Category: Prayer

IntroductionThe five prayers are among the best acts of worship that the Muslim performs. Performing them is the best deed after having the correct belief

There are five prayers which are obligatory and rewardable. There are other prayers which are rewardable but optional to perform. The optional prayers require the

The women must cover everything except their faces and hands with a material which conceals the color of their skin. The body must remain covered throughout

There are five (5) prayers which must be performed by the Muslims and are called “obligatory” prayers. They are Dhuhr (Noon) prayer, ^Asr (afternoon) prayer,

1. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.2. Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil- ^alamin3. Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim.4. Maliki yawmid-Din.5. Iyyaka na^budu wa iyyaka nasta^in.6. Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim7. Siratal-ladhina an ^amta ^alayhim, Ghayril-maghdubi ^alayhim wa lad-dallin.  The Meaning of

Du^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),

The 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

Everyone 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

Du^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).

What 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