Prayer: The Obligatory (Wajib) Prayers
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
There are six obligatory prayers in the period of the Imam of the Time’s (ʿA) occultation (ghaybah):
1. The daily prayers;
2. The prayer of signs (salat al‑ayat);
3. The funeral prayer (salat al‑mayyit);
4. The prayer for the obligatory circumambulation (ṭawāf) of the Kaʿbah;
5. The lapsed (qada) prayers of one’s father that, based on obligatory precaution (al‑ihtiyat al‑wajib), are obligatory for the eldest son to perform;
6. Prayers that become obligatory on account of hire (ijārah), vow (nadhr), oath (qasam), and covenant (ʿahd).
The Friday prayer (ṣalāt al‑jumuʿah) is regarded as one of the daily prayers.