Stairway of Tranquility toward deeper understanding of the rules of prayer

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Author's Introduction:

It must be known that Allah has directed us and you

towards that which He loves as well as that which pleases

Him. Undoubtedly, the Prayer consists of three parts. The first

being that which is vocal, the second part are actions, and the

third are those things which are neither spoken nor performed.

As for those parts of the

Prayer that are spoken, they

include anything that

accompanies the movement

of the tongue. This includes

utterances of glorification ,

praise , and the closing

salutation . As for those parts

of the Prayer which are

considered actions, they are

any movements of the body.

These action include bowing,

prostration , and sitting. As

for those things which are

neither spoken nor

performed, they include

things such as the direction of

prayer , the specified time for

a particular prayer, intention,

and the place of prayer.

It must also be known that all of the spoken portions of the

Prayer are Sunnah exceptthree. The opening glorification, the

recitation of the Fatihah and the closing salutation. As for the

actions that are performed during the Prayer, all of them are

Fareedah except three. The raising of the hands to accompany

the opening glorification, the middle sitting, and the sligh

turning to the right with the closing salutation.

And finally, it must be known as well, that Four are

separable from four, but there are for that cannot be separate

from four. Firstly, the opening glorification is separable from

the raising of the hands. The recitation of the Fatihah i

separable from the Surah

that follows it. The

prostration upon the

forehead is separable from

the prostration upon the

nose. And the closing

salutation is separable from

the turning of the head

Thus these four things are

separable from four others

As for the four things that

cannot be separate from

four, they are the opposites

of what has been

previously mentioned.

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Chapter 1:The Obligatory Preconditions of the Prayer.

As for the obligatory preconditions of the prayer, they are five

in number. The First being Islam. [meaning that the individual is a

worshiper who is a part of the group of believers who adhere to the religion of

Islam as practiced by the Community of The Prophet Muhammad ]

Second, having reached legal maturity. [legal maturity for a man

occurs at the time that he attains

puberty, with signs which include

the appearance of hair on the face

and about the private region. There is

no scholarly disagreement about this,

but there is a difference of opinion

regarding the age at which legal

maturity is attained, with the

maximum age being eighteen (18)

years. Legal maturity for a womanoccurs at the first time she

experiences a menstrual cycle. There

is no scholarly disagreement

regarding this.] Third, being in

possession of a sound

intellectual state. Fourth,

being free from the

occurrence of menstrual or

post-natal discharge. And

fifth, the entrance of the

specified time for the specified prayer.

The Muslim who refuses or denies the obligations of the prayer

or aspects of it, such as its bowings or its prostrations, is

considered a disbelieving apostate who should be called upon

to make repentance to Allah. If he repents, he is to be left alone

If he persists and refuses to repent, he is to be punished by

execution. The one who acknowledges the obligation of the

Prayer but refrains from performing it is not considered a

disbeliver but this is not to be accepted, rather, he should be

exhorted to perfrom the prayer up until there remains in the

second prayer time sufficient time to perform a complete unit

of prayer along with its

prostration. If he stil

refuses he should be

threatened and then struck

If he persists, he is to be

executed with a sword

without cursing him. He is

to be prayed upon withou

Imam or Scholar. If the

time for that Prayer has

past or violence occurs it is

more correct not to execute

the individual.

A child should be

commanded to perform the

Prayer at age seven. At age

ten the youth shouldcorprally punished for not performing the prayer in order to

habituate him to this practice.

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As for the conditions of the prayers soundness, there are seven.

Firstly, purity from both minor and major ritual impurities.

Second, purity of clothing, body and place of prayer from

material impurites. The place of prayer is considered to be any

thing that comes into contact with the person during standing,

prostration or sitting. As for what is not touched during these

things, there is no harm. It is

permissible to pray upon a

donkey whilst parts of him

may be affected by

impurities. Third, the

covering of the private parts.

Fourth, facing the direction of

prayer. Fifth, the entrance of

the specified time for the

specified prayer. Sixth,

cessation of uneccessary

speech. And Seventh, the

cessation of extraneous movement. This should suffice for the

one whom

Allah has illuminated his inner vision.

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Chapter 2:The Obligations of the Prayer.

As for the obligations of the Prayer there are fifteen.

The first of them is the intention. Second is the opening

glorification. Third, is the standing that accompanies the

opening glorification. Fourth is the recitation of Surahtul-

Fatihah. Fifth is the standing that accompanies this recitation.

Sixth are the bowings of the

prayer. Seventh are the risings

that follow these bowings.

Eighth are the prostrations

upon the forehead. Ninth are

the risings from these

bowings. Tenth is erectness of

the back. Eleventh is having

calmness and composure.

Twelveth is preserving the

order of the obligations.

Thirteenth is sitting for as

long as necessary in order to

perform the end salutation. Performing the Salutation is

fourteenth. And Fifteenth is the intention of the follower to be a

follower behind an Imam in the prayer.

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