Here are some words that are frequently used when we speak about Hajj (Pilgrimage): Haji: A Haji is the person who is performing Hajj. Mustati: Someone upon whom Hajj has become wajib (obligatory). This means that all the conditions of Hajj apply to them. Once…
What is Nahi-An-Munkar To remind people of actions that they may be doing against the pleasure of Allah (swt). The purpose is to create a community where bad deeds are not common. Nahi-An-Munkar explained by Imam Ali a.s “Do not abandon enjoining good and forbidding evil, otherwise…
Obligatory Acts of Prayer There are 11 acts that are wajib (obligatory) in salat. 5 of these acts are ‘Rukn’, meaning that if any of these are left out unintentionally, the prayer will be invalid. The rest of the acts are ‘Ghair Rukn’, meaning that…
Types of Salat The types of salat can be categorized as: Wajib (Obligatory) 5 Daily Prayers (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha), ‘Qadha’ (make up) of daily prayers and prayer of Ihtiyat for daily prayers The following prayers are obligatory with some specific conditions: Salat al-Mayyit:…
To help understand the steps of our daily prayers, we will be showing how to pray a 2 unit prayer: 1. Salat starts with Qiyam (the standing posture). To begin salat, make Niyyah (intention to pray to be near to Allah (swt)). The intention…