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Prayers of Muslim

“I hope to become a better Muslim and be more knowledgeable. I would love to memorize more Quran and to never miss a prayer. I would like to have a higher iman.” Say, “Ameen.” You will stay in our prayers.

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Grateful to be a Muslim

I am grateful to Allah. He chose me to be a Muslim. Alhamdulillah

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Allah is the only One who can heal you

This world is such that people will continue to hurt you. Allah is the only One who can heal you. Confide in Him, the Best Listener.

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If you want to talk to Allah pray and read the Quran

If you want to talk to Allah, then pray! If you want Allah to talk to you, then read the Quran!

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The essentials of prayers

The essentials of prayers 1-Standing up: This applies on obligatory prayers for every one who can stand up. 2-Saying Allahu Akbar At the beginnig 3-Reciting Al-Fatiha in every Raka’a 4-Bowing in every Raka’a (ruku’) 5-Standing straight after bowing 6-Prostrate 7-Lifting one’s head after prostration , sitting between the two prostrations and standing up after the second 8-Being still In every moment 9-The last Sitting for tashahhud 10-Sitting for Tashahhud For the last tashahhud 11-Saying Salam at the end 12-Doing all pillars Of prayer in the right order

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Conditions for the validity of prayer

Conditions for the validity of prayer Islam: Prayer is not valid if performed by an unbeliever Intention: The intention is a mental process and need not to be vocalized Facing the qiblah: (i.e the direction towards the Ka bah) when one is able to do so Covering the awrah: Which is the private parts and the area around them avoiding all impurity on one’s body ,clothes and the place where one is praying Appropriate time: Each prayer has its appointed time range and for a prayer to be valid Purification: From any discharge that invalidates ablution Puberty: It is not required for child until he or she attains puberty Sanity: Prayer is not valid if performed by an insane person

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Duties in prayer

Duties in prayer 1-Saying Allahu Akbar in every moment 2-The imam leading the prayer and a person praying alone says : sami a Allahu liman hamidah (`may Allah answer the prayer of the one who praises Him`) When standing up after bowing 3-Then when he was in the upright position he said: Rabbana wa lak alhamd i.e “You’re our lord and our praise is due to You” 4-Every worshipper in the congregation says only Rabbana wa lak alhamd, while al imam says it immediately after sami Allah liman hamidah 5-Saying Subhana Rabbi al’Azeem when bowing which means :Limitless is Allah in His Glory 6-Saying subhana Rabbi al’Aala when prostrating, which means : Glorified be my Lord, the Most High 7-Saying; Rabbi-gh-firli while sitting between the two prostrations ,which means :forgive me , my Lord 8-The first tashahhud except for people in the congregation when the imam forgets this tashahhud and rises for the next rakah . Those in the congregation are exempt from it because because they have an overriding obligation to follow the imam

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Conditions for Adhan and Iqamah

Conditions for Adhan and Iqamah Adhan informs:to people that prayer is due Iqamah informs:that the should rise to pray 1-They must be done by a sane muslim man 2-The Adhan must be done at the time when the prayer falls due. If it is done earlier, it is invalid The Iqamah should be done just before starting the prayer 3-Both must be done in the right order 4-Both should be done in Arabic and in the specific wording explained in the Sunnah

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Reprehensible acts in prayer

Reprehensible acts in prayer: 1-Reciting only Al-Fatiha (without reciting other sura) 2-Repeating Surah al-Fatiha In the same Raka’a 3-Turning One’s Face Slightly during prayer 4-Closing one’s eyes during prayer 5-Placing one’s eyes Up to the elbows on the floor during prostration 6- Making many movements during prayers 7-Placing one’s hands over one’s waist on both sides 8-Throwing one’s robe or shirt over one’s shoulders and letting it loose on the sides 9-starting movements before the imam, in congregational prayers 10-Clasping one’s fingers together 11-Folding one’s hair or clothes 12-Praying when food is present or when one has the urge to go to the toilet 13-Raising one’s eyes to the sky

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The Eid Prayer

The Eid Prayer Muslims have two Eids a year,Eid al-Fitr,when Muslims have finished fasting the month of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha ,signals the end of the first 10 days of the lunar month, Dhul-Hijjah 1-Ruling: The Eid prayer is a collective duty, which means that when some Muslims offer it ,the rest are not accountable for their omission .If no one offers it ,then all share in the sinRuling 2-Conditions: The most important conditions are that it should be offered in time ,the presence of the required number of people and residence .This means that it is invalid if offered before it falls due, or if attended by less than three people .Moreover,it is not required for a person who is travelling 3-Place: It is recommended to offer the Eid prayer in an open space away from residential buildings. 4-Time: When the Sunnah prayer known as Duha is due , which means it starts when the sun has risen in the sky about one spear’s length. 5-Description and Recitation: The Eid prayers consists of two Rak’ahs, In the first rak’ah the Takbeer ,(Aallah-u Akbar),is repeated seven times ,before one reads anything else , and 5 times in the second rak’ah before al-Fatiha It is also authentically reported that he read surah 50 in the first rak’ah and surah 54 in the second. 6-The Sermon(Khutba) The Khutba in the Eid prayer is given after the prayer .It is not recommended for anyone who misses out on the Eid prayer to offer it after it has finished , it must be offered in congregation.