Bismillahi ARRAHMANI ARRAHIM wa salla ALLAHU ala Rassoulihi al-karim wa ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallam
[Quran 13:40] Your ONLY mission (O Muhammad) is to deliver (Quran), while it is we who will call them to account.
[Quran 42:48] You (O Muhammad) have no duty EXCEPT delivering (Quran).
[Quran 5:99] The messenger has no function EXCEPT delivering (Quran)
We’ll
talking insha ALLAH in this post about the second pillar of Islam which is “Salah”
Islamic prayer ; then what is Salah meaning? Salah, also spelled Salat, Arabic Salāt,
the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all muslims as one of the five Pillars of
Islam (arkān al-Islām). There is disagreement among Islamic scholars as to
whether some passages about prayer in the Muslim sacred scripture, the Qurʾān, are
actually references to the Salat. Within Muhammad’s lifetime, five obligatory
prayers, each preceded by ablution, were observed: Salāt al-fajr (dawn), al-ẓuhr
(midday), al-ʿaṣr (afternoon), al-maghrib (sunset), and al-ʿishāʾ (evening).
Under such special circumstances as illness, a journey, or war, a modification
or limited postponement of these Salats is allowed
Though
individual performance of Salat is permissible and can be offered in any clean
space at home or at work, collective worship in the mosque has special merit.
With their faces turned in the direction of the shrine of the Kaʿbah in Mecca,
the worshipers align themselves in parallel rows behind the imam, or prayer
leader, who directs them as they execute the rakʿahs (physical postures coupled
with Qurʾānic recitations).On Fridays, instead of the prayer just after noon, a
congregational prayer (Salāt al-jumʿah) is offered; it includes two sermons
(khutbah) delivered from the pulpit. Special congregational prayers are offered
in the middle of the morning on the two festival days (ʿīds), one immediately
following the month of fasting, Ramadan, and the other following the
pilgrimage, or hajj. Although not obligatory, individual devotional prayers,
especially during the night, are emphasized and are a common practice among
pious Muslims
In Islam there are deffirents times of performing Salah: daily: are the five prayers Assubuh- Adhuhr- Al-âsr- Al-Maghrib- Al-Îsha . Weekly: Salatu al-Jumuâa. Yearly: Salatu Al-Âïd (Âïd Al-Fitr the first day After Ramadan and Salatu Âïd al-Adha in Ten Dul’Hijjah and there are other Slawat prayers like Salatu al-Kussuf during Solar Eclipse…etc
And Salah
are three types ; “Fard”: Of the fard category are the five daily prayers, as
well as the Friday prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah), while the Eid prayers and Witr
are of the wajib category. ... Fard prayers (as with all fard actions) are
further classed as either fard al-ayn (obligation of the self) and fard
al-kifayah (obligation of sufficiency / “Sunnah Muâkkadah”: Sunnah muakkadah
refers to any voluntary act of worship (such as the Eid prayer, or the two
rakat Alfajr before Salatu al-subuh prayer and al-witer …) which the Prophet
continuously performed and almost never abandoned. These are not obligatory,
but a person who abandons them is considered blameworthy / “Mustahabb” : Mustahabb or recommended, in terms of
jurisprudence, are such actions which are not obligatory or forbidden, but
doing them is better than leaving because they lead to pleasing the God. there
are lots of recommended Prayers in Islam
like: Night prayer, Salatu ad’duha after sunrise… etc
Before talking about performing salah we should know first that every salat in Islam do have conditions to be accepted and do have fard and sunnah acts which means obligatory and non-obligatory acts of prayer
The
conditions of Salah
Al-Islaam (Salah is only accepted from a Muslim
Al-‘aql
(Sanity. The insane is not held accountable for his/her actions
Al-tamyeez (puberty
State of
purity (having wudu or taking a ghusl to remove ritual impurity
Removal
of filth (clothing should be free from impurities and also place of worship
Covering
the awrah
Commencement of time The salah must be prayed in its proper time and not a
minute before
Facing
the direction of the qiblah
An-niyah
(the intention for the prayer being prayed should be present
Be
clean after menstrual blood or after birth blood for women
Conditions
are prerequisites for the salah. A person is not excused from them regardless
if he was ignorant of its obligation, or if he forgot, or if he deliberately
left it
These are
the fardhs that one must fulfill during the performance of a prayer. Those
pillars are also called “Rukn of Salah.”
Opening
Takbir (Takbir al-Iftitah): To say “Allahu Akbar” when starting a prayer
The
Standing (Al-Qiyam): To stand for a while when praying
The
Recitation (Al-Qira’ah): To recite al least three short verses from the Noble
Quran when standing during a prayer
Bowing
(Al-Ruku): To bow down in such a manner that the hands are placed upon the
knees after the completion of the recitation of the Noble Quran
Prostration (Al-Sajdah): To place on the ground the forehead, the nose, hands,
feet, and knees after having risen from the bowing al-Ruku
Final
Sitting (Qa’da al-Akhirah): To sit at the last rakah of the prayer for as long
as one can recite the supplication called “Attahiyyatu.” Muslim, Salat 215
Now that our wudu has been properly made we can
proceed and begin to pray salah. Here are the steps of the salah
Standing
Takbiratu al-Ihram; saying ALLAHU Akbar
Fatihah – Recitation
Ruku – Bowing
Sujud – Prostration
Tashahud – Sitting
To understand the steps of the salah it is
important to understand that the prayer is made up of rakah, or units of
prayer. Every rakah has the same basic steps within it.
There will be a part when you are standing
A part when you recite from the Quran
A part when you bow down
A part where you prostrate make sujud
Depending on which prayer you are performing
there will be slight differences in how these rakah are performed. Here is a
summary of how each of the five daily prayers differ from one another
Fajr Assubh – has two rakah, or two units
Dhur – has four rakah
Asr – has four rakah
Maghrib – has three rakah
Isha – has four rakah
Fajr Salat Assubh
