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PRAYER TIME

Let's pray Maghrib

3 rak'ahs of fard · recited aloud

FIRST

Make your intention

Stand facing the qibla. In your heart, intend: "I am about to pray 3 rak'ahs of fard Maghrib for the sake of Allah." The intention lives in the heart, you don't need to say it out loud.

PICK

A surah for rak'ah 1

After Fatihah in the first two rak'ahs you recite a second short surah. Pick one from the list below. Rak'ahs 3 and 4 are Fatihah only. The same surah twice is fine.

Tip: just starting out? Pick Al-Ikhlas, the most well-known and the easiest to memorise.

This is the beginner walkthrough of the fard only, no sunnah, no nafl. For the full madhab-aware reference visit /how-to-pray.