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before he said the Morning obligatory prayer. Therefore we do the
same. (Whenever we pray silently we should form the words of the
prayer with our tongues.) It is forbidden to offer any sunnah (non-
obligatory) prayer during the first thirty minutes after sunrise and
before sunset.
NOON PRAYER
(Salatuz-Zuhr)
The second obligatory prayer of the day is the Noon (Zuhr)
prayer. It is said immediately after the sun has passed its zenith
and has begun to decline, or when the shadow changes from the
west to the east. It is forbidden to offer the Noon prayer when the
sun is at its zenith. The Noon prayer consists of four rak'ahs which
are recited silently. In the first two we recite The Opening Chapter
of the Holy Qur'an, along with another chapter or a number of
consecutive verses. In the third and fourth rak'ahs The Opening
Chapter is offered without any additional recitations. It was the
practice of Prophet Muhammad SS to silently offer a prayer of two
or four rak'ahs before he said the Noon obligatory prayer, and a
same. (Whenever we pray silently we should form the words of the
prayer with our tongues.) It is forbidden to offer any sunnah (non-
obligatory) prayer during the first thirty minutes after sunrise and
before sunset.
NOON PRAYER
(Salatuz-Zuhr)
The second obligatory prayer of the day is the Noon (Zuhr)
prayer. It is said immediately after the sun has passed its zenith
and has begun to decline, or when the shadow changes from the
west to the east. It is forbidden to offer the Noon prayer when the
sun is at its zenith. The Noon prayer consists of four rak'ahs which
are recited silently. In the first two we recite The Opening Chapter
of the Holy Qur'an, along with another chapter or a number of
consecutive verses. In the third and fourth rak'ahs The Opening
Chapter is offered without any additional recitations. It was the
practice of Prophet Muhammad SS to silently offer a prayer of two
or four rak'ahs before he said the Noon obligatory prayer, and a