The Correct Prayers and Rakaat from Koran
In the name of Allah the most merciful the most benevolent
Question: What are the correct prayers and number of rakaat from the Koran?
Imam Nasser Mohamed Elyamani:
Allah has made it obligatory on his messenger Mohamed salalahu alayhi wasalam tto pray 50 prayers in one night and one day, where each prayer is 2 rakaat only. Since the total prayers is 50 it means the total number of rakaat is 100 in line with the total number of names of Allah 99 PLUS the one Great name that we explained before. this is in line with the ayah
:
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ
in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name:
24-36
and since Allah has 100 names there for he made the prayers in Allah's houses in one night and day 50 prayers for each prayer 2 rakaat so the total number of rakaat is equal to the total number of his names 100.
But Allah is forgiving and most grateful/thankful therefor he lightens the burden and makes the prayers 5 only for each prayer 2 rakaat. then he made prayers equivalent to 10 fold one rakaat so the total number becomes equal to 100 rakaat. and so the total number of rakaat became equal in value to the total number of names of Allah (100)
all in line with the ayah:
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ
And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Of the pairs and the Grand Qur'an.
15-87
so what are the seven pairs
?
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (١)
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ (٢) ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (٣) مَـٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ (٤) إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ (٥) ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٲطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ (٦) صِرَٲطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ (٧)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (1)
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, (2) The Beneficent, the Merciful. (3) Owner of the Day of Judgment, (4) Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. (5) Show us the straight path, (6) The path of those whom Thou hast favoured. Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (7)
so what is meant with pairs?
because Allah has ordered you to read the Fatiha (seven verses) twice in each prayer. hence the word Pairs. This proofs how prayer has always been two rakaat never more. then Allah has ordered you to shorten your prayers to one raka only when traveling and in danger/fear of those who might attack you during your prayers. Except the Imam, he must pray two full rakaat while one group joins him in the first rakaa the other watches their back, and when the Imam is done with the first rakaa the first group ends their prayers and he second group enters while the first group starts watching and guarding their back till the imam finishes the second rakaa.
So the prayer is one rakaa ony during fear/danger and travel except for the imam leading the prayer, Allah did not order him to shorten his prayers.
all this you can find in the koran in line with the ayaat:
سُوۡرَةُ النِّسَاء
يَـٰٓأَيُّ?َا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُواْ وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰٓ إِلَيۡڪُمُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمَ لَسۡتَ مُؤۡمِنً۬ا تَبۡتَغُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ ڪَثِيرَةٌ۬ۚ كَذَٲلِكَ ڪُنتُم مِّن قَبۡلُ فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرً۬ا (٩٤) لَّا يَسۡتَوِى ٱلۡقَـٰعِدُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ غَيۡرُ أُوْلِى ٱلضَّرَرِ وَٱلۡمُجَـٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِ?ِمۡۚ فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُجَـٰهِدِينَ بِأَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِ?ِمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡقَـٰعِدِينَ دَرَجَةً۬ۚ وَكُلاًّ۬ وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ وَفَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُجَـٰهِدِينَ عَلَى ٱلۡقَـٰعِدِينَ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمً۬ا (٩٥) دَرَجَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنۡهُ وَمَغۡفِرَةً۬ وَرَحۡمَةً۬ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورً۬ا رَّحِيمًا (٩٦) إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِ?ِمۡ قَالُواْ فِيمَ كُنتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ كُنَّا مُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ أَرۡضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٲسِعَةً۬ فَتُ?َاجِرُواْ فِي?َاۚ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ مَأۡوَٮٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرًا (٩٧) إِلَّا ٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٲنِ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً۬ وَلَا يَ?ۡتَدُونَ سَبِيلاً۬ (٩٨) فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعۡفُوَ عَنۡ?ُمۡۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورً۬ا (٩٩) ۞ وَمَن يُ?َاجِرۡ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يَجِدۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُرَٲغَمً۬ا كَثِيرً۬ا وَسَعَةً۬ۚ وَمَن يَخۡرُجۡ مِنۢ بَيۡتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ يُدۡرِكۡهُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَقَدۡ وَقَعَ أَجۡرُهُ ۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورً۬ا رَّحِيمً۬ا (١٠٠) وَإِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقۡصُرُواْ مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ إِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَن يَفۡتِنَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ كَانُواْ لَكُمۡ عَدُوًّ۬ا مُّبِينً۬ا (١٠١) وَإِذَا كُنتَ فِي?ِمۡ فَأَقَمۡتَ لَهُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَلۡتَقُمۡ طَآٮِٕفَةٌ۬ مِّنۡ?ُم مَّعَكَ وَلۡيَأۡخُذُوٓاْ أَسۡلِحَتَ?ُمۡ فَإِذَا سَجَدُواْ فَلۡيَكُونُواْ مِن وَرَآٮِٕڪُمۡ وَلۡتَأۡتِ طَآٮِٕفَةٌ أُخۡرَىٰ لَمۡ يُصَلُّواْ فَلۡيُصَلُّواْ مَعَكَ وَلۡيَأۡخُذُواْ حِذۡرَهُمۡ وَأَسۡلِحَتَ?ُمۡۗ وَدَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ تَغۡفُلُونَ عَنۡ أَسۡلِحَتِكُمۡ وَأَمۡتِعَتِكُمۡ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيۡڪُم مَّيۡلَةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ إِن كَانَ بِكُمۡ أَذً۬ى مِّن مَّطَرٍ أَوۡ كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَن تَضَعُوٓاْ أَسۡلِحَتَكُمۡۖ وَخُذُواْ حِذۡرَكُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابً۬ا مُّهِينً۬ا (١٠٢) فَإِذَا قَضَيۡتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذۡڪُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمً۬ا وَقُعُودً۬ا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِڪُمۡۚ فَإِذَا ٱطۡمَأۡنَنتُمۡ فَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ كِتَـٰبً۬ا مَّوۡقُوتً۬ا (١٠٣)
An-Nisa
O ye who believe! When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be careful to discriminate, and say not unto one who offereth you peace: "Thou art not a believer," seeking the chance profits of this life (so that ye may despoil him). With Allah are plenteous spoils. Even thus (as he now is) were ye before; but Allah hath since then been gracious unto you. Therefore take care to discriminate. Allah is ever Informed of what ye do. (94) Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary; (95) Degrees of rank from Him, and forgiveness and mercy. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. (96) Lo! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged? They will say: We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say: Was not Allah's earth spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end; (97) Except the feeble among men, and the women, and the children, who are unable to devise a plan and are not shown a way. (98) As for such, it may be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is ever Clement, Forgiving. (99) Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. (100) And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you. (101) And when thou (O Muhammad) art among them and arrangest (their) worship for them, let only a party of them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their arms. Then when they have performed their prostrations let them fall to the rear and let another party come that hath not worshipped and let them worship with thee, and let them take their precaution and their arms. Those who disbelieve long for you to neglect your arms and your baggage that they may attack you once for all. It is no sin for you to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth you or ye are sick. But take your precaution. Lo! Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful punishment. (102) When ye have performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and reclining. And when ye are in safety, observe proper worship. Worship at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers. (103)
so this is the shortening of the prayer where you are allowed to shorten your prayers from 2 rakaat in fajr or any other prayer to 1 rakaa only except the imam who must pray the full 2 rakaat.
وَإِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقۡصُرُواْ مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ إِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَن يَفۡتِنَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ كَانُواْ لَكُمۡ عَدُوًّ۬ا مُّبِينً۬ا (١٠١)
And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you. (101)
as for the prayers of traveling where you have no fear or danger of any threats, it is different than the shortening of the prayers. so you add up the prayers without shortening it. so you add the duhr prayer with the asr prayer
then you add the maghrib prayer with the ishaa prayer
but you do not shorten the prayers.
in line with the ayah
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ
And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night:
11-114
so the two ends of the day are the duhr and asr prayers together in one prayer
while the approaches of the night are the maghrib and ishaa prayers together in one prayer
then someone may argue with me and say that the two ends of the day are not the duhr and asr then let me explain to you the five prayers times and their names and how they are mentioned in the koran so you know what is meant by "the two ends of the day"
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ
Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate/tasbeeh (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.
20-130
so first let me explain what is meant by "tasbeeh" -celebrate- which Allah has ordered us to do constantly, what is meant by this word is nothing more but the prayers that we are ordered to perform every day. since salaat = tasbeeh in line with the ayah:
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ
in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour; for the celebration/tasbeeh, in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again),-
which is also confirmed in the previous mentioned ayah
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ
Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate/tasbeeh (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.
20-130
as for the meaning of "before the rising of the sun" what is meant here is the "Fajr" prayer
as for the meaning of "before its setting" what is meant here is the "Asr" prayer
as for the meaning of "part of the hours of the night" what is meant here is the "Maghrib & Isha" prayers
as for the meaning of "Sides of the day" what is meant here is the "Duhr" prayers.
as for the word "Ashey" عشي it is not referring to salaat "Isha" but salaat Duhr
in line with the ayah
فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ
وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ
So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning;
Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline.
so the meaning of the word "eventide" is referring to "Maghrib & Isha" prayers
while the meaning of the word "rise in the morning" is referring to the "Fajr" prayers
and the meaning of the word "late afternoon" is referring to the "Asr" prayers
and the meaning of the word "when the day begins to decline/ASHEY" is referring to the "Duhr" prayers
another proof in the koran of the meaning of the word ASHEY being the moment where the sun surpasses the middle of the sky and is not perpendicular anymore
وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ
فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّي حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ
رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا بِالسُّوقِ وَالْأَعْنَاقِ
To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Our service! Ever did he turn
Behold, there were brought before him, at eventide coursers of the highest breeding, and swift of foot;
And he said, "Truly do I love the love of good, with a view to the glory of my Lord,"- until (the sun) was hidden in the veil (of night):
"Bring them back to me." then began he to pass his hand over (their) legs and their necks.
so now it is clear what the meaning of the word ASHEY is. it is the moment of the sun rays breaking the middle of the day and becoming a bit longer than they were by surpassing the middle of the sky and not being perpendicular anymore
After i clarified the number of prayers and rakaat from the koran i am now ordering everyone NOT to follow these prayers at the moment until i debate with all the muslim scholars and ulama and open their eyes to the true prayers of Allah in the koran, only then when we are all in agreement can we start praying the right prayers, for if we were t start now praying these prayers we will be creating more division between the people, so please pray as you always have been praying till i have spoken to all the muslim scholars and ulama and taught them and till they are all convinced of the correct prayers and so they will inform you.
as for those of you who use loudspeakers to call Allah's name and do zikr in the night, this is not what the night was created for, you are disturbing those who are resting this is in line with the ayah in the koran:
وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا
He makes the night for rest and tranquillity,
6-96
so if you want to do zikr and recirte Allah name at night do so in silence not aloud in line with the ayah:
وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْغَافِلِينَ
And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful.
7-205
Imam Nasser Mohamed El Yemeni
