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Salam - u - Alaikum ,

I was searching on the net for some time to get hold of some information regarding salat according to shafi.
I am trying to pray for all the 5 times and would like to perfect it so I have downloaded the videos and book but I am having a few queries regarding the salat which are as follows : -

a) No of rakats for all the 5 prayers are they as follows : -
fajr : 2 sunnat - 2 farz
zahur: 4 sunnat - 4 farz - 2 sunnat - 2 naffal
asar: 4 sunnat - 4 farz
magrib: 3 farz - 2 sunnat - 2 naffal
aisha: 4 sunnat - 4 farz - 2 sunnat - 2 naffal - 3 vitar - 2 nafal.

b) How should we do niyyat for any namaz and when we should say salaam ?

Should we do it in parts like for example in Fajr namaz first we do niyyat for 2 rakats salat , perform 2 rakats , say salaam . Then do niyyat for 2 rakat farz , perform 2 rakats , then again say salaam.

OR

we can do niyyat for praying both 2 sunnat and 2 farz one time in the start of the fajr salat and perform both the sunnat and farz rakats then to close the prayer do salaam at the end.

Kindly help me in perfecting my namaz.