Upon the death of a Muslim, Muslims are obligated to pray for him. Just like in the obligatory prayers, one must have wudu’. However, the Funeral prayer does not have ruku ^ or sujud. It is recommended that the dead person be laid in front of the imam. How to Perform...
Read More إقرأ المزيدEveryone who follows an imam while performing prayer—the Jumu^ah Prayer or other prayers–must fulfill the following obligations: The follower (ma’mum) must not be ahead of his imam in the standing position or in saying the opening Allahu Akbar. The prayer of the...
Read More إقرأ المزيدDuring prayer, the Muslim should be God-fearing and should avoid anything that invalidates his prayer. The invalidators of prayer are: For the praying person to utter words which do not include mentioning Allah. Uttering two letters or any letter that carries a...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, encouraged performing the congregational prayer. He ordered the people to pray the five (5) prayers in congregation in a way that anyone who wants to pray in congregation can easily find the place to do so. When people gather...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe conditions of prayer are the matters that are not part of the prayer, but must be satisfied before starting the prayer. They are: Islam: Prayer is not valid from a blasphemer. To be at the age of mental discrimination (mumayyiz), i.e., the age at which the child...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAllah, ta^ala said: إِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَاباً مَّوْقُوتاً Innas-salata kanat ^alal-mu’minina kitabam mawquta Ayah 103 of Suratun-Nisa’ means: {Certianly, the [obligatory] prayers have been prescribed to the believers to be performed at...
Read More إقرأ المزيدDu^a’uliftitah or Du^a’ut-Tawajjuh Wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhi fataras-samawati wal-’arda hanifam Muslima, wa ma ‘ana minal-mushrikin. ‘Inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi rabbil¬ ^alamin(a), la sharika lah(u), wa bi dhalika ‘umirt(u), wa ‘ana...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWhat is Said in the Sitting Position At-Tashahhud: At-Tahiyyatul-mubarakat, as-salawatut-tayyibatu lillah. As¬Salamu ^alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As-Salamu ^alayna wa ^ala ^ibadillahis-salihin Ashhadu alla ‘ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna...
Read More إقرأ المزيد1. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. 2. Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil- ^alamin 3. Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim. 4. Maliki yawmid-Din. 5. Iyyaka na^budu wa iyyaka nasta^in. 6. Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim 7. Siratal-ladhina an ^amta ^alayhim, Ghayril-maghdubi ^alayhim wa lad-dallin. The...
Read More إقرأ المزيدDu^aul-Qunut Allahummahdini fiman hadayt (a), wa ^afini fiman ^afayt (a), wa tawallani fiman tawallayt (a), wa barik li fima a^tayt (a). Wa qini sharra ma qadayt (a), fa ‘innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ^alayk (a). Wa ‘innahu la yadhillu maw walayt(a), wa la ya^izzu man...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThere are five (5) prayers which must be performed by the Muslims and are called “obligatory” prayers. They are Dhuhr (Noon) prayer, ^Asr (afternoon) prayer, Maghrib (sunset) prayer, ^Ishaa’ (Nightfall) prayer and Fajr (Dawn) prayer. It is a great sin to neglect...
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