Prayer [Ṣalāh]: Muslims perform five obligatory prayers each day. Prayer is a direct link between the worshipper and God as there is no hierarchical authority or priesthood in Islam. A learned Muslim chosen by the congregation leads the prayers. Prayer is the second pillar of Islam and is the duty of every Muslim – male and female – who fulfils the requirements  of prayer. There are many verses in the Qur’an that command Muslims to perform prayer regularly at the correct time. The Qur’an says [what means]: ‘And establish prayer and give Zakāh and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].’ [2.43] and: ‘… Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers, a decree of specified times.’ [4.103]

The Messenger of God [pbuh] reminded believers of the importance of prayer and warned them of the consequences of neglecting it. The minimum time of each prayer is be about five minutes, but a person may take longer if they. Muslims can pray anywhere except in impure places such as bathrooms, at any time, alone or in congregation, in a mosque or at home, at work, on the road, indoors or outside. Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] said, ‘The entire earth was rendered a masjid [mosque] for me.’ [al-Bukhārī]. In special cases such as illness, journeys, or war, certain allowances are made in order to make it easy for Muslims to fulfil the obligation to pray..

Muslims pray five times throughout the day: 1. Between first light and sunrise; 2. After the sun has passed the meridian; 3. Between mid-afternoon and sunset; 4 Between sunset and the last light of the day; 5. Between the arrival of darkness and before dawn.

what are the requirements?

this may be confusing to some people – are Muslims supposed to pray at specific times or at any time? needs clarification