Isha Prayer Benefits and Blessings According to Quran and Hadith

Isha Prayer:

If you are looking for the details about 5^th and last daily fard Prayer of Muslims, that is Isha Prayer, you have clicked on the right link here. As here I have collected all of the facts about the Isha Prayer.

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How many Rakaats of Isha Prayer:

The Isha Prayer contains total 17 Rakaats including the Witr.

Four Rakaat Sunnah Ghair Moakkadah
Four Rakaat Fard
Two Rakat Sunnah Moakkadah
Two Rakaat Nafl
Three Rakaats Witr Wajib
Two Rakaats Nafl

First of all, Muslims offer four Rakaats Sunnah ghair moakkadah. These are the Rakaats that if left, there is no penalty, but if offered there is “ajr” (blessings). Then four Rakaats Fard are offered that are mandatory (Fard). Then two Rakaats Sunnah Moakkadah are offered that are also mandatory.

After this, 2 Rakaats Nafl are offered that are optional. Then three Rakaats Witr are offered that are wajib (mandatory). Then in the last, two Rakaats Nafl are offered that are also optional.

Importance of Isha Prayer:

In Islam, the Fajr prayer and the Isha Prayer have significant importance. As these are the timings of the sleep/rest for the people. Therefore, there is a great reward of offering these two Prayers as narrated in the following Hadith.

The most difficult Salah for the munafiqeen is Isha and Fajr. Had they known the rewards for them they would have attended them even if they had to crawl on their knees. (Bukhari)

Abdullah b. ‘Amr reported (R.A) that:

“The time of the noon prayer is when the sun passes the meridian and a man’s shadow is the same (length) as his height, (and it lasts) as long as the time for the afternoon prayer has not come; the time for the afternoon prayer is as long as the sun has not become pale; the time of the evening prayer is as long as the twilight has not ended; the time of the night prayer is up to the middle of the average night and the time of the morning prayer is from the appearance of dawn, as long as the sun has not risen; but when the sun rises, refrain from prayer for it rises between the horns of the devil.” (Muslim)

Abu Qatadah (R.A) reported that the Messenger (S.A.W) of Allah said:

“There is no negligence in sleeping, but the negligence lies in not praying a prayer until the time of the next prayer has come. And whosoever does so should pray as soon as he becomes aware of the negligence.” (Muslim)

Narrated by Abu Hurrerah (R.A) that:

“If it were not to be a hardship on the Ummah, I would have ordered them to delay the Isha Salah until a third or half of the night had passed.” (Tirmidhi)

Witr Prayer:

“Allah’s Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the ‘Isha’ prayer) up to the last hour of the night.” (Bukhari)

Formerly, the Witr prayer was the part of the Tahajjud prayer that is offered after getting up before the Fajr timing (Adhan).

Witr Prayer contains a special “Dua” known as Dua-E-Qunoot. This Dua is recited in the third Rakaat of the Witr Prayer.

Surah Mulk Recitation after Isha Salah:

There is a chapter in Quran, with thirty verses (Surah Mulk), which will intercede for its companion [the one who recites it] until he is forgiven:

“Tabaarak Allaahi bi yadihi’l-mulk (Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion)” [al-Mulk].