بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم
The Asr prayer (Arabic: العصر صلاة “afternoon prayer”) is one of the five mandatory salah. The Asr prayer consists of four obligatory rakaat. As with Zuhr prayer, if performed in the congregation, the imam is silent except when announcing the takbir, i’tidal, and taslim.
The period of Asr prayer begins approximately when the sun is halfway down from noon to sunset. Asr prayer ends at dusk when Maghrib prayer begins.
The Asr daily prayer is mentioned as the middle prayer in the Al-Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqara Verse 238, where it is emphasized on Muslims to protect this prayer that is it should be performed at all costs. Al-Asr is also the title of the 103rd chapter of the Al-Quran.