Necessary (But Not Obligatory) Things To Complete the Prayer

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Written by dislam

Sunday, 05 February 2006

To complete the prayer, one must recite correctly, understandably, and distinctly; carry out all of the obligatory acts correctly and in the proper order; attain calmness; straighten the body while standing, bowing down, and prostrating; bow, prostrate, and stand after bowing and before prostrating and sit between prostrations as long as it takes to say Subhana’llah at least. Unless there is an acceptable impediment, prayers should be performed in congregation. One who prays alone should recite al-Fatiha and a portion from the Qur’an inaudibly in both the prescribed or supererogatory prayers performed during the day. One can recite loudly or inaudibly during the night prayers. In congregation, the imam (the one leading the prayer) should recite audibly in all rak‘ats of the morning, jumu‘a, tarawih, and witr prayers, and the first two rak‘ats of the evening and late evening prayers. He should recite inaudibly in all rak‘ats of the noon and afternoon prayers, the last one rak‘at of the evening prayer, and the last two rak‘ats of the late evening prayer. Sitting between the second and third rak‘ats of those prayers having three or four rak‘ats. The obligatory acts during prayers should be done one after the other, without doing anything extra between them. Ending the prayer by giving greetings on both sides and saying as-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatu’llah. Having sincerity, humility, and concentration. Prayer is the most important kind of worship, so it must be performed in the best way possible. In addition to fulfilling its obligatory and necessary acts, praying in humility, with utmost sincerity and self-concentration on God are essential.

 

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