:114 (5) The Night Prayer (Isha in Arabic), given in 24:58 Reply
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Muslim February 10, 2011 12:21 pm

Why do Muslims keep misquoting the Quran! The Quran does not state anywhere that there are 5 obligatory prayers. Read the relevant verse and see for yourself. The only thing ever mentioned in the Quran is that all Muslims should establish regular prayers. How the prayers are to be performed or what they should be is not mentioned in the Quran. If Allah had wanted to make Muslims follow any particular format he would have mentioned it in the Quran! He did NOT. God gave us the times for the Salat (contact Prayers) in the Quran : (1) The Dawn Prayer (Fajr in Arabic) given in 11:114, 24:58 (2) The Noon Prayer (Zuher in Arabic) , given in 17:78 and 30:18 (3) The Afternoon Prayer (Asr in Arabic), given in 2:238 (4) The sunset Prayer (Maghrib in Arabic), given in 11:114 (5) The Night Prayer (Isha in Arabic), given in 24:58 Verse (11:114) Translation Chapter (11) srat hd (Hud)

Sahih International: And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember. Pickthall: Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful. Yusuf Ali: And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): Verse (24:58) Translation Chapter (24) srat l-nr (The Light) Sahih International: O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods], for they continually circulate among you some of you, among others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise. Pickthall: O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. Yusuf Ali: O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the (children) among you who have not

come of age ask your permission (before they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. Verse (17:78) Translation Chapter (17) srat l-isr Night Journey) Sahih International: Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Quran of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed. Pickthall: Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Quran at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Quran at dawn is ever witnessed. Yusuf Ali: Establish regular prayers at the suns decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony. Verse (30:18) Translation Chapter (30) srat l-rm (The Romans) Sahih International: And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon. Pickthall: Unto Him be praise in the heavens and the earth! and at the suns decline and in the noonday. Yusuf Ali: Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline. Verse (2:238) Translation (The

Chapter (2) srat l-baqarah (The Cow) Sahih International: Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah , devoutly obedient. Pickthall: Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah. Yusuf Ali: Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind). Verse (11:114) Translation Chapter (11) srat hd (Hud) Sahih International: And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember. Pickthall: Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful. Yusuf Ali: And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): Verse (24:58) Translation Chapter (24) srat l-nr (The Light) Sahih International: O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor

upon them beyond these [periods], for they continually circulate among you some of you, among others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise. Pickthall: O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. Yusuf Ali: O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission (before they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. Reply
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Youssef June 11, 2012 8:59 am

Peace be with you guys as well We find that there are only 3 names of Salats in the Quran, (i.e Fajr, Esha, Wusta (24:58 & 2:238)). This means that there has to be only 3 Salats. This is because the Quran states that it is not missing anything (6:38), and so, if there is 3 NAMES of Salats mentioned, then logically, there has to be 3 Salats. Furthermore, we also find 3 prayers in the previous scriptures: -Psalm 55:17 -Daniel 6:10) -New Testaments 3 times for prayer 3rth, 6th, and 9th hours\ Moreover, some Jews today still do 3 daily prayer services in most days. Also, Shia Muslims still combine salat into 3 times per day. Reply

Taqi Abbas May 20, 2011 5:59 am

MashaALLAH.Very well clarified. JazakALLAH brother Reply

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Irfan Sayed February 4, 2012 7:37 pm

Shia mumslim always say amin its a wrong information do you have they says like YA ILAHI AAMIN after the sureh fatiyah Reply syed gillani Its also a matter that Sunni & Shia Mulims way to stand in Namaz. Sunni round fold their hands & Shia stands leaving their hands streight. Sunny books claim that Hazrat Omer (RA) introduces fold hands way for Namaz in his Khilafat Period. Book name is Al-Farooq written by Allama Shibly Nomani. Reply Massih

February 14, 2011 3:11 am

July 12, 2011 9:25 am

May Allah give hedayah to all of us muslims Sunni or Shia, but one thing is eating my brain Why do shias hit themselfs with sorts of knifes hanging on chains when Hazrat hussain was killed while he was fighting against the enemies. you can cry, you can prayer and prayer day and night but why do you hit yourself even if it is a hit in the chest. it is mentioned in the Quran that you cannot harm yourself at all no matter what you cant even cry over someones dead body as the dead person will notified and wont be in a good situation. if your trying to show love for him then go fight with jews and get Shaheed go kill and fight against them people who are giving a bad name to muslims and get sloughtered in jihad. common we should be uniteddddddddddddd one muslims Allah subahano watalla says in the Quran there will be 73 sects in islam everyone will be heading to hell fire only one sect will go to paradise the ones who belive in The Quran, Hadith, the sunnah of prophet Muhammed SAW, Ahl Al Bai and the sahabas (The companions of prophet muhammed saw. there was lots of prophets who passes away before prophet muhammed SAW so may allah forgive me prophet muhammed should go and hit him self because of it?

no hard feelings as far as i have information you people hit youself because when hussain got slaughtered your tribe didnt help his army so therefore you lot hiting yourself. if i am mistaking please correct me. Reply

Ehsanullah Aslamzadeh August 26, 2011 1:16 am

salaam, first of all brother/sister, this is off topic and its not the first time someone has objected to it, but there are various sites explaining this misconception among our sunni and even some shia brothers. Let me see if I can locate them for you. 1st: Then came forward his wife in grief, she smote her face and said (what! I) An old barren woman? Quran 51:29 2nd: we find from ale-sunnah traditions that on the demise of the prophet, Aisha beat her chest and slapped her face (matam) As narrated by al Tabari in History Volume 9 page 183 (English translation by Ismail Poonawala): Abbas narrates: I heard Ayesha saying The Messenger of God died on my bosom during my turn, I did not wrong anyone in regard to him. It was because of my ignorance and youthfulness that the Messenger of God died while he was in my lap. Then I laid his head on a pillow and got up beating my chest and slapping my face along with the women. Ibn Katheer al Nasibi in al Bidayah wa al Nihayah Volume 5 page 420 published by Nafees Academy Karachi records the event as follows: Rasulullah (s) died while he was in my lap. Then I laid his head on a pillow and got up beating my face along with other women. Bidayah wa al Nihayah, Volume 5, page 420 3rd: Holy prophet asked the women of the area if they could perform matam for his uncle hamza as he had no one to weep over his body.

4th: We read in Ahlul Sunnahs authority work Maarij al Nubuwwah, Chapter 1 page 248: Adam was so distressed that he smashed his hands onto his knees and the skin from his hands caused gashes from which bone could be seen. For a clear detailed information on the subject of matam, if you take some time to go through some evidential stuff, please visit the site below: http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/azadari/en/chap9.php In summary: if hitting ones self is with the intention of harming yourself, it against the prescription of Islam. hitting yourself out of grief over your loved isnt. May Allah guide us all on the right path. Reply

shazad March 28, 2012 11:32 am

lol lol lol wow belive you me forums like this is enough to put any one off im a muslum im not a sect 73 sect and one will go through brothers and sisters i dont belive this and never will some people pray like this some people pray like that dont go to this masjid cuz they like this dont listen to him or her i think some people need to grow up and get a life i have converted a brother do you think after 35 years of him trying to find the truth searching for allah im going to tell him now that there is 73 sects and he better find the right one or his going to hell Reply Dawud

October 14, 2011 6:07 am

Whats the wooden blocks and clay all about lol Reply zahra

October 24, 2011 8:26 pm

there are many hadiths that state that while the prophet(saw) was in prayer and sat up there would be marks of dirt/mud on his forehead. evidence: Sahih AlBukhari volume 2 pg.256: at the end of a long tradition that when the prophet raised his head from prayer, the companions saw the marks of mud and water on his forehead. Sahih AlBUkhari volume 1 pg. 86: Tayamum: the prophet said, the ground has been cleansed and made a masjid for me. Shias can pray on any type of dirt, mud, clay as long as its clean, but it is favored that

one prays on the dirt from karbala. Shias do not pray to the turba, the pray on it. Sunnis pray on carpet, or cement which is not allowed because their ingredients are not made known and they also contain material that is haram to prostrate ones head on. Reply Muhammad Wahab
February 13, 2012 5:45 am

Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir, even he who does not believe that Shias are Kafir is himself a Kafir MURDABAD SHIA MURDABAD SHIA Reply

Muslim Guy March 11, 2012 4:43 pm

I guess because of the way I pray, I am a Sunni. However, Brother Muhammad Wahabyour post is very harmful. If you are a true muslim, you would not behave in such a disrespectful way to anyone, especially to other brothers who are also muslim. Yes, their rituals do matter. For example, they pray on clay because they believe the ground could possibly be dirty. This is valid reason because maybe the ground is dirtyand they dont want to put their head on it when they are making a sacred connection with Allah. They are just doing things differentlyAllah is to decide if he will accept their prayer. Do you agree? Now, back to your post. You are creating a divide which Shaytan wants and prefersand you are falling for it. Remember this: A man cannot enter Jannah until he believes. A man does not believe until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself. Reply
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Rizwan Haider March 19, 2012 10:29 pm

Dear Brother Muslim guy, Your thoughts are really great well written brother people like wahab do not understand what they are doing to their community. Reply
Wasi March 30, 2012 9:42 pm

Wahab is probably Wahabbi. Biggest scums on the earth. Reply

Abdu An-Nur April 12, 2012 8:06 pm

Brother I urge you to take shahada again as it is recorded by Bukhari, Muslim and others that It is narrated that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said, When a man says to his companion O you Kaafir, then this would be necessarily binding upon one of the two. If the man who was called a kaafir is actually one, then he would be a kaafir; otherwise whatever the caller said would return upon him. Therefore if this brother is a believer and his intention is to please Allah then you have now left the fold of Islam and must make taubah and take shahada again. If someone calls you a thief you cannot say no your a thief. If they call you an idiot you cant say no your an idiot. but if they call you a Kafir and you are not then you can say no you are the kafir and it would be true. Reply abdullahi
March 20, 2012 2:36 pm

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakat. dear muslim brothers i am sunni although I am not happy when I call myself sunni cause our prophet never called it himself nor his pious companions.If u want to be on the right path just ask yourself this question did the prophet[SAW]do this action?like for example did the prophet put a wood on his face while praying?the four rightly guided khalifa were dear to the prophet and moreover were promised janah while on earth.Who are you to condemn any of them.take this example please,during the last days of the prophet[saw] he ordered Abubakar to lead the salaah even after Aisha tried to change his decision for about three times. During the era of Ali [r.a]he was wearing old clothes and when one man who was sitting next to him asked him why he was wearing such clothe while he was their ruler.Ali [r.a] cried and when the man why he was doing so he said that the clothe was a gift from his best friend omar r.a .My point is if Ali loved Omar r.a this much then why do you see shias not regarding him as a khalifa. Reply Tahir naqishbandi

March 27, 2012 7:05 am

All muslim bro. Should read these verses of quran: 3:103 be not divided & a hold one path /rope i,e QURAN. In another verse:6:159 allah says those who make divisions, i wil deal with them. So there is nothing like shia or sunni in islam, there is one thing i,e muslim , so we should prefer to cal ourselves muslim. Reply ATAHIR

April 8, 2012 11:06 am

http://islamsolutionnss.blogspot.com/ remove your misconceptions Reply Emad Jafari

April 16, 2012 12:09 pm

ONE ISLAM ONLY!!! Reply Abdul

May 10, 2012 5:13 pm

To Sunni or Shia brothers. If Islam is going to divided into 73 sects, were all in deep trouble. well I believed we all want to be rightly guided, so we have to choose one among the rest, it might take you a life time to pick one, good news the prophet Muhammad already told us what to pick, I have left you the Quran and my Sunnah who ever follow them both shall never go astray. Well its very simple if youre really want to be on the right part just follow the path of Muhammad. When you pray put your head on the floor, it doesnt matter if it was made of mud, brick, carpet, or cement. remember when Allah asked the jew to sacrifice a cow, they asked Allah what color and how big the cow should be, so Allah tell them to fine a cow very hard to find he makes it difficult for them to find . when Allah asked to sacrifice cow just sacrifice one, when we asked what color e.t.c we complicated it. p.s what ever I said was my personal opinion only, was not intent to teach or a path to follow, seek knowledge from the Quran & Sunnah. thank you. Reply adnan

June 2, 2012 12:41 pm

Asalam u alaikum Instead of judging other people we should concentrate on being good Muslims. We should be considerate of other people and other religions. At the end of the day take a minute to think of what you did during the day. Think about how you treated the next person. What good are your prayers when you dont understand what it means to be a

Muslim. I am not a scholar, struggling everyday to earn the right to be called a Muslim. I hope we can all look past our differences and concentrate on our lives so that on the judgement day maybe just maybe we can make it. Reply MartinTimothy

June 3, 2012 9:25 pm

The Koran condemns schismatics who go on with Sunni this or Shia that .. I wanna see where this wanker has cast truth at falsehood, according to the following stricture in the Koran.. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Cast truth against falsehood The Koran: Chapter 21, verse 18 60,000 or so Jews failed to turn up for work at the WTC, 11 September 2001, whence allegedly hijacked aircraft, were flown into the World Trade Center in New York, in an attack blamed on Arabs, which became the impetus for the current wars against all and sundry, in the name of the War on Terror! Mossad agents filming the drama amid evident Jewbilation, and Put Options on airline stocks, that made hundreds of millions traced to Mossad HQ in Yisrael, says Jews did it. http://s60.radikalsp@m/i169/1003/f7/5dbc426c4403.gif .. Cruise Missile slamming into the Pentagon, in an attack blamed on a crazy Arab in a Boeing 757, http://s014.radikalsp@m/i329/1102/51/ee7df9707ac5.gif .. a guided missile at the WTC on 911 All Persian, Iranian, Middle Eastern, Indonesian, and the Atalanta and Chicago False Moslem congregations in the United States, are unbelievers of the worst kind, for similarly failing to cast truth, in a matter of such vital importance as illegal war! Agriculture, writing, and the domestication of animals, all originated in the Tigris Euphrates region called Iraq, the tribes that have been located there since the time of Adam, are the Sunni, the Shia are every one else!

The Sunni are often dont do the manual chores, so they have been bringing in workers from other places for centuries, these workers do not usually attend Sunni mosques, which are most often built and maintained by a single extended family. They usually attend to their religious affairs, in Mosques that are located in working class areas of the city, that have become known as Shia Mosques. At no time has war or conflict between the two sectors of society, been permitted, either under secular law, or within the strictures of Islam, and all parties are aware, that murder is met with speedy and deadly retaliation, according to the instruction in the Koran! Reply Ali

June 17, 2012 2:25 pm

not all sunni muslims fold thier hand during namaz, maliki brothers are not folding thier hands according to malik ben anas;said no body have seen prophet(pbah) folding his hands during namaz. Reply uzma ASAK, they say Im Sunni (ahle hadith)they say sum1 is Shiahonestly, I dont care who is vat till dat who is a Muslim considering no God but Allah n Mohammad as his prophet.ven will v grow up n stop debating bout which Muslim is right n which Muslim is wrongwho is any1 to say 1 iz kafir n 1 iz notSunnis n Shias r fighting against each other n killingits healthy to know bout each others viewpoints n traditions but lets respect emn pl its time dat v stop all dis infighting n work towards making our people lead a better life. Lets work towards making each one of our Muslim brother n sister literatelets work towards making ourselves lead a peaceful n a financially respectable lifedunno to how many will this make any sense, nywy khuda hafiz n fr Allahs sake, dont start debating whether Allah hafiz is more appropriate or khuda hafiz

June 29, 2012 4:09 pm

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