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@Michael569 thank you so much.im already journaling about this. Also mentioned you in my journal. I will sometimes report to you if I see some changes.

Ok @Michael569 gave me few tips on how to deal with some of my symptoms. I will try to record my improvement in symptoms here. I think rather than trying to control and take over this natural biological process, I would advise you to let go of control and ride that wave. First of all, I think you can consider yourself being a bit fortunate. The decline of progesterone and oestrogen during the final bit of luteal phase usually makes many women experience depression, cramps, bloating, anger, sadness, acne or just lots of negative symptoms. I think having a spike in libido is actually quite pleasant. This is a good time to take a step back, retrospect, practice some gratitude that your body is healthy, fertile and is about to engage in another way of in-house cleaning. Having a healthy menstrual cycle is not always guaranteed and in my opinion is something to be grateful for considering how incredibly important some of these hormones are for your overall health. Consume some nice herbal teas, stay away from coffee during this period, eat mostly warming food and some good quality chocolate can be comforting as well. Get a hot water flask and a good book to help you push over this period. 100-300 milligrams of magnesium citrate or glycinate can help if there is pain. If the sexual urge starts to interfere with your rational mind....well there are ways to deal with that

I will keep a record of how I feel sexually every week.

Thanks for being open minded enough to take me seriously and help me although it doesn't really fix the issue.

I know it's embarassing but instead of asking my girlfriends who would rather give me an odd look, I prefer to say it here. Thanks for taking the time for a detailed explanation full of useful tips on dealing with pms pain. But the sexual urge has become a real problem. Last time I tried to masturbate to take care of it. But it seems the more I masturbate, the worse it gets, I get more urges, it turns into a vicious cycle. And then I get immediate pain after masturbating. Like menstrual pain right in my tummy. The sexual urges leave me with hot flashes and a feverish feeling. It forces me to masturbate and leaves me feeling a bit annoyed and stressed out. After masturbation, I feel like it would be over. But the urge re-emerges the next day the same way the previous day and I start getting sexual thoughts. It interferes with my work, there is no focus and I feel agitated like I need to have sex really bad. Back when I had a boyfriend, I had sex so it took care of it. But I decided not to have sex early on in a relationship and wait till the guy is really good because in the past having sex with my ex made me feel a lot of regret like I gave my body to a pathetic guy, it left me with a lot of guilt and shame and feelings of unworthiness. I felt like I shouldn't have had sex so early and easily. So this time I decided to hold off sex until I feel completely safe around my next boyfriend and until I feel like he is willing to commit and show respect to my body. Till then I will only communicate with them , get to know them for a while and then engage in sex if I feel he is really deserving of my time. But till then, even if I have a good partner, it's not like I'm going to have sex all the time. If he is not in the mood then I have to find my own ways and that is masturbating of course. But masturbating is not easy. If I overdo it, it causes pain from contractions and then agitations. I'm reaching full orgasms and sometimes multiple orgasms and it is no great favor. It stresses me out. It is relaxing in the moment, Because of endorphins and then I get good sleep the day I masturbate. Yet the nightmare of intense urges begins the next day again. I have been feeling anxiety because of this. I'm dreading my next period. I also drink soy milk. Before drinking soy milk this never happened. After drinking soy milk, I have begun to experience some changes like breast softness and feeling weird sexually, like a bit stronger sexually than usual. I also saw that the more sugars I eat, these urges intensify that month When I eat less sugars, that month it's a bit low. But taking away sugar completely feels like a nightmare of body weaknesses. I have gotten such strong urges this month that I have been looking at random men and feeling sexual just looking at them which has caused me to Shame myself for feeling so sexual around men and wanting them so bad. I have begun to feel feelings of intense shame whenever I feel sexual. I have never slept around, except strictly in context of solid relationships and I just don't want my moral integrity to be compromised in any way. These days the new trend for me is that whenever I see male chest hair I get turned on really quickly and I feel very ashamed about it because it could be any random male whose shirt is slightly unbuttoned and that turns me on and then I begin to guilt myself later for feeling horny about it. This is first thing these sexual urges have done so far. Now I don't know how much more horny it's going to make me, I don't want to reach a stage where I simply look at a man and get horny. That would be super awkward and kinda shameful I don't know how to go around this whole female sexuality thing that has suddenly made me have intense arousals. Never happened before. I took a break from relationships and it seems that I have been going through some kind of mental sexual withdrawals where not getting sex has charged the body with intense chemicals. I never felt before that female sexuality was this intense. And now I see the ugly side of it. A jacking up of female hormones and increase in female horniness is a pathetic nightmare. I never felt so extra horny before. So I never realized the nightmare waiting for me. And now with these intense urges, my sexuality is turning very wild and crazy. Like I want a man in bed really bad. But this leaves me with guilt because I just don't want it mentally yet my body keeps orgasming and wanting it.

@bejapuskas very few people on this thread cared to listen. Thanks for listening.

Step 8 Saying "Allah u Akbar" ("Allah is the greatest") this position of qiyam is assumed once again to begin the second rakah, and the following prayers are recited: 1. Al-Fatihah, and 2. Any short surah or some verses of the Holy Quran. Step 9 Saying "Allah u Akbar", this position is assumed as shown in the figure. This position is called ruku and the prayers as given are recited (three times). "Subhana rabbiya al azeem" "Glorified is my Lord, the Great" Step 10 While going back to qiyam position the first prayer, as given below, is said. Then having taken this position prayer the second is said: "Samia Allah u liman hamidah" "Allah listens to him who praises Him" "Rab'bana lakal hamd" "Our Lord, praise be for you only."

Step 4 While going back to qiyam position the first prayer, as given below, is said. Then having taken this position the second prayer is said: "Samia Allah u liman hamidah" "Allah listens to him who praises Him" "Rab'bana lakal hamd" "Our Lord, praise be for you only" .. . ................. Step 5 This position is called sujood. Saying "Allah u Akbar" ("Allah is the greatest") one prostrates as shown and then the prayer below is said (three times). "Subhana rubbiyal a'ala" "Glory to Allah, the Exalted". Step 6 Saying "Allah u Akbar" ("Allah is the greatest") and rising from the Sujood position, this posture called Juloos. Step 7 Saying "Allah u Akbar" ("Allah is the greatest") the sujood position is re-assumed and the prayer below is recited (three times). "Subhana rubbiyal a'ala" "Glory to Allah, the Exalted" This completes one rakat

Step 3 Saying "Allah u Akbar"(the back & leg should be perpendicular to each other) this position is assumed as shown in the figure. This position is called ruku and the prayers as given are recited (three times). "Subhana rabbiya al azeem" "Glorified is my Lord, the Great"

Step 2 Next this position is assumed by holding the left hand with the right hand on top and following prayers are recited: 1. Thana (or Sana) "Subhanaka Allah humma wa bihamdika, wa tabaraka ismuka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghairuk" "Praise and glory be to you O Allah. Blessed be Your Name, exalted be Your Majesty and Glory. There is no God but You" 2. Ta'awadh "Audu bi Allah i mina ashaitan i errajeem" "I seek Allah's shelter from Satan, the condemned" 3. Tasmiah "Bismillah i rrahman i erraheem" "In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful." 4. Al-Fatihah, and any short surah or a few verses from the Holy Quran. "Al humdo lil-lahi rab-bil al ala-meen. Arrahman i rraheem. Maliki yaum i eddeen. Iyyaka nabudu wa iyyaka nasta een. Ihdinas sirata almustaqeem. Siratal lazhina anamta alaihim, ghairil maghdubi alaihim, wa la adhdhaal leen. (Aameen)" "Praise be to Allah, The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way, the way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, Those whose (portion) is not wrath, And who go not astray." 5. A short Sura or a few verses from the Holy Quran - examples are given in the last chapter of this guide.

Instructions for Performing Prayers All the prayers have been translated from Arabic to understand the meaning. Learners must memorize the Arabic version. __________________ _ ________________ How to Pray Two rakats (Fajr) __________________ _ __________________ Step 1 Mak a sincere intention to perform the prayers purely for the sake of Allah. Say to yourself (in any language) that you intend to offer this Salat (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib or Isha), Fard, Sunnat or Witr, and the number of rakats (example- "I intend to offer two Rikat of Fard, Fajr prayer for Allah"). This posture is called qiyam and it is assumed after having made the intention to pray. Raising both hands up to the ears (palms facing the Qiblah) "Allah u Akbar" ("Allah is the greatest") is said.

Suggestions Minimize distractions. Concentrate on the meaning of the prayers. Pronounce so that you alone can hear yourself. Hold a position until you are at rest in it. Pause long enough to say Subhanallah (God is Pure). Prescribed prayers should be made in Arabic; personal prayers may be made in one’s own language in any posture during Salaat, especially prostration. If prayer is missed unavoidably, it may be said after its time has passed.

ماشاء الله

A. OBLIGATORY (FARDH) PRAYERS Obligatory (fardh) prayers are of three kinds: 1. FIVE DAILY RITUAL PRAYERS a) Morning Prayer (Dawn Prayer, Salat al-Fajr): The Morning Prayer is composed of four units (rakahs); two sunnah rakahs and two obligatory (fardh) rakahs. First the sunnah rakahs and then the obligatory rakahs are performed. b) Noon Prayer (Salat al-Zuhr): It is ten rakahs in total. First, four first sunnah rakahs, and then four obligatory rakahs, and at the end, two last sunnah rakahs are performed. c) Late Afternoon Prayer (Salat al-Asr): It is eight rakahs. First, four sunnah rakahs, and then four obligatory rakahs are performed. d) Sunset Prayer (Salat al-Maghrib): It is five rakahs in total. First, three obligatory rakahs, and then two sunnah rakahs are performed. e) Night Prayer (Salat al-‘Isha): It is then rakahs in total. First, the four first sunnah rakahs, then four obligatory rakahs, and then two last sunnah rakahs are performed. After the Night Prayer, three rakahs Odd-Numbered Prayer (Salat al-Witr) is performed. The latter is wajib. 2. THE FRIDAY PRAYER (SALAT AL-JUM’AH): This prayer is performed on Friday instead of the Noon Prayer. 3. FUNERAL PRAYER: It is composed of prayer and invocation for a deceased Muslim. There is no prostration (Sajdah) or bowing down (Ruku). The funeral prayer is a collective obligation, it is obligatory on the community (fardh al-kifayah). B. REQUIRED (WAJIB) PRAYERS 1) Festival Prayers (Salat-al-Eidain): The two yearly festival prayers consist of two rakahs. They are performed in congregation. Salat of Eid al-Fitr and Salat of Eid al-Adha. 2) Odd-Numbered Prayer (Salat al-Witr): It composed of three rakahs. It is performed daily after the Night Prayer (Salah ‘Isha). If one misses the Odd-Numbered Prayer, it is also wajib to make it up. C. SUNNAH PRAYERS Sunnah prayers are those that our Prophet performed regularly other than the obligatory and wajib prayers. They are of two kinds, those that are connected to the obligatory prayers and those that are not: 1. Those that are connected to the obligatory prayers: Those are the sunnah prayers that are performed before or after the obligatory prayers. a) The sunnahs of the ritual prayers: Those are the sunnah prayers that are performed before and/or after the obligatory rakahs of five daily ritual prayers. (For example the sunnah rakahs of the morning prayer). b) The sunnahs of the Friday Prayer: Those are the sunnah rakahs that are performed before and after the obligatory rakahs of the Friday Prayer. (The first sunnah rakahs and the last sunnah rakahs of the Friday Prayer). 2. The sunnahs that are not connected to the obligatory prayers: Those prayers are the ones that are neither the first sunnah, nor the last sunnah of any of the obligatory prayers, but rather, they are independent from obligatory prayers. Some such prayers that our Prophet performed include: a) Tarawih Prayer (Salat-al-Tarawih): It is a twenty-rakah prayer that is performed during the month of Ramadan between the Night Prayer (Salat al-‘Isha) and the Odd-Numbered Prayer (Witr) b) Salat al-Tahajjud (Night Prayer): It is a two-to-twelve rakahs prayer performed after the Night Prayer (Salat al-‘Isha) and before the time of the Morning Prayer (Salat al-Fajr), that is, before dawn. c) Salat al-Duha: It is a two-to-eight rakahs prayer that is performed from around one hour after the sunrise and around one hour before the sun is at its highest point. d) Salat al-Awwabin: It is a two-to-six rakahs prayer that is performed between the Sunset Prayer (Salat al-Magrib) and the Night Prayer (Salat al-‘Isha). e) Prayer for Respectful Entrance to the Mosque (Tahiyyat al-Masjid): It is a two-rakah prayer that is performed by those who enter before sitting to “greet” the mosque. f) Prayer for Respectful Entrance into the state of ritual purity (Tahiyyat al-Wudhu’): It is a two-rakah prayer that is performed right after a fresh ablution (wudhu’). One first stands toward the Qiblah, raises the right index finger, utters the shahadah, and says: “O Allah, make me one of those who purify themselves, and make me one of your righteous servants” (Allahumman ij’alni min al-mutatahhirin, wa-ij’alni min ‘ibadi- k a al-salihin). Then one enters prayer.

Islamic daily prayers has a different number of Rakah: Fajr — The Dawn prayer: 2 Rakat Sunnah (Muakkadah) + 2 Rakat Fard total 4 Zuhr — The Midday or Afternoon Prayer: 4 Rakat Sunnat (Muakkadah) + 4 Rakat Fard + 2 Rakat Sunnah (Muakkadah) followed by 2 Rakat Nafl total 12 Asr — The Evening Prayer: 4 Rakat Sunnah (Ghair Muakkadah) + 4 Rakat Fard total 8 Maghrib — The Dusk Prayer: 3 Rakat Fard + 2 Rakat Sunnah (Muakkadah) followed by 2 Rakat Nafl total 7 Isha — The Night Prayer: 4 Rakat Sunnah (Ghair Muakkadah) + 4 Rakat Fard + 2 Rakat Sunnah (Muakkadah) +2 Rakat Nafl + 3 Rakat Witr total 15 Regarding Jumu'ah (Friday) Prayer. It consists of 4 Rakat mandatory or Muakkadah(Salat which Prophet performed and almost never abandoned) Sunnah before the Arabic Khutbah and followed by 4 Rakat Sunnah(Muakkadah) after the 2 Fard Rakat and then 2 Rakat Sunnah(Muakkadah) and 2 Rakat Nafl.[citation needed] There are two Eid prayers in a year, Eid-ul-fitr and Eid-ul-adha.

Before praying: - Before praying you must make Wudhu. Procedure to make Wudhu: Step 1: Before starting, you must say,”bismillah”. In English it means in the name of God. Step 2: Wash your hand. Begin with using your left hand to wash your right hand all the way up to the wrist. Do this for a total of three times. Then with using your right hand to wash your left hand all the way up to the wrist. Also, do this for a total of three times. Step 3: Rinse the water three times in your mouth, by using your hands to cup it. Make sure to clear all the food particles in your mouth. Step 4: Rinse your nose three times with water. Cup water with your right hand and partly sniff it into your nose with extremely tiny bit of water so that you should absolutely not choke at all. Then blow out the water with the support of your left hand. Do this in a total of three times. Step 5: Wash your entire face with water by cupping the water in your head and wash your face, beginning at the forehead and finishing at the chin. Step 6: Wash your arm. Hence, wash both of your arms which are right and left. Begin with washing your right arm. Wash your both arm from the tip of your finger to slightly above the elbow. Make sure to remove all the impediment from the skin such as mud, nail polish, wax or dough etc. Wash each arm in a total of three times. Step 7: Clean your head. The way how you do this is wet your hands. Shake excess water. Wipe your hair. Step 8: Wash your feet. Begin washing your right foot, covering from the tip of your toes to just above the ankle. Be sure to wash the entire foot and to clean in-between each toe to get rid of any dirt. Repeat this three times and then do the same for your left foot. Repeat the process for the left foot three times as well. Make sure there is no dirt left on you feet.

That's what I meant. I think Leo should have included that it's not always the do gooder personality but people who genuinely want to seek good for others.

Surah al fatihah Recitation of the Surah Al Fatihah ‎ Arabic Text: ‎ ???????????? Ayah 1 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Urdu Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi شروع کرتا ہوں اللہ تعالیٰ کے نام سے جو بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم واﻻ ہے ???????????? ??????????? Ayah 2 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Urdu Alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameena سب تعریف اللہ تعالیٰ کے لئے ہے جو تمام جہانوں کا پالنے واﻻ ہے ??????????? ??????????? Ayah 3 الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem (The Beneficent, the Merciful.) Most Gracious, Most Merciful Urdu Alrrahmani alrraheemi بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم کرنے واﻻ ???????????? ???????????? Ayah 4 مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ Maaliki Yawmid-Deen Master of the Day of Judgment. Urdu Maliki yawmi alddeeni بدلے کے دن (یعنی قیامت) کا مالک ہے ???????????? Ayah 5 إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. (Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.) Urdu Iyyaka naAAbudu waiyyaka nastaAAeenu ہم صرف تیری ہی عبادت کرتے ہیں اور صرف تجھ ہی سے مدد چاہتے ہیں ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Ayah 6 اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem Show us the straight way, (Keep us on the right path.) Urdu Ihdina alssirata almustaqeema ہمیں سیدھی (اور سچی) راه دکھا ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ ???????????? Ayah 7 صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ Siraatal-lazeena an'amta 'alaihim ghayril-maghdoobi 'alaihim wa lad-daaalleen The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. (The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray.) Urdu Sirata allatheena anAAamta AAalayhim ghayri almaghdoobi AAalayhim wala alddalleena ان لوگوں کی راه جن پر تو نے انعام کیا ان کی نہیں جن پر غضب کیا گیا (یعنی وه لوگ جنہوں نے حق کو پہچانا، مگر اس پر عمل پیرا نہیں ہوئے) اور نہ گمراہوں کی (یعنی وه لوگ جو جہالت کے سبب راه حق سے برگشتہ ہوگئے) ???????????? Surah Al-Fatiha Surah Al-Fatiha English Transliteration: Bismillaahi ar-Rahman ar-Raheem Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil ‘alameen Ar-Rahmani ar-Raheem Maaliki yawmid Deen Iyyaaka na’budu wa iyyaaka nasta’een Ihdinas siraa tal mustaqeem Ṣirāṭ al lazi na an ‘amta’ alaihim, Ghairil maghduubi’ alaihim waladaaleen (Aamin) Surah Al-Fatiha English Translation: In the name of God, All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds The All-compassionate, the All-merciful. Master of Day of Judgement You[alone] do we worship, and You[alone] do we ask for help Guide us to the straight path The path of those whom You have favored Not of those who earned your anger nor those who have gone astray. ‎.

Lessons and positions

In my deepest sorrows, I found comfort in Islam. It's like Allah had found me on the edge of the remotest darkest place on earth.

Now this can be tough

So far what I learned. There will be certain recitations during prayer and they will be called surah. One surah is surah al fatihah Another one is Surah Ibrahim These are recitations that are specific. I'll now look into Prayer positions during a salaa or salah or salat

After washing for prayer by performing the ritual ablution, a believer must renew their innermost intention, thus purifying their prayer for the sake of Allah. The raka'ah begins when the worshipper initiates the salah with the words "Allah is The Greatest",(Allah-hu-Akbar) this is known in Arabic as the Takbir (lit. 'the glorification of God'). The individual will observe the standing position while reciting the opening chapter of the Qur'an (Al-Faatiha) followed by a personal selection of chosen verses which the worshipper is free to choose to recite for themselves. The second part of the raka'ah involves the worshipper bowing to a 90 degree angle, placing their hands on their knees with their feet kept shoulder-width apart, and bowing in humble submission as if awaiting God's command. During this position the words, "Glory be to Allah the most magnificent" are uttered silently as a form of ritual praise. The third movement of the raka'ah is to return from bowing to the standing position before, with the praise of Allah on your tongue, descending into full prostration on the ground. In prostration, the worshipper's forehead and nose is flatly placed on the floor with the palm of their hands placed shoulder-width apart to the right and left of their ears. The worshipper's elbows, forearms and chest are then raised off the floor. During this position the words, "Glory be to Allah the Almighty" are repeated with contemplation as a form of ritual praise. The Islamic prophet Muhammad taught his disciples that "the closest a subject gets to their God is when in prostration". The fourth movement is for the worshipper to return from prostration into a sitting position with their legs folded flatly under their body. In this position they would invoke Allah for forgiveness of your sins and the sins of their parents and the wider believers before descending into a second prostration. This concludes one unit of prayer known in Arabic as a raka'ah and would be followed by either standing up for a second raka'ah if the prayer requires it or by proceeding to end the salah with taslim. Although not part of a single raka'ah, the conclusion of the salah takes place in the sitting position, the worshipper turns their head to the right saying, "Peace be unto you, and Allah's mercy and blessing" before subsequently turning the head to the left and repeating the salutation. This action helps to reminds Muslims of the presence of the recording angels on their right and left who record their deeds. Takbir Standing in salah Supplications or iftitah Recitation of Sura Al-Fatiha Recitation of another sura Ruku (bowing) Straightening up from ruku Sujud (prostration) Rising from sujud The second sujud Sitting in prayers Salam (salutation) Different positions To be added later

I have discussed faraz prayers above. Now wajib prayers. Wajib prayers 3 rakahs for witr 2 rakahs for Eid-Ul-Fitr and 2 rakahs for And Eid-ul-adha 2 rakahs for tawaf

Qada Performing an obligatory prayer (salah) in time is called execution, performing it after its specified time has elapsed is called compensation (qada); performing a prayer again that has been spoiled is called repetition. A binding prayer (salah) is either intentionally not performed in its specified time, or it isn’t performed in time because of an excuse. It is a great sin not to perform intentionally a daily prayer in time. Man must stay away from such an act. If such a mistake was made, the prayer must be compensated at once to be completed with the duty. Because, death can come at any moment. If death comes and catches man unprepared, man will go to the hereafter under obligation. Although one gets free from the obligation when he compensates the prayer that he has failed to perform in time, he must ask Allah for His forgiveness for the sin he has committed. So one must both compensate that prayer and also ask for Allah’s forgiveness. Prayers that haven’t been performed owing to forgetting, sleeping or a legitimate excuse must be performed later at once when they are remembered or must be performed after the legitimate excuse terminated. There are some excuses such that the prayers that weren’t performed in these times aren’t to be compensated later. Women’s menstruation and period of confinement after childbirth; epilepsy or insanity enduring in five prayer times are from these kinds of excuses. In fact, it isn’t religiously permissible for the women menstruating or for the women in the period of confinement after childbirth to perform prayers; it is forbidden for them. Compensating later the five daily prayers that haven’t been performed in time is obligatory, the salat al- witr is compulsory and the sunnah is sunnah. Only the compensation of the salat al- fajr’s sunnah is sunnah. In case salat al- fajr (the morning prayer) haven’t been performed in time, then its sunnah is also performed with its fard if it is performed before noon time. If the compensation is left after noon time, then sunnah isn’t performed anymore, but only the fard is performed. Some sunnah of the daily prayers that couldn’t been performed in time are compensated by performing them later. For example, in case the former sunnah of the salat al-zuhr (the prayer of the midday) couldn’t be performed to catch the congregation, then it is performed separately after fard and the latter two rak’ats of sunnah. If the former sunnah of the Friday prayer couldn’t been performed before the Friday sermon, then it is compensated by performing it after the two rak’ats of fard of the Friday prayer. The former sunnahs of the mid-day prayer and the Friday prayer that have been half finished by being performed as two rak’ats are also compensated later as four rak’ats in the same way. The sunnahs of the daily payers except these two sunnahs aren’t performed later if they haven’t been performed in time. For example, the sunnahs of salat al- asr (the mid-afternoon prayer) and salat al- isha’ (the prayer performed two hours after sunset) aren’t performed later if they haven’t been performed before fard. The prayers of compensation will be executed like the daily fards. Compensation for the prayer of morning is performed as 2, of mid-day as 4, of mid-afternoon is as 4, of evening as 3 and of isha’ as 4 and of witr as 3. There is no particular time or place for any of the compensation (qada) prayers. This is, there is no restriction that the compensation prayer of mid-afternoon is to be performed in the mid-afternoon. It can be performed when ever you want. When performing the compensations of prayers, there is no provision that compensation of mid-afternoon must be performed before compensation of isha’ or compensation of mid-day must be performed after the compensation of morning. However, one must be careful not to perform the compensations prayers during the times called kerahat. It isn’t tolerated to perform a prayer in these times: 45 min. of duration after the sun has risen, the 45 min. of duration prior to the sunset and when the sun is just at the top (the 30 min. duration of time prior to mid-day prayer). Compensation prayers can be performed in any time except these times. How are the compensation prayers (qada prayers) performed? One, whose prayers that he hasn’t performed in time are 6 times or more, doesn’t regard a sequence in performing them and also he doesn’t regard a sequence between his compensation prayers and his daily prayers. He can perform his compensation prayers in any time he wants and is convenient except the three kerahat times when performing a prayer is religiously reprehensible. Because, compensation prayers have no particular times. For example, a mid-afternoon prayer that hasn’t been performed in time can be performed after the prayer of isha’, and a prayer of isha that hasn’t been performed in time can be performed after the prayer of noon. When performing compensation prayers, there is no need to determine to which date they belong. Since this is very difficult, it is convenient to apply the easier one. A compensation prayer is performed by intending (making the niyyah) as the following: For example: “I have intended to perform the first mid-day prayer I couldn’t perform in time for the pleasure of Allah” or “I have intended to perform the last mid-day prayer I couldn’t perform in time for the pleasure of Allah.” Then, in this way the compensation prayers are begun to be performed from the first one that hasn’t been performed in time or from the last one that hasn’t been performed in time; in both ways, the previous prayers are diminished by compensating them in an order. Since it is easier, it is also adequate to intend as “I compensate a mid-day or a mid-afternoon prayer on me”. When performing a compensation prayer, first the adhan (the call to prayer) and then kamet (a phrase recited before the fards indicating that the prayer is beginning) are recited and then the prayer is performed. If more than one compensation prayers will be performed, one adhan is sufficient for all of them, but it is Sunnah to recite separate kamets for every distinct fard. One who doesn’t know precisely how many compensation prayers he has to perform behaves according to his superior prediction. If he can not predict the number of his compensation prayers, he continues to perform compensation prayers until he believes that he has no compensation prayers on him any more. Ones who have the same prayers to be compensated (for example, all of them have to compensate a mid-day prayer) can perform this prayer with congregation. But, ones who have to compensate different prayers can not constitute a unique congregation; they have to perform their prayers separately. Compensation prayers must be preferred to be performed at home if it is possible. If these prayers were disregarded without an excuse, since this is a sin, it is inconvenient to expose this.