The Prescribed Prayer Made Simple

by Tajuddin B. Shu`aib

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Sheikh Tajuddin B. Shu`aib's Prescribed Prayer Made Simple is a broad introduction to the second pillar of Islam, the Salaah or prayer (the first pillar being the declaration of faith). It contains information on a wide variety of topics relating to Salaah, including the method by which Muslims clean themselves prior to the Salaah, the different types of Salaah, the actions that invalidate Salaah, the necessary parts to Salaah, and more.

This book nicely complements Al-Albaani's book on the Salaah. The latter is purely an exhaustive description of the actions that make up the Salaah. The reader is advised to read both books.

MSA would like to publicly acknowledge Shaikh Tajuddin for his generous permission to place this book online.

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Table of Contents

• TAHAARAH (PURIFICATION)
  • WATER

• QADAAHUL HAAJAH (RELIEVING ONESELF)

• SUNNANUL FITRAH (THE SUNNAHS OF NATURE)

• WUDUU (ABLUTION)

• WUDUU IS WAAJIB (ABLUTION IS OBLIGATORY)

• NAWAAQIDUL WUDUU (ANNULMENT OF WUDUU)

• MISCELLANEOUS

• MASHUL KHUFFAIN (WIPING THE SOCKS IN WUDUU)
  • WIPING THE SICK PARTS IN WUDUU

• GHUSL (COMPLETE BATH)
  • SUNNAH GHUSLS
  • PROCEDURES OF GHUSL

• TAYAMMUM (PURIFICATION WITH CLEAN EARTH)
  • ANNULMENTS OF TAYAMMUM

• AS-SALAAH (THE REGULAR PRAYER)
  • The Times of Salaah
  • FORBIDDEN TIMES OF PRAYER

• THE USE OF THE PRAYER SCHEDULE (PRAYER TIME TABLE)

• AL-ADHAAN (THE CALL TO PRAYERS)

• AL-IQAAMAH (TO STAND UP FOR PRAYER)

• SURUUTUS SALAAH (PREREQUISITES OF SALAAH)

• ARKAANUS SALAAH (BASIC ELEMENTS OF SALAAH)

• SUNNAH PARTS IN SALAAH
  • LOUD AND SILENT PRAYERS

• SUNNAH PRAYERS
  • SUNNAH OF SALAATUS SUBH
  • SUNNAH OF SALAATUZ ZUHR
  • SUNNAH OF SALAATUL 'ASR
  • SUNNAH OF SALAATUL MAGHRIB
  • SUNNAH OF SALAATUL 'ISHAA

• SALAATUL WITR (WITR PRAYER)
  • Qiraa ah in Witr (Recitation in Witr)
  • Al-Qunuut in Witr (Supplication in Witr)
  • Cassette 3A
  • JALSATUL ISTIRAAHAH

• SALAATUT TARAAWEEH (TARAAWEEH PRAYER)
  • NUMBER OF RAKA'AATS
  • PROCEDURES OF TARAAWEEH PRAYER
  • QIRAA 'AH IN TARAAWEEH (Recitation in Taraweeh)

• QIYAAMUL LAIL (NIGHT SUNNAH PRAYER)
  • RULES CONCERNING TAHAJJUD

• SALAATUT TASBEEH (PRAYER FOR GLORIFICATION)

• SALAATUD DUHAA (THE EARLY MORNING PRAYER)

• SUJUUDUSH SHUKAR (PROSTRATION OF GRATITUDE)

• SALAATUL HAAJAH (PRAYER FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A BUSINESS)

• SALAATUT TAUBAH (PRAYER FOR REPENTENCE)

• SALAATUL KUSUUF (THE SOLAR ECLIPSE PRAYER)

• SALAATUL ISTISQAA (THE RAIN PRAYER)

• SALAATUL ISTIKHAARAH (THE PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE)

• SUJUUDUS SAHW (THE PROSTRATION OF FORGETFULNESS)

• SUJUUDUT TILAAWAH (THE PROSTRATION OF RECITATION)
  • SPOTS OF SUJUUD:

• MAKRUUHATIS SALAAH (THE DISAPPROVED THINGS IN SALAAH)

• FACTORS THAT NULLIFY SALAAH

• QADAAUS SALAAH (MAKING UP PRAYERS)

• AL-MASJID
  • DU'AA BEFORE LEAVING FOR AL-MASJID
  • GREETING AL-MASJID
  • THE BEST OF AL-MASJID
  • MAINTENANCE OF AL-MASJID
  • PLACES WHERE SALAAH IS PROHIBITED

• SALAATUL JAMAA'AH (CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER)
  • WOMEN ATTENDING JAMAA'AH

• AL-IMAAM (THE LEADER)

• AL-MAAMUUM (THE FOLLOWER)

• ISTIKHLAAF (TAKING THE PLACE OF THE IMAAM)
  • LINING UP FOR SALAAH
  • JAMAA'AH BEGINS WITH ONE PERSON

• SUTRAH (A MARKER IN FRONT OF AL-MUSALLEE)

• SALAATUL MAREED (PRAYER OF THE SICK)

• QASRUS SALAAH (SHORTENING OF THE PRAYER)
  • MILEAGE OF QASR

• AL-JAM'U BAINAS SALAATAIN (COMBINATION OF TWO PRAYERS)

• SALAATUL JUM'AH (FRIDAY PRAYER)
  • SALAATUL JUM'AH IS MANDATORY

• AL-KHUTBAH (THE SERMON)
  • THE LANGUAGE OF THE KHUTBAH
  • ATTAINMENT OF A RAKA'AH IN JUM'AH

• SALAATUL 'EEDAIN (THE TWO 'EID PRAYERS)
  • ISLAAMIC CALENDAR
  • TAKBEER IN 'EID
  • FESTIVITY ON THE DAY OF 'EID
  • EXCHANGING GREETINGS ON THE 'EID

• SALAATUL JANAAZAH (FUNERAL PRAYER)
  • A DYING PERSON
  • THE PROCEDURES OF WASHING
  • KAFN (Shroud)
  • BURIAL