Salat al-Tawba

Salam a tawba

Salat al-Tawbah; (Prayer of Repentance, also Namaz-e-Tawbah) is a Muslim prayer consisting of two rak'as (units or cycles of ritual prayer), according to Sunni tradition, or four rak'as, according to Shi'a tradition. The prayer is called for if a Muslim falls into sin—whether the sin is major or minor

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[1] contains the Hadith detailing the method, as described by the Prophet

Salah (Islamic prayer)

Islamic prayers - Prayer compensation - Woman prayer

Categories and types

Regular mandatory prayers	Fajr (Fajr nafl prayer, Qunut) Zuhr Asr Maghrib Isha (Chafa'a, Witr) Jumu'ah (weekly Friday prayer)
Communal mandatory prayers	Salat al-Janazah Prayers for the absent Eid prayers (according to some Islamic scholars)
Congregational prayers	Jumu'ah Tarawih Eid prayers Rain prayer Eclipse prayer
Supererogatory prayers	Prayers of the tradition Voluntary prayers Duha Ishraq Tahajjud Night nafl prayer [ar] Tarawih Tawassul Chafa'a Witr Tahiyyat masjid [ar]
Occasional prayers	Salat al-Istikharah Salat al-Tawba Sick prayer [ar] Need prayer [ar] Fear prayer [ar] Tasbih prayer [ar] Eid prayers Tarawih (Ramadan)