Maghrib is one of the five daily prayers that Muslims must offer. The five daily prayers are compulsory upon Muslims, and the Prophet (PBUH) said that prayer is the difference between faith and disbelief. The time for Maghrib prayer begins at sunset every day. It is best to perform the Maghrib prayer before the sky becomes completely dark. However, we can offer Maghrib all the way up before the Isha adhaan. Maghrib consists of three fardh Rakat. Saying these three rakats fulfills the obligation of the Maghrib prayer. However, the Prophet (PBUH) used to offer two additional Rakat regularly. These are the sunnah Rakat. We must also try to perform them as often as we can. We start the three fardh by raising our hands and saying takbeer. Then, we recite Sanaa, followed by Surah al-Fatiha. After that, we recite another short surah if we wish to. Then, we bow (ruku), rise, then prostrate (sujood) twice. That completes the first Rakat. We then repeat that and offer a second Rakat (without Sanaa), after which we stay seated and say Tashahud. Then, we stand up again and offer the third Rakat. In this Rakat, we don’t recite any extra surah after al-Fatiha. After we complete the Rakat, we sit down and recite Tashahud, followed by Durood-e-Ibrahim. We recite a few more Sunnah duas before offering Tasleem to complete the prayer. There are several duas prescribed for after the Maghrib fardh, which we should also recite as often as possible.
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