(The Congregational Prayer (Jama^ah)) in the five obligatory prayers (is a communal obligation (fard kifayah) upon the free, residing, pubescent, sane and unexcused males.) Hence, it is not an obligation on women, slaves, travelers, those…
(The integrals (rukns) of prayer are seventeen (17):) (1.) The first of which is (To have the intention in the heart of performing the prayer) i.e. to perform the act of prayer. If he did…
Elucidating the conditions for the getting reward from Allah tabaraka wa ta^ala for one’s prayer/ for his prayer to be accepted by Allah tabaraka wa ta^ala. (In addition to what has been mentioned,) among the…
Elucidating the invalidators of prayer. (Prayer is invalidated by: 1. Talking) i.e. among what is from the speech of the people, not supplication (du^a) or (dhikr-praising Allah) or reciting Quran, i.e. if the person…
Elucidating other conditions among the conditions of prayer, facing Ka^bah and setting in of the prayer time. (Among the conditions) of the validity (of prayer are: 1. To direct one’s chest towards the) structure of…
(Among the conditions of) the validity of (prayer is to be clear of najas-filth in one’s body,) even the interior of the nose and mouth, (clothes, place of prayer,) i.e. the place which touches his…
The person who) is in the state of minor ritual impurity by having (invalidated his wudu’ is prohibited from performing) four matters. One of those four is performing (prayer,) whether it was the obligatory or…
Dry Purification (Tayammum) (If one needs to pray, but is in the state of ritual impurity, and cannot find water) either he cannot find it physically, by seeking it and not locating it with…
The conditions of one’s purification) including ablution and the purificatory bath (to be valid are:) five matters: The first condition is (To be Muslim;) hence, the purification of the blasphemer from both the minor and…
The obligations) i.e. the integrals (of the purificatory bath (ghusl) are two:) (1. To have the intention to clear oneself of the state of major ritual impurity (hadath akbar), or a similar intention;) among the…