Dhuhr

Dhuhr is the midday prayer. We pray it just after the sun starts coming down from its highest point in the sky. For most kids, that means a little after lunchtime.

Dhuhr has 4 rakat, which means it is longer than Fajr. It is one of the three quiet prayers (Dhuhr, Asr, and Isha), which means when you pray it for real, you say the words softly to yourself instead of out loud. While you are learning here with Sofia, she will recite the words out loud so you can hear and follow along.

Every rakat begins with Al-Fatiha (the opening of the Quran). In Dhuhr, you only add a short surah after Al-Fatiha in the first two rakat. In rakats three and four, you say Al-Fatiha by itself.

You get to choose which surah comes after Al-Fatiha in the first two rakat. When you tap practice, you'll pick from the surahs you have learned. Here's what each rakat looks like:

Short surahs like Al-Ikhlas, An-Nas, and Al-Falaq are great choices, and it's nice to pick a different one for the second rakat.

After the second rakat, you sit for a short moment to say the tashahhud, then stand back up for the third rakat. The full sitting with tashahhud, durood, and salaam happens at the very end, after the fourth rakat.

If you don't know how to pray one rakat yet, that's okay! Start with the Start Here lesson first. Layth and Sofia will teach you each posture and recitation, one step at a time.

Once you've learned one rakat, you'll be ready to practice any of the five daily prayers.