How Many Rakat in Maghrib? 3 Rakat Step by Step Pray Along

If you do not know Al-Fatiha yet, you can still pray while you learn it. Here is how

These steps follow what the four Sunni schools share. Where they differ, the notes below show the other ways you may see.

Rakat by rakat

Rakat	Recite	Aloud or quiet	Then
1	Al-Fatiha and a surah	Aloud	Stand up
2	Al-Fatiha and a surah	Aloud	Sit for the tashahhud, then stand up
3	Al-Fatiha only	Quietly	Final sitting and salam

Rakat	Recite	Aloud or quiet	Then
1	Al-Fatiha and a surah	Quietly	Stand up
2	Al-Fatiha and a surah	Quietly	Final sitting and salam

Raising the hands: everyone raises them for the first takbir, to the shoulders or the earlobes. The Shafi'i and Hanbali schools also raise them before and after ruku and when standing up from the first sitting.
Where the hands rest: on the chest, under the chest or under the navel, depending on the school. Many Malikis let the arms hang at the sides.
The opening: this page uses "Subhanaka". The Shafi'i school often uses another opening dua, and the Maliki school goes straight to Al-Fatiha.
The tashahhud has several authentic wordings. This page uses the one of Ibn Mas'ud, used by the Hanafi and Hanbali schools.
Sitting: on the left foot with the right foot upright. In the last sitting of a 3 or 4 rakat prayer, many sit with the left foot under the right shin (tawarruk).
Between the two prostrations, the Hanafi school sits a moment in silence, others say "Rabbighfir li".
Women pray the same prayer. Some schools teach a more gathered posture, with the arms closer to the body in ruku and sujud, and a woman recites quietly where unrelated men can hear her.

3 rakat fard and 2 rakat sunnah after it, 5 in all.

No. In the third rakat you recite Al-Fatiha only, quietly.

Right after sunset, until the twilight has gone. It is the shortest window of the day, so pray it soon after sunset.

The Revertly app walks you through each prayer with audio: a figure moves into each position while the recitation plays.