How many Wajibaat are there in prayer?
Answer: There are twenty-six essential acts of prayer:
1. To say “Allah-o-Akbar” in Takbeer-e-Tahreema.
2. To recite Al-Hamd Sharif i.e.Surah Faatehah.
3. To recite one small Surah (Quranic chapter) or one big Quranic verse or three small verses after Surah Faateha in the first two Rakaats of Farz prayer and in every Rakaat of Wajib, Sunnat and Nafil prayers.
4. To determine the first two Rakaats of Farz prayer for Qiraa-at.
5. To recite Al-Hamd Shareef before any Surah.
6. To observe Rukoo immediately after completing Qiraa-at.
7. To follow the first Sajdah by the second Sajdah i.e. to make two prostrations in succession.
8. To stay in Rukoo, Sujood, Qaumah, Qa'adah (pl. Qu'ood) and Jalsah for a span in which one could say Sub haan Allah سُبحان اللہ with ease.
9. To stand erect in Qaumah (after performance of Rukoo).
10. To sit in “Jalsah” (between two prostrations).
11.
To sit in “Qa'ada-e-Ulaa” (first sitting posture) in three and four
Rakaats' prayer (irrespective of Nafil) for such a time that one could
recite Tashah'hud.
12. To recite complete Tashah-hud in both the Qu'ood (Qa'ada-e-Ulaa and Qa'ada-e-Akheerah).
13. To say “Assalaam-o-Alaiekum wa Rahmatul Laah” twice.
14. To recite Du'aa-e-Qunoot and say Takbeer-e-Qunoot in Witr prayer.
15.
To utter six Takbeers of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha (Azha)
respectively (three at the outset of prayer and the remaining three in
the second Rakaat before going into Rukoo) in the words of
“Allah-o-Akbar”.
16.
Aloud recitation from the Holy Quran (Qiraa-at) by Imaam in
Salaat-ul-Jahr i.e. Fajr, Maghrib, Isha, Jumu'ah, both Eid prayers and
Taraweeh and Witr prayers in Ramadan and Qiraa-at in low voice by Imaam
in Salaat-ul-Sirr i.e. Zuhr and Asr prayers.
17. Muqtadi should follow Imaam silently in Jama'at i.e. not to do Qiraa-at.
18. To follow Imaam in all Wajibat (essential acts) except the Qiraa-at.
19. To observe Sajdah on reciting the verse of prostration.
20. To observe Sajdah Sahv on any “Sahv” (omission, forgetfulness) in prayer.
21. To observe every Wajib and Farz at their respective appointed places.
22. To observe Rukoo only once in every Rakaat.
23. To observe two Sujood (prostrations) in every Rakaat.
24. To recite nothing after recitation of Tashah'hud in Qa'ada-e-Ulaa of Farz, Witr and Sunnat-e-Muakkadah prayers.
25. Not to observe Qa'adah before completing two Rakaats and not to observe Qa'adah after third Rakaat in four Rakaats' prayer.
No comments
Post a Comment