Part II: Islamic Practices
Q.
What is meant by Islamic A’maal
(practices) ?
A. Of
the five things which form the basis of Islam, the first one is imaan. You have read its details above. The rest of the four things:
salaah, zakaah,
fasting in Ramadaan and Hajj, are called Islamic a’maal
or the practices of Islam. This part of the book will deal with salaah.
Q.
What is salaah or namaaz?
A. Salaah
is a special type of prayer that has been taught by Allah through His Prophet (
)
to Allah’s
servants.
Q.
What conditions are necessary for salaah
?
A. The
prerequisites for salaah are
seven. Without them salaah
cannot be performed. These conditions are called fard or sharaa-it
of salaah.
Q.
What are those seven conditions that must be observed before saying salaah ?
A. They
are:
