What are the conditions and rules of salaah?

Answer 1

PRE-REQUISITES FOR SALAAH (Shara'it)

The offering of salaah is obligatory upon every Muslim, male and female,

Eight pre-requisites that must be observed before one performs salaah.

1. To perform ghusl if necessary.

2. To make wudhu if necessary.

3. Taharah (cleanliness) of the entire body and all clothing.

4. Taharah (cleanliness) of the place where one intends performing salaah.

5. Facing towards the Qiblah.

7. Niyyah (intention) for salaah.

8. Performing salaah at the prescribed times.

If any one of these requirements are omitted, salaah will not be accepted.

Answer 2

CONDITIONS AND RULES OF SALAAH

MUSTAHABBATUS-SALAAH (Preferable Acts)

1. To pull the palms out of the sleeves while saying Takbirut Tahrimah.

2. Saying tasbih more than three times in ruku' and sajdah by Munfarid (one performing salaah alone).

3. To keep the eyes towards the place of sajdah in Qiyam, at the toes in ruku', towards the lap in Qa'dah and Jalsah, and at the shoulders while turning for salaam.

4. To try best not to cough.

5. To try and keep the mouth closed when yawning, but if it is opened, to cover it by the upper portion of the right hand in Qiyam and by the left hand in all other postures.

MAKRUHATUS-SALAAH (Acts Disliked In Salaah)

1. Saying salaah bare-headed due to laziness or carelessness and to expose the arms above the elbows.

2. Playing with clothes or the body.

3. Performing salaah in clothes in which people do not ordinarily like to go out.

4. To dust the floor with one's hands to prevent the soiling of clothes.

5. Performing salaah when one has the urge to urinate or pass stool.

6. To crack one's fingers or putting of fingers of one hand into fingers of the other hand.

7. Turning the face away from the Qiblah and looking around.

8. It is makruh for men to rest both the arms and wrists on the ground in sajdah.

9. Performing salaah when another person facing him sits ahead.

10. Yawning intentionally and not preventing it if one can do so.

11. Closing the eyes, but if it is done to concentrate in salaah, it is allowed.

12. It is makruh for a baaligh (mature) person to stand alone behind a saff (row) when there is place in the saff before him.

13. Performing salaah in clothes with pictures of living objects on them.

14. Performing salaah at a place where there is a picture of a living (animate) object above or on the right or left side of the musalli (person performing salaah) or on the place where he makes sajdah.

15. To count ayaat, surahs or tasbihs on fingers in salaah.

16. Performing salaah with a sheet or clothes wrapped on the body in such a way that it makes it difficult to free the hands quickly.

17. To yawn and stretch arms to remove laziness.

18. Doing something against Sunnah in salaah.

MUFSIDATUS-SALAAH (acts that break salaah)

1. To talk in salaah knowingly or unknowingly, a few words or many, will nullify the salaah.

2. To make noise or say "oh" or "aah!" due to pain etc.

3. Correcting the Qira'ah of a person other than his own Imam.

4. To recite the Qur'an by looking at the text.

5. To do such an act which gives the impression to onlookers that he is doing something else, rather than performing salaah. This is called amal-ul Kathir.

6. Eating or drinking knowingly or unknowingly.

7. To turn the chest away from the Qiblah without an excuse.

8. Doing sajdah at a najis (impure) place.

9. Delay in covering the satr when uncovered, to the extent of performing one rukn (posture) in salaah.

10. Utterances in pain or trouble.

11. An adult's laughing aloud.

12. To step ahead of the Imam during the salaah.

13. Making some great error in the Qira'at of the holy Qur'an.

It is permissible to break one's salaah in the following case:

1. When there is an urge to pass urine or stool.

2. When a snake, scorpion or some other harmful creature or animal makes it's appearance, in close proximity.

3. When one fears that a train or transport on which one is to travel would depart and thus cause great inconvenience.

4. When one fears that a thief would get away with his/her property.

It is Wajib to break one's salaah in order to answer a parent or a grandparent who has called out in distress. Nevertheless, it is not necessary when someone is around to assist.

It is fardh to break one's salaah if it is feared that a blind person would fall into a pit or a well if he is not stopped. It is fardh to break one's

salaah if some person is caught on fire and requires assistance.

Answer 3

JUMU'AH (Friday) SALAAH

The conditions for performing the Jumu'ah salaah

1. The Jumu'ah salaah should be in a city, big village or a town like city. It is not proper to perform the Jumu'ah salaah in a small village.

2. Jumu'ah must be performed at Zuhr time.

3. Khutbah (address by the Imam) must be delivered before the salaah.

4. The salaah should be read with jama'at. It is compulsory to have at least three men besides the Imam to offer the salaah, or else the salaah will not be valid.

5. Idhnul aam (permission to all to attend).

Note: If all these conditions are found, performing of the Jumu'ah salaah will be correct. In the absence of any of these conditions Zuhr should be performed instead.

THINGS NOT ALLOWED DURING THE KHUTBAH

• Talking, eating, drinking, to reply to any talk, offering Sunnah and Nafl salaah, reciting the Qur'an, etc.
• All those things which disturb the Khutbah become makruh from the minute the Imam prepares to deliver the Khutbah.

Answer 4

CONDITIONS AND RULES OF SALAAH
MUSTAHABBATUS-SALAAH (Preferable Acts)
1. To pull the palms out of the sleeves while saying Takbirut Tahrimah.
2. Saying tasbih more than three times in ruku' and sajdah by Munfarid (one performing salaah alone).
3. To keep the eyes towards the place of sajdah in Qiyam, at the toes in ruku', towards the lap in Qa'dah and Jalsah, and at the shoulders while turning for salaam.
4. To try best not to cough.
5. To try and keep the mouth closed when yawning, but if it is opened, to cover it by the upper portion of the right hand in Qiyam and by the left hand in all other postures.

MAKRUHATUS-SALAAH (Acts Disliked In Salaah)
1. Saying salaah bare-headed due to laziness or carelessness and to expose the arms above the elbows.
2. Playing with clothes or the body.
3. Performing salaah in clothes in which people do not ordinarily like to go out.
4. To dust the floor with one's hands to prevent the soiling of clothes.
5. Performing salaah when one has the urge to urinate or pass stool.
6. To crack one's fingers or putting of fingers of one hand into fingers of the other hand.
7. Turning the face away from the Qiblah and looking around.
8. It is makruh for men to rest both the arms and wrists on the ground in sajdah.
9. Performing salaah when another person facing him sits ahead.
10. Yawning intentionally and not preventing it if one can do so.
11. Closing the eyes, but if it is done to concentrate in salaah, it is allowed.
12. It is makruh for a baaligh (mature) person to stand alone behind a saff (row) when there is place in the saff before him.
13. Performing salaah in clothes with pictures of living objects on them.
14. Performing salaah at a place where there is a picture of a living (animate) object above or on the right or left side of the musalli (person performing salaah) or on the place where he makes sajdah.
15. To count ayaat, surahs or tasbihs on fingers in salaah.
16. Performing salaah with a sheet or clothes wrapped on the body in such a way that it makes it difficult to free the hands quickly.
17. To yawn and stretch arms to remove laziness.
18. Doing something against Sunnah in salaah.

MUFSIDATUS-SALAAH (acts that break salaah)
1. To talk in salaah knowingly or unknowingly, a few words or many, will nullify the salaah.
2. To make noise or say "oh" or "aah!" due to pain etc.
3. Correcting the Qira'ah of a person other than his own Imam.
4. To recite the Qur'an by looking at the text.
5. To do such an act which gives the impression to onlookers that he is doing something else, rather than performing salaah. This is called amal-ul Kathir.
6. Eating or drinking knowingly or unknowingly.
7. To turn the chest away from the Qiblah without an excuse.
8. Doing sajdah at a najis (impure) place.
9. Delay in covering the satr when uncovered, to the extent of performing one rukn (posture) in salaah.
10. Utterances in pain or trouble.
11. An adult's laughing aloud.
12. To step ahead of the Imam during the salaah.
13. Making some great error in the Qira'at of the holy Qur'an.

It is permissible to break one's salaah in the following case:
1. When there is an urge to pass urine or stool.
2. When a snake, scorpion or some other harmful creature or animal makes it's appearance, in close proximity.
3. When one fears that a train or transport on which one is to travel would depart and thus cause great inconvenience.
4. When one fears that a thief would get away with his/her property.

It is Wajib to break one's salaah in order to answer a parent or a grandparent who has called out in distress. Nevertheless, it is not necessary when someone is around to assist.
It is fardh to break one's salaah if it is feared that a blind person would fall into a pit or a well if he is not stopped. It is fardh to break one's
salaah if some person is caught on fire and requires assistance.