Imamat: Leadership of Prayers   The leadership of the prayers is a minor form of the greater leadership of the community for which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sent to mankind. For this reason, imamat is called the lesser leadership. The leadership of prayers...

The Types of Sajdah Sajdah forms the apex of the status of a man as a slave of Allah. This is indicative of the humility, submission and devotion of the slave to his Lord. The different occasions on which believers have been ordered to go into sajdah are...

The Prayer of the Forenoon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said; A charity becomes due upon each son of Adam for each one of his bones and the joints. Saluting everybody whom he meets is a charity; to call for a good deed is a charity; to prevent from evil deeds is...

Tahajjud: Praying through the Night There would be no Muslim in the world who does not wish to join the company of the righteous and be counted among slaves nearer to Allah so that he is purified of all sins and becomes immune from all bodily afflictions...

Emphasized Nawafil The emphasized nawafil are those which were regularly performed by the Prophet (ﷺ) himself.  The Prophet (sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that: مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْمَكْتُوبَةِ بَنَى...

Prayer under Jeopardy [Salatul Khauf] The obligation of salat is never waived even if the believers are in a battlefield. Even in this condition they have to discharge their obligation. However, under such conditions provision has been made for performance...

Salatul Jum’a [Friday Prayer]   The Friday mid-day prayer is a categorical imperative [fardh ain]. Allah declares: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِي لِلصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ذَلِكُمْ...

The Mosques  Allah Almighty has made the whole of the surface of earth as the place of worship for the Muslim community. A Muslim is permitted to perform his prayer on any piece of land provided it is clean. The mosques are the most sacred places on earth...

Imamat: Leadership of Prayers   The leadership of the prayers is a minor form of the greater leadership of the community for which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sent to mankind. For this reason, imamat is called the lesser leadership. The leadership of prayers...

Salat in Congregation [Jama’at]   Allah's Messenger, sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam  said that: صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ، وَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سُوقِهِ، بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ إِذَا...

Concentration in Salat   Salat is nothing but communion with Allah Almighty. When a true believer stands in audience before his Creator his heart trembles at the idea of the divine grandeur. He stands there with all reverence. He gets sad recalling his...

  The Practices of the Prophet in Salat  The term Sunnah [plural Sunan] literally means practice or convention. Every salat contains a number of sunan or practices performed by Allah's Messenger, (ﷺ) habitually and regularly. So, the Muslims consider it...

The Conditions of Salat There are certain conditions for proper performance of salat without fulfilling which salat will remain unperformed. They are: The commencement of the time earmarked for a specific salat. The Quran says: إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ كَانَتْ...

The Timings of Salat   Allah has prescribed salat for five times a day and has also fixed the timing of each salat. Thus it is clear that this obligation will be discharged when each salat is performed on its proper time. Allah proclaims: إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ...

The Importance of Prayers Prayers are a channel of communication between believers and Allah: Prayers contain the hidden pleasure of communion with the Creator. They are an expression of utmost submission of the devotees to Him. They offer a guarantee of...

  THE PRAYERS IN ISLAM The Islamic salat (prayers) is not merely a ritual of standing erect, then kneeling, then prostration of man or a woman before the Creator and Lord with required recitations and supplications. Rather, it is an act of worship, during...