Prayer (Salāh)

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Prayer is not to be missed even if you cannot find clothes or water. “And likewise for the person who finds himself naked such as the one who is shipwrecked [read on…]

When Only Two Are Praying When two men are praying together, one leads and the other stands to his right, foot-to-foot, shoulder-to-shoulder, not slightly behind. The same applies when two [read on…]

If a person does not have water available or he may be harming himself by using it due to an illness he is suffering from, or because it is cold, [read on…]

The Muslims are in agreement that it is not permitted to delay the prayer of the day till night, nor the prayer of the night till the day. This is [read on…]

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. The Sunnah for the one who is praying alone is that he calls the Adhān and the Iqāmah [read on…]

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stated: “The best prayer after the obligations is the Night Prayer (Salātul-Layl).” Reported by Muslim. He also said: “O people, spread salutations among yourselves, feed the people [read on…]

Question: Is it allowed to pray voluntary prayers (nawāfil) immediately after the Jumu’ah Prayer? Answer: The Sunnah after Jumu’ah is to pray four rak’ahs. The Prophet (salallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) [read on…]

The Importance of Purification (Wudū) and Prayer in Islam Download the leaflet here. Muslims are obligated to pray to Allah five set times each day. This prayer is called the Salāh. [read on…]

Prayer in Islam and its Importance Download the leaflet here. Islam gives tremendous importance to the Prayer (in Arabic: Salāh). It has the highest position after the testimony of faith [read on…]

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Summary of the Rules Concerning the Prayer of a Traveller Summary conclusion: The well-known custom of the people is that when a person intends a journey, he gathers what he [read on…]

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْخِرِّيتِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَوْمًا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَبَدَتِ النُّجُومُ وَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ [read on…]

Regarding the middle Tashahhud of the prayer, ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you sits in the prayer, let him recite: التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ [read on…]

Objectives: To consider the importance of the Mosque within Islam. Is a Mosque important: Try to imagine what a Muslim community would lose if it did not have a Mosque. [read on…]

Objectives: Know and be able to explain the role of the Imam. Imām: “A person who leads the congregational prayers” (i.e. the prayers in Jamā’ah). It can also refer to [read on…]

Objectives: Know and understand the role of the Mu’adhin and the use and significance of the adhān. Mu’adhin: The mu’adhin is the person who calls Muslims to prayer and the [read on…]

Objectives: Identify aids to worship and understand their use. The compass and prayer mat: Muslims can turn any suitable place into a musallā (place of prayer) by deciphering the direction [read on…]

Objectives: Understand the main features of a prayer hall (Musallā) and understand its uses. The Mosque is at the heart of the Muslim community and the prayer hall (musallā) is [read on…]

Shaikh Al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him) stated: The Majority of the scholars hold the position that the recital of Surah Al-Fātihah is obligatory, and that the one who does not [read on…]

An Introduction Muslims are obligated to pray to Allāh five set times each day. This prayer is called the Salāh. It is the second pillar of Islām. Muslims take time [read on…]

Islam 2.4 The Practice Of Prayer The Prayer Each prayer out of the Five Daily prayers consists of a fixed number of Rak’ahs (or units) that consist of a sequence [read on…]

Islaam gives the highest of stations to the prayer, it has the highest of levels and greatest position after the testimony of faith (the shahaadatayn). Ibn `Umar (radiyallaahu `anhumaa) said [read on…]

  Imaam Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan b. `Alee b. Khalaf al-Barbahaaree (died 329H, rahimahullaah) stated in his Sharhus-Sunnah (point 40): والصلاة على من مات من أهل القبلة سنة والمرجوم والزاني والزانية والذي يقتل نفسه [read on…]

In the name of Allaah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. Imaam Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan b. `Alee b. Khalaf al-Barbahaaree (died 329H, rahimahullaah) stated in his Sharhus-Sunnah (point 35): “Shortening the prayer whilst upon [read on…]

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. The Five Daily Prayers Are Worth Fifty On The Scales of Good Deeds Abu Dharr (radiyallaahu `anhu) narrated regarding [read on…]

A question was posed to Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah): A woman who has non-menstrual bleeding (istihaadah). Is it permitted for such a woman to perform Duhaa Prayer (the forenoon optional [read on…]

In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Delaying Fajr Prayer Deliberately Beyond Its Time: Shaikh al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah): Summary: In this short clip, the scholar, Shaikh [read on…]