The method of praying Namaz is

as follows; With Wuzu, face towards the Qibla and stand so that there is a gap of four fingers between your feet. Take each hand to each ear and touch the lobes of the ears with the thumbs and leave the rest of the fingers in their normal state, don’t join them together or spread them apart. Face the palms of the hands towards the Qibia and your sight is to look at the sijdah. Then make a firm intention in your heart as to which Namaz you are praying and while saying ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ lower your hands and join them below the

naval. The way to join the hands is to have the palm of the right hand on top of the back of the left hand wrist, keep the middle three fingers straight and circle the left wrist with the thumb and the little finger firmly grasping the hand. Then pray ‘Sana’ meaning

Subhanakallah Humma Wa Bihamdika Wa Tabarakasmuka Wa Ta’ala Jadduka Wa Laa ila’ha Ghairuk” . Then pray Ta’awwuz meaning “A’oozu Billahi Minas Shaitaanir Rajeem” and then pray Tasmee’a meaning “Bismillah’ ir’rahman’ir’ Raheem” . Then pray the whole of the ‘Alhamdo’ Surat and say ‘Aameen’ quietly. After this, pray any Surat or three ayats or one ayat which is equivalent to three small ayats.

Then whilst saying Allah-o-Akbar go into the Rukooh. Grasp the knees with the hands and spread your fingers over the knees. Keep your back straight and your head level with your back and make sure that you

are not too far up or kneeling to low down and keep your sight on your feet and pray at least three times “Subhana Rabbi’al Azueem’ and then pray this whilst standing up ‘Sami Allahu Liman Hamidah’

and if you are praying Namaz alone then also say ‘Allahumma Rabbana Walakal Hamd’ and then while saying Allah-o-Akbar go into the Sijdah. The way to do this is to first put your knees on the ground, then put your hands at the side of the place where your are going to put your head and then place your head by first placing your nose on the ground and then your forehead and then press hard on your nose. Look towards your nose and keep your elbows up so that they don’t touch the ground and leave a gap between your armpits and make sure that there is a gap between your thighs and your stomach.

Place all your toes so that their tips are pointing towards the Qibla and their bases are flat on the ground. Keep your hands flat and have your fingers pointing towards the Qibla. Then pray at least three times ‘Subhana Rabbi al A’ala’. Then lift your head up while saying Allah-o-Akbar with first lifting your forehead then your nose then your face and then your hands. Keep your right foot upright and lay your left foot flat and sit on it firmly. Place your hands on your knees with the finger tips pointing towards the Qibla

and the palm of your hands flat near your knees and the base of the .fingertips laid flat at the end of your kneecaps. Then whilst saying ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ go back into the Sijdah and this is done in the same way as the first one. Then stand up by placing your hands on your knees and putting pressure on your knees and legs stand upright, don’t put your hands on the ground to assist you to stand up. Now pray only ‘Bismillah’ir’ Rahmaan’ir’ Raheem’ and then Alhamdo and another Surat and as before perform Rukooh and Sijdah, and when getting up from the second Sijdah leave your right foot upright and lay your left foot flat and sit upright. And pray •AttahiyyaatuLillahi Was Salawato Wattayyibatu Assalamu Alaika Ayyuhannabi ‘o ‘Warahmatullahi Wabarka’tuhu Assalamu Alaina Wa’ala’Ibadillahis Sa’liheen, Ash’had’u'un La ilahaillallahu Wa Ash’hadu Anna MuhammadunAbd’uhu Wa Rasooluh’, This is known as Tashahhud. When you are reaching La’Jlaha make a circle in your right hand by joining the thumb with the middle finger and curl the small and it’s adjacent finger with the middle finger and on the word La lift your index finger but

don’t move side to side and when you reach ‘illallahu’ straighten your hand back to normal. Now if you have more than two Ra.kats to pray then stand back up and pray more Rakats, but for a Farz Namaz there is no need to join an other Surat after Alhamdo and then continue and when you reach your last Qaidah (sitting position) pray

Tashahhud and then pray the DuroodSharif called Durood-e-lbrahim‘Allahumma Salleh Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa’ala’ Aale Sayyidina Muhammadin Kama Sallaiyta Ala Sayyidina Ibraheema Wa’ Ala Aale Sayyidina Ibraheema InnakaHameedum Majeed -Allahumma Baarak Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa’ Ala Aale Sayyidina Muhammadin Kama Baarakta Ala Sayyidina Ibraheem Wa’ Ala Aale Sayyidina Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed’

After this pray‘Allahumag Firii Wali Wale Dayya Wal Ustaad’e Wal Jamee’il Mu’mineena Wal Mu’meenat Wal Muslimeena Wal MuslimatAI’Ahya’eMinhum Wal Amwaat’e Innaka MujeebudDa’waatBirahmatikaYa Ar’hamarr’ahimeen’ or pray another Dua-e-Ma’soor or pray ‘Allahumma Rabbana Aatina Fid DuniyaHasanatawWafil Akhirati Hasanataw Wa QinaAzaabanNaar’ Make

sure you pray this by starting it with ‘Allahumma’ and then turn your head towards your right shoulder and say‘Assalamu Alai’kumWarah’matullah’ and then turn your head towards your left shoulder and repeat the same words again. The Namaz has now finished, so raise both your hands and pray any Dua for example‘Allahumma Rabbana Aatina Fid Duniya Hasanataw Wafil Akhirati Hasanataw Wa Qina

Azaaban Naar’ then rub your hands over your face. This is the method for an Imam or a male praying Namaz on their own. If however, you are a Muqtadee meaning praying in congregation (Jamaat) and

behind an Imam then don’t perform Qiraayat meaning don’t pray ‘Alhamdo’ or a Surat, whether the Imam is praying loudly or quietly. Qiraayat is not allowed in any Namaz if it is being prayed behind an Imam.

If the Namazee is a female then at the Takbeer-e-Tahrima she should lift her hands only upto her

shoulders and then place her left hand on her chest and the right hand on top of it. When performing Rukoo she should only bend a little so that her hands reach her knees and she should not put pressure on her knees and keep her fingers tightly together and not to straighten her back like males. When performing Sijdah she should crawl up and perform Sijdah so that the arms are joined with the sides, her stomach is joined with her thighs and her thighs are crawled up with her shins and her feet are pointing outwards and are flat. In Qaidah she should have both her feet pointing outwards towards the right and are flat. She should sit on her left buttock

and keep her hands in the middle of her thighs.

Order of Farz, Wajib.

Sunnat and Mustahhab

Rule: In the above method

some actions are Farz (obligatory) and therefore without

performing these the Namaz will not count. Some actions are Wajib

(necessary) and therefore to deliberately miss them is a sin and

it would be necessary (Wajib) to repeat the Namaz and if they are

missed by mistake then a ‘Sijdah-e-Sahoo’ would have to be

performed at the end. Some are Sunnat-e-Maukida and therefore to

make a habit of missing them is a sin and some are Mustahhab and

therefore to perform will gain rewards and to miss will not be a

sin.

Farz (Obligatory) actions

within Namaz.

There are seven action within Namaz which

are Farz.

Takbeer-e-Tahrima -

meaning the first ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ (or any other word which would

praise Allah) with which the Namaz begins
Qayaam - meaning to stand

until the Farz Qiraayat is completed
Qiraayat - meaning to

pray at least one verse of the Holy Quran
Rukooh – meaning to bend

so that that the hands reach the knees
Sujood – meaning the

forehead to firmly touch the ground and at least one toe on each

foot to be flat so that it’s base is touching the ground and it’s

tip is pointing towards the Qibla
Qaidah-e-Akhira - meaning

when the Rakats of Namaz are completed to sit for the duration it

takes so the whole of Tashahhud (attahiyat) is completed until ‘Rusooluh’
Khurooj-e-Be’sunoo’i -

meaning after Qaida-e-Akhira to perform an action with which the

Namaz would finish, whether that be Salaam or to talk etc.

Wajib (necessary) actions

of Namaz

In the Takbeer-e-Tahrima to use

the words ‘Allah-o-Akbar’
To pray the whole of the Alhamdo

Surat.
To join a Surat or a verse (Ayat)

with Alhamdo. In a Farz Namaz for the first two Rakats and in a

Witr, Sunnat or Nafl Namaz in all the Rakats.
To pray before a Surat or Ayat,

Alhamdo only once.
Between Alhamdo and a Surat not

to pray anything except ‘Ameen’ and Bismillah…
To go into Rukoo as soon as the

Qirayat is finished
To perform one Sijdah after

another without having a delayed gap in between. The gap must be

no longer than one Rukun, meaning the time it takes someone to say

‘Subhanallah’ three times.
To pause between actions,

meaning a gap of time the same as at least one ‘Subhanallah’

between, Rukoo, Sijdah, Quwmaa and Jalsa.
Quwma, meaning to stand up

straight after Rukoo.
When in Sijdah to have three

toes on each foot to be flat on the ground and the tips pointing

towards Qibla.
Jalsa, meaning to sit up between

two Sijdahs.
Qaidah-e-Oola, meaning to sit

after two Rakats, if there are more than two Rakats in a Namaz,

whether it is a Nafl (voluntary) Namaz.
Not to continue further after

Tashahhud (Attahiyat) in a Qaida-e-Oola for a Farz, Witr or

Sunnat-e-Maukida Namaz.
To pray in both Qaidahs the

whole of Tashahhud, in fact, regardless of the amount of Qaidahs

in a Namaz to pray the whole of Tashahhud is Wajib, if even one

word is left out of Attahiytat the Wajib will be missed.
In both Salaams the word Salaam

is Wajib, the words ‘Alaikum Wa Rahmutullah’ is not Wajib.
To pray ‘Dua-e-Kunoot’ in Witr.
To perform Takbeer in Kunoot (To

lift your hands and say Allah-o-Akbar in the third Rakat of Witr).
All six Takbeers of Eid Namaz’s
The Takbeers in the second rakat

of the Eid Namaz and for them to have the words ‘Allah-o-Akbar.
The Imam to pray loudly in all

Jehri Namaz and to pray quietly in non Jehri Namaz.
To pray all Farz and Wajib Namaz

in routine (meaning to pray the before one’s before and the after

one’s after).
To perform only one Rukoo in

every rakat and to perform only two Sijdahs.
Not to perform a Qaidah before

two rakats and not to perform a Qaida in the third rakat if it is

a four rakat Namaz.
To perform Sijdah-e-Tilawat if

an Ayat of Sijdah has been prayed.
If there has been an error

(where a Wajib has been missed) then to perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo.
There is not to be a gap between

two Farz actions or between two Wajib actions or a Farz and a

Wajib actions longer than the time it takes to say Subhanallah

three times.
If the Imam is performing

Qirayat, whether it is loudly or quietly, the Muqtadees to remain

completely quiet.
Except for Qirayat, to follow

the Imam in all the Wajibs.

Except for the Farz and Wajib

actions, all the rest of the actions mentioned in the method of

Namaz are either Sunnat or Mustahhab. They should not be missed on

purpose, and if they are missed by mistake then it is not necessary

to perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo nor repeat the Namaz. If however, you

repeated the Namaz then it is a good thing. If you want to know in

more detail the Sunnats and Mustahhabs then read either

Bahar-e-Shariat or Fatawa-e-Razvia as we have not gone into small

detail or abbreviated them here.

SIJDAH-E-SAHOO (SIJDAH FOR FAULTS)

When is Sijdah-e-Sahoo

Wajib ?

If those actions which are Wajib in Namaz

are not performed by mistake, it is Wajib to perform the

Sijdah-e-Sahoo to substitute for the action missed.

Method of performing

Sijdah-e-Sahoo

The method of performing this is, when you

finish praying ‘Attahiyat’ in the last Qaidah, turn your head to the

right side and then perform two Sijdahs. Then repeat Attahiyat from

the beginning and complete your Namaz.

Rule: If a Wajib was

missed and you did not perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and completed the

Namaz, then it is Wajib to repeat the Namaz. Rule: If a Wajib is

missed deliberately, then a to perform A Sijdah-e-Sahoo would not

be sufficient and therefore it would be Wajib to repeat the Namaz.

Rule: If any of the Farz actions are missed, then Sijdah-e-Sahoo

would not compensate for them and therefore the Namaz would not

count and to repeat the Namaz would be Farz.

Actions which by missing

would not make the Sijdah-e-Sahoo necessary

Rule: If the actions that

are Sunnat or Mustahhab in Namaz are missed, such as ‘Ta’awwuz’, ‘Tasmee’

‘Aameen’, ‘Takbeers when changing positions’, the Tasbeehs (of

Rukoo and Sijdahs) etc. it would not make it necessary to perform

Sijdah-e-Sahoo, but the Namaz would count [Radd-ul-Mohtar,

Guniya]. However, it would be better to repeat it.
Rule: If in one Namaz

many Wajibs are missed, then the two Sijdahs of Sahoo would be

sufficient, it is not necessary to perform a Sijdah-e-Sahoo for

ever Wajib missed [Radd-ul-Mohtar, etc.].
Rule: If in the first

Qaidah after Attahiyat and before standing for the third Rakat

there is a delay as long as it takes to pray ‘Allahumma Salleh Ala

Muhammad’ then Sijdah-e-Sahoo would become Wajib, whether you pray

it or not, in both situations Sijdah-e-Sahoo would become Wajib

[Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If in Qiraayat etc

at any time you start thinking and there is a gap long enough for

someone to say ‘Subhanallah’ three times, then it would be Wajib

to perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If you think that

the first Qaidah is the last Qaidah in a four Rakat Namaz and you

perform Salaam and then remember and stand back up and complete

the Namaz, you must perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo [Alamgiri]. If

you forgot to pause between actions then Sijdah-e-Sahoo is Wajib

[Hindiya].
Rule: If a Muqtadee had

not completed his ‘Attahiyat’ and the Imam stood up for the third

Rakat, it is necessary for the Muqtadee to complete his Attahiyat,

regardless of whether it causes delay.
Rule: If the Muqtadee had

not prayed the Tasbeeh in a Rukoo or Sijdah three times and the

Imam finished it and stood up, it is necessary for the Muqtadee to

stand up and not finish the rest of the Tasbeeh.
Rule: If a person forgot

to perform the first Qaidah and had only started standing up then

he should sit back down and pray Attahiyat and the Namaz would be

correct, a Sijdah-e-Sahoo would not be necessary. If however, he

stood up and was close to completely, standing then he should

stand up and continue with his Namaz and then finally perform

Sijdah-e-Sahoo [Shareh Waqia, Hidaaya etc].
Rule: If you forgot to

perform the last Qaidah and had not yet performed a Sijdah for the

extra Rakat then you should sit back down straight away and

perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo. If however, you had performed a Sijdah for

the extra Rakat then except for Maghrib you can join another Rakat

and they would all count as Nafl, because your Farz Namaz would

not count and therefore you would have to pray the Farz Namaz

again [Hidaaya, Shareh Waqia].
Rule: If in the last

Qaidah you prayed Tasahhud and then stood back up, you should sit

straight back down and as long as you have not performed a Sijdah

for the extra Rakat, perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and complete the Namaz.

If however, you had performed a Sijdah in the extra Rakat, your

Farz Namaz would still count but you should join another Rakat and

then finally perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and the last two Rakats would

count as Nafl, but do not join another Rakat for Maghrib Namaz

[Hidaaya, Shareh Waqia].
Rule: If in one Rakat you

performed three Sijdahs or two Rukoos or forgot the first Qaidah

then perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo.
Rule: Order of sequence

is obligatory in Qayam, Rukoo, Sijdah and the last Qaidah,

therefore, if you performed Rukoo before you performed Qayam then

this Rukoo is cancelled and will not count and if then you perform

another Rukoo your Namaz will count otherwise it will not, and in

the same way if you performed Sijdah before the Rukoo and then

performed the Rukoo and performed the Sijdah again after, then the

Namaz will count.
Rule: Order of sequence

is obligatory in Qayam, Rukoo, Sijdah and the last Qaidah meaning,

whichever is due first should be done first and whichever is due

next should be done next and if this done in,the wrong order then

the Namaz will not count, for example, if someone performed Sijdah

before Rukoo then their Namaz will not count, however, if they

performed the Sijdah again after the Rukoo meaning they rectified

the order of sequence again then their Namaz will count. In the

same way if they perform Rukoo before Qayam and they stand back in

Qayam and then perform another Rukoo, their Namaz will count

Radd-ul-Mohtar]. All Qaidahs in Nafl Namaz are counted as last

Qaidahs and therefore are obligatory and so if you forgot to

perform a Qaidah and stood up then as long as you have not

performed a Sijdah for the new Rakat sit back down and perform the

Qaidah and then perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and all Wajib Namaz are in

the same rule as Farz Namaz, therefore if you forget to perform

the first Qaidah of Witr then the same rule applies as a Farz

Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If you forgot to

pray Dua-e-Kunoot or forgot to perform the Takbeer-e-Kunoot then

perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo. Takbeer-e-Kunoot means the Takbeer that is

said in the third Rakat after Qirat and is done and then

Dua-e-Kunoot is prayed [Alamgiri].

What is Sijdah-e-Tilaawat

?

This is the Sijdah which becomes Wajib when

you pray or hear the verse of Sijdah. It’s proper method is to stand

up and say Allaho-o-Akbar whilst going into Sijdah and then pray at

least three times ‘Subhana Rabbi’al Aalaa’ and then whilst saying

Allah-o-Akbar stand back up.

Sunnat way of performing

Sijdah-e-Tilaawat

Rule:It is Sunnat to say

at the start and the end ‘Allaho Akbar in Sijdah-e-Tilaawat. Also

to start the Sijdah by standing up and then going into Sijdah and

then standing back up again after. Both of these Qayams are

Mustahhab [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.].
Rule: If you did not

stand before or after the Sijdah or you did not say Allaho Akbar

or you did not pray ‘Subhana Rabbi’al Aala’, then even still your

Sijdah will count. However, you should not miss Takbeer as it is

against procedure [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: When saying the

Takbeer you do not lift your hands nor do you pray Attahiyat or

perform Salaam in Sijdah-e-Tilaawat [Tanweer, Bahar].
Rule: In total there are

fourteen verses in the Holy Quran whereby whichever verse is

prayed, both the person praying and listening will have to perform

Sijdah-e-Tilaawat as it will become Wajib on them, whether the

person listening made the intention of listening to it or not.

Conditions of

Sijdah-e-Tilaawat

Rule:Except for Tahrimah,

for Sijdah-e-Tilaawat all conditions remain which are in Namaz;

For example, cleanliness, facing the Qibla, intention, time and

covering of the body, also if you have access to water then you

cannot perform Sijdah-e-Tilaawat by performing Tayammum [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

etc.].
Rule: If a verse of

Sijdah is prayed in Namaz then it is Wajib in Namaz to perform

Sijdah and if you delay it you will become a sinner. Delay means

to pray three or more verses after the verse of Sijdah. If

however, the verse is at the end of a Surat then there is no harm

in finishing the Surat. For example, in Surah Inshaaq if you

performed Sijdah at the end of the Surat there is no harm.
Rule: If you prayed a

verse of Sijdah in Namaz, but forgot to perform Sijdah then as

long as you are in the state of Namaz (whether you have performed

Salaam) then you must perform it and then perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo

[Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If you pray a verse

of Sijdah in Namaz then to perform it’s Sijdah is Wajib in Namaz

not outside, and if you deliberately missed it then you are a

sinner and repentance is necessary as long as you did not perform

Rukooh and Sijdah straight after the verse.
Rule: It is not a

condition to state in the intention for Sijdah-e-Tilaawat the

verse that you have prayed, but a general intention of

Sijdah-e-Tilaawat is sufficient.
Rule: Whatever action

breaks the Namaz also breaks the Sijdah-e-Tilaawat, such as

releasing wind, talking, laughing in Namaz etc. [Durr-e-Mukhtar

etc.].
Rule: Sijdah does not

become Wajib by writing a vferse of Sijdah or just by looking at

the verse [Qazi Khan, Alamgiri, Guniya].
Rule: For the Sijdah to

become Wajib, it is not necessary to pray the whole verse of

Sijdah, but by just praying the word that makes the verse Wajib

and a joining word before or after the word would make the Sijdah

Wajib [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: By spelling or

listening to the spelling of a verse of Sijdah does not make the

Sijdah Wajib [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Qazi Khan].
Rule: If the translation

of a verse of Sijdah is prayed or is heard then the Sijdah becomes

Wajib, whether the person who heard it understands it or not that

it was the translation of a verse of Sijdah. However, it is

important that if he does not know then he should be informed. If

however, the verse is prayed and then the translation is prayed

then it is not necessary to inform him that this was the

translation [Qazi Khan, Alamgiri, Bahar].
Rule: If a woman on her

menstrual cycle of bleeding after childbirth has prayed the verse

then the Sijdah won’t be necessary for her to perform the Sijdah,

however those who have heard her pray the verse will have to

perform the Sijdah as it is still Wajib for them [Bahar].
Rule: Just as it does not

become Wajib for a woman on her menstrual cycle or bleeding after

childbirth to perform a Sijdah, it also does not become Wajib for

her if she hears the verse.
Rule: If a person for

whom it is obligatory to bathe has prayed the verse of Sijdah or

heard the verse or a person who is not in Wuzu prays or hears it

then it still becomes Wajib for them to perform a Sijdah.
Rule: If a child prays a

verse of Sijdah then it becomes Wajib for those who hear it but

not for the child [Alamgiri etc.].
Rule: If the Imam has

prayed the verse of Sijdah but did not perform Sijdah, then the

Muqtadee will also not perform Sijdah and continue following the

Imam even though they might have heard the verse [Guniya].

Whenever the verse is prayed and for some reason the person

praying or hearing do not perform the Sijdah then it is Mustahhab

to pray “Sam’1 Na Wa Ata’na Gufranaka Rabbana Wa’ilaikal Masir

[Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: To pray the whole

Surat and to miss the verse of Sijdah is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Qazi

Khan, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If in one Mosque

one verse is repeated many times or heard many times then only one

Sijdah is Wajib even if different people have prayed it. Also if

you pray a verse and you hear the same verse from someone else,

then again only one Sijdah will be Wajib [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].

Changing of an Assembly

Rule: The assembly will

not change by eating one or two bites, drinking one or two gulps,

to stand, to walk one or two steps, to reply to a greeting, two

talk a couple of words, to walk from one side of the house towards

another side. If however, it is a large house with different rooms

then the assembly will change by walking from one side to another.

If you are in a boat and it is moving then the assembly will not

change. The same rule should also apply to a train. If you are on

an animal and the animal is moving then the assembly is changing

but if you are praying Namaz on the animal then the assembly has

not changed. The assembly will change if you eat three bites, or

drink three gulps, or walking three steps in a field, to speak

three words, to lie down and go to sleep, to pray the Nikah and to

buy or sell something [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Guniya, Bahar].
Rule: To sit in an

assembly for a while and to pray the Quran or perform a lecture or

listen to a lecture or have a religious discussion does not change

the assembly, but if between the same verse being repeated you

perform a worldly action like to sew a piece of cloth etc. then

the assembly will change [Radd-ul-Mokhtar].
Rule: If the person

hearing the verse is paying attention and to perform the Sijdah

would not be a strain on them then the verse should be prayed

loudly otherwise it should be prayed quietly and if you are not

sure whether they are paying attention or not then the verse

should be prayed quietly [Radd-ul-Mohtar, Bahar-e-Shariat].
Rule: During the state of

illness, theSildah can be performed by action only, also if you

are on a journey and in a vehicle then you can perform action only

to fulfil the Sijdah and it will count [Alamgiri etc.].

Sijdah-e-Shukr (Thanks)

The method of performing a Sijdah for

thanking Allah is the same as for Sijdah-e-Tilaawat.

Rule: It is Mustahhab to

perform the Sijdah-e-Shukr if a child is born, or you have gained

wealth, or you have found a lost item, or your illness has gone

better, or you have returned from a journey safely or you have

obtained a gift.

QIRAAYAT -

MEANING TO PRAY THE HOLY QURAN

Rule: Qiraayat should be so loud that if you are not deaf

or there is no loud noise in the background, then you can hear

what you are praying yourself and if it is not this loud then the

Namaz will not count. In the same way all other situations that

require verbal praying has the same rule, for example,

slaughtering an animal and to say ‘Bismillah Allaho Akbar’, to

give a divorce (Talaaq), to pray the verse of Sijdah that would

make the Sijdah-e-Tilaawat Wajib, in all these situations the

voice should be so loud that you can hear it yourself [Miraqul

Falaah etc.].
Rule: It is Wajib for the

Imam to pray loudly (Johr) in the first two Farz Rakats of Fajr,

Maghrib and Isha and for the Rakats of Ju’ma, Eids, Tarawih and

the Witr for Ramadan. It is Wajib for the Imam to pray quietly (Ahista)

in the third Rakat of Maghrib, the third and fourth Rakat of Isha

and all the Rakats of Zohr and Asr.
Rule: To pray loudly for

the Imam means he prays loud enough that the people in the first

row can hear and quietly means he can hear his voice himself.
Rule: To pray loudly but

only one or two people next to you can hear is not counted as Johr

but is counted as Ahista [Durr-e-Mukhtar]. In the loud (Johri) Namaz a person praying on their own has got the choice of praying

loudly or quietly, it is better to pray loudly.
Rule: If a person praying

on their own is praying a Qaza Namaz then it is Wajib to pray

quietly in all Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar]. If a

person was praying quietly and another person joined in then if it

is a John Namaz then they must pray the rest loudly and it is not

necessary to repeat the part he has prayed quietly.
Rule: If you forgot to

add a Surat and went into Rukoo and then remembered, you must

stand back up and pray the Surat and then perform the Rukoo again

and finally perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo, if you do not perform the

Rukooh again then the Namaz will not count [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If you are not on a

journey and you have enough time then it is Sunnat to pray ‘Tawal-e-Mufassal’

(long Surats) in Fajr and Zohr, ‘Awsat-e-Mufassal’ (medium Surats)

in Asr and Isha and ‘Qasaar-e-Mufassal’ (short Surats) in Maghrib,

whether you are an Imam or are praying on your own (Munfarid).

Surats which are Tawal,

Awsat and Qasaar-e-Mufassal

Surats between Surah-e-Hijraat to Surah-e-

Burooj are Tawal-e-Mufassal. Surats between Surah-e-Burooj to Surah

Lamyakunallazi are known as Awsat-e-Mufassal and Surats from

Lamyakun to the end are known as Qasaar-e-Mufassal.

Rule: If there is no rush

in a journey then it is Sunnat to pray Surah-e-Burooj or an

equivalent size Surat in Fajr and Zohr and in Asr and Isha a

shorter Surat than that and in Maghrib to pray the short Surats of

Qasaar-e-Mufassal, if however, you are in a hurry then you can

pray whatever is easier [Alamgiri]. During times of

difficulty such as the time is going to go or you are afraid of a

thief or scared of an enemy then you can pray whatever you wish

whether you are on a journey or not and even if you cannot

complete the Wajibs of the Namaz you are allowed to miss them

also. For example, the time of Fajr is so short that you can only

pray one verse each then do this [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar] but after the Sun has risen repeat this Namaz

[Bahar].
Rule: Whilst praying the

Sunnats of Fajr, there is a fear that the Jamaat for the Farz

Namaz will be missed then you should only perform the Wajibs, you

should miss Sana and Ta’awwuz and in Rukooh and Sijdah you should

only pray the Tasbeeh once [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: In Witr Namaz the

Holy Prophet prayed ‘Sabb-I-ismi Rabb’l'kal A’alaa’ in the first

Rakaat and ‘QuI Yaa Ayyuhal Kaafiroon’ in the second Rakaat and ‘QuI

Huwal Lah Ho Ahad in the third Rakaat. Therefore, as a gesture

these Surats should be prayed and on occasions ‘Inna Anzalna’

instead of ‘Sabb-I-Ismi’.
Rule: It is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi to pray the Holy Quran backwards, for example,

to pray ‘QuI Yaa Ayyuhal Kafiroon’ in the first Rakaat and ‘Alam

Tara Kaifa’ in the second Rakaat is not allowed, however, if it is

done by mistake then there is no harm.
Rule: There is no harm in

teaching the Para Amma backwards to children so that it is easy to

learn [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If by mistake you

prayed in the second Rakaat an earlier Surat than the first Rakaat,

then whether it is only one word you have prayed you must

continue, you are not allowed to stop and start another one. For

example, in the first Rakaat you prayed ‘QuI Yaa Ayyuhal Kaafiroon’

and in the second Rakaat you started by mistake ‘Alam Tara’ then

you must continue this Surat.

The Rule of Missing a

Surat in Between

Rule: To miss a Surat

between two Surats is Makrooh. However, if the middle Surat is a

larger Surat than the first one then this is allowed. For example,

there is no harm in praying ‘Inna Anzalna’ after ‘Watteena

Wazzaytoona’, however, you should not pray ‘QuI Huwallah’ after ‘Iza

Jaa’a’ [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: It is preferable if

the Qiraayat in Farz Namaz in the first Rakaat is slightly longer

than the second Rakaat and in Fajr the Qiraayat should be two

thirds and one third in the second Rakaat [Alamgiri]. It is Sunnat

in Jum’a and Eid Namaz to pray ‘Sabb-l-lsmi’ in the first Rakaat

and ‘Hal Ataaka’ in the second Rakaat [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtaar].
Rule: Pray equal size

Surats in both Rakaats of Sunnat and Nafl Namaz [Muniya]. To pray

the same Surat in both Rakaats in a Nafl Namaz or to repeat the

same Surat many times in one Rakaat is perfectly allowed [Guniya].

To make a mistake in

Qiraayat

The general rule here is that if a mistake

is made and the whole meaning changes then the Namaz will break,

otherwise not.

Rule: If the reason of praying a different letter instead of

the proper letter is because you cannot pray the proper letter then

it is still necessary for you to try and pronounce correctly.

However, if it is due to carelessness, like some of today’s Hafiz

and Alims do have the abilty but are careless and hence miss letters

out then if the meaning of the verse changes then the Namaz will be

void and all Namaz prayed like this will have to be made Qaza.

Action for those who

cannot pronounce correctly

It is necessary for those people who cannot

pronounce letters correctly to try day and night until they can. If

they have the opportunity to pray Namaz behind those who can

pronounce correctly then they should always do this. Or they can

pray the verses which they can pronounce correctly, and if both

options cannot be done then with effort their Namaz will count and

people like them can pray behind people like this [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar, Bahar-e-Shariat etc.].

Rule: If someone prays ‘Subhana

Rabbi-al Azueem’ as ‘Subhana Rabbi-al-Ajeem’ (or uses a zeh

instead of a zoi) then their Namaz will break.

Praying the Holy Quran

outside Namaz

Rule: The Holy Quran

should be prayed in a clear and concise manner. It should not be

sung as this is not allowed but in fact should be taken care that

the pronunciation is done accurately.
Rule: It is better to

pray the Quran by looking at it than off by heart [Alamgiri]. It

is Mustahhab to perform Wuzu, face the Qibla, wear nice clothes

and pray the Quran, and when starting to pray first of all say ‘A’oozubillah..’as

this is Wajib and when starting a Surat pray ‘Bismillah..’ as this

is Sunnat otherwise if you are praying a Mustahhab verse and it is

referring to Allah’s self then to pray Bismillah after

A’oozubillah is Maukidah. If you talk between praying a verse and

your conversation is of a worldly nature then pray Bismillah

again, and if it is of a religious nature such as replying to a

Salaam, or answering to the Azaan, or saying ‘Subhanallah’ or

praying the Kalima then there is no need to say A’oozubillah again

[Guniya etc.].
Rule: If you have started

praying from Surah Baraat then pray both A’oozubillah and

Bismillah. If however, Surah Baraat comes in the duration of you

praying then continue and don’t pray Bismilla. The commonly known

statement that if you start with Surah Baraat there is still no

need to pray A’oozobillah or Bismillah is wrong. The other

statement that if Surah Baraat comes in the duration of you

praying then pray A’oozubillah but not Bismillah is also wrong

[Bahar-e-Shariat].
Rule: It is not good to

finish the whole Quran in less than three days [Alamgiri].
Rule: When there is a

Quran praying ceremony (Khatam) then it is better to pray ‘QuI

Huwallaho Ahad’ three times.
Rule: There is no harm in

praying the Quran whilst lying down as long as the legs are folded

and the mouth is open, also there is no harm in praying the Quran

whilst walking and working as long as you are not distracted,

otherwise it is Makrooh [Guniya].
Rule: When the Holy Quran

is prayed loudly in a gathering then it is obligatory for all

present to listen if the reason for the gathering is to pray the

Quran, otherwise if only one listens then it is sufficient

regardless if the others are busy in their work [Guniya,

Fatawa-e-Razvia, Bahar-e-Shariat].
Rule: If all the people

in the gathering pray the Quran loudly then this is Haram. Often

in an Urs or Fatiha all the people pray the Quran loudly

individually, this is Haram. If there are a few people in a

gathering then all should pray quietly [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar].
Rule: It is not allowed

to pray the Quran in town centres and where people are working

because if people do not listen then the sin will be upon the

person praying.
Rule: If while praying

the Quran a religious leader, Sultan, king, an Islamic scholar, a

spiritual leader etc walk into the room then you are allowed to

stop and stand up for respect [Guniya, Bahar-e-Shariat].
Rule: If a person is

praying the Quran incorrectly then it is Wajib for the person

listening to correct them, but the condition is that there is no

jealously or hatred in doing so [Guniya, Bahar].

Respecting the Quran

Rule: It is better to

pray the Holy Quran loudly as long as you do not disturb a person

praying Namaz, or sleeping, or an ill person.
Rule: It is not a good

thing to write the Quran on walls or Mehrabs.
Rule: It is very bad to

learn the Quran off by heart and then forgetting it. Such a person

will wake up blind and with leprosy on the day of judgement.
Rule: You should not have

your back towards the Holy Quran, or spread your legs around it,

or raise your feet higher than it, or stand on a higher place

whilst placing the Quran in a lower place.
Rule: No book should be

placed on top of the Quran whether it is a book of Fiqh or Hadith.
Rule: If the Quran

becomes very wet or torn and can no longer be used to pray from,

then it should be wrapped and buried in a clean place, there

should also be a coffin so that soil does not get on it.
Rule: An old Quran which

can no longer be of use should not be burnt but buried.
Rule: A cloth should not

be placed on top of the case that contains the Quran.
Rule: If a person has

left the Quran in their house for blessings and auspiciousness and

does not pray it then there is no sin and because the intention is

good one they will gain reward [Qazi Khan].

JAMAAT -

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS

There has been a lot of emphasis given to

Jamaat and it carries a lot of reward, upto the extent that a Namaz

prayed with Jamaat gains reward twenty seven times more than a Namaz

prayed on it’s own.

Rule: Jamaat is Wajib for

males and to miss it even once without cause is a sin and should

be punished and for those who make a habit of missing Jamaat is a

wrongdoer (Fasiq) and his statement for witnessing cannot be

accepted and should be severely punished. If his neighbours

ignored the fact that he was missing Jamaat then they are also

sinners.

What Namaz have the

condition of Jamaat

Rule: For Friday prayers

(Ju’ma) and Eid prayers, Jamaat is a condition and without Jamaat

the Namaz cannot be prayed.
Rule: The Tarawih Namaz

is Sunnat-e-Kifayya, meaning if some people within an area

performed it then the rest will not be responsible and if no-one

prayed it in an area then all will have done a bad thing and would

be responsible.
Rule: Jamaat in the Witr

prayer during the month of Ramadan is Mustah’hab.
Rule: Jamaat in Sunnat

and Nafl Namaz is Makrooh and except for the month of Ramadan it

is also Makrooh for Witr Namaz.
Rule: If you are aware

that if by washing the body parts three times in Wuzu, you will

miss a Rakaat then it is better to only wash them once and obtain

the Rakaat. If you are aware tnat by washing me vvuzu pans three

times you will not miss a Rakaat but will miss the first Takbeer,

then it is better to wash the parts three times [Sagiri,

Bahar-e-Shariat].

Jamaat Thania (Duplicate

Jamaat)

Rule: If in an area there

is a fixed Imam in a Mosque and after calling the Azaan and Iqamat

and praying the Sunnats, the Imam has then lead the Jamaat

prayers, then to pray that Namaz again standing a different Jamaat

is Makrooh after calling the Azaan and Iqamat again. If however,

the second Jamaat is prayed without calling another Azaan then

there is no problem as long as it is prayed slightly away from the

Mehrab. If the first Jamaat was prayed without an Azaan or with a

quiet Azaan or by other non regular people then the Jamaat is to

be called again and this second Jamaat is not Jamaat Thania. [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].

What Reasons allow the

Jamaat to be missed

Rule: The following

reasons can be used to miss Jamaat;

Such an illness that it would be

very difficult to go to the Mosque
The weather is very cold or very

cloudy, or very windy
You have a bad urge of

excretion, urination or releasing wind
You are scared of an aggressor
You are scared that you will

miss your group
You are blind or disabled
You are so old that it is very

difficult to go to the Mosque
You are afraid that your

possession or food will be destroyed
A person who is poor and owes

money and is scared of bumping into the lender
You are looking after an ill

person and if you leave them they will have difficulty or be

afraid.

All the above are causes that allow you to

miss Jamaat.

Rule: Women are not

allowed to attend any Jamaat, not day Namaz or night Namaz, or

Ju’ma and Eid, whether she is young or old. The same rule applies

for women attending lectures, i.e. they are not allowed to attend

[Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar-e-Shariat].

Where does a single

Muqtadee stand ?

Rule: A single male

Muqtadee, even if he is a child should stand on the right side and

parallel with the Imam. It is Makrooh for a single Muqtadee to

stand on the Imam’s left side or behind the Imam. If there are two

Muqtadees then they should stand behind the Imam, to parallel with

the Imam is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If there are more than two

Muqtadees then it is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi to stand parallel with the

Imam [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Bahar].
Rule: One person was

stood in line with the Imam and then another person joined then

the Imam should go forward and the person that has joined the

Jamaat should stand next to the present Muqtadee. If the Imam

cannot move forward then the Muqtadee should move backwards or the

person arriving should pull the Muqtadee back. However, if there

is only one Muqtadee then it is better if he comes back and if

there are two then it is better for the Imam to move forward.

Rules of rows (Saff)

Rule:

The rows should be straight and the people should

be joined alongside each other. There should not be a gap between

the people in the rows and the shoulders should be level and the

Imam should be in the front in the middle.
Rule: It is better to

stand in the first row and close to the Imam. However, in the

Jananza Namaz it is better to stand in the back row [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: The Muqtadee should

say the Takbeer-e-Tahrima with or after the Imam. If the Muqtadee

said the word ‘Allah’ with the Imam and ‘Akbar’ before the Imam

then the Namaz will not count.
Rule: The Muqtadee cannot

pray the Quran in any Namaz, not when the Imam prays loudly or

quietly because whatever the Imam prays is sufficient for the

Muqtadee [Hidaya etc.].
Rule: The method of the

rows should be that the men are in the front rows then children

then finally women [Hidaya].

Who should be an Imam

Rule:

The Imam should be a Muslim, male, sane, adult, one

who knows the rules of Namaz and a non Ma’zoor (has no illness).

If any of the above six aspects are not found in an Imam then the

Namaz will not count behind him.
Rule: A Ma’zoor can be an

Imam for a Muqtadee with the same illness or worse than him. If

however, both the Imam and Muqtadee have two different types of

illnesses e.g. one suffers from releasing wind and the other

suffers from droplets of urine then they cannot be an Imam for

each other [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar]. Rule: A person with

a Tayammum can be an Imam for a person with Wuzu [Hidaya etc.].
Rule: A person who

performs Masah over leather socks can be an Imam for a person

washing his feet [Hidaya etc.].
Rule: A person who prays

Namaz standing can be a Muqtadee of a person who prays Namaz

seated [Hidaya].
Rule: The person who

performs Rukooh and Sijdah cannot pray behind a person who prays

by action only. However, if both the Imam and Muqtadee both pray

with actions then they can follow each other [Hidaya].
Rule: A naked person

cannot be an Imam of a person who has covered his body [Hidaya].

Order of praying Namaz

behind a person with wrong beliefs

Rule:

To make a ‘Bud Mazhab’ (person with corrupt

beliefs) whose beliefs have not gone outside the folds of Islam is

a sin and to pray a Namaz behind him would make the Namaz

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and would have to be repeated as this would be

Wajib[Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar,

Alamgiri].
Rule: To make an open

wrongdoer (Fasiq Mu’allin) such as a person who drinks alcohol,

gambles, adulterer, one who obtains interest money, one who tells

tales etc. those who commit big sins, an Imam, is a sin and Namaz

behind them would be Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and to repeat it is Wajib

[Radd-ul-Mohtar, Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.]
Rule: Namaz behind those Bad Mazhabs whose beliefs have

gone out of the folds of Islam such as Rafzi (Shiites, even if

they only reject the fact of Hazrat Abubakr being a Caliph or a

Sahhabi or insults the Shaikhain Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhuma), those

who believe that the Holy Quran is man made, those who reject

intercession or seeing Allah on the day of Hashr, or the

punishment of the grave or the existence of Kiraman Katibeen

cannot be performed [Alamgiri, Guniya]. There is an even more

stricter rule for those who call themselves Muslims and in fact

follow the Sunnats but still reject some important beliefs of

religion (Zarooriyat-e-Deen) and insult Allah and His Prophet or

at least believe those who insult, as Muslims, Namaz behind these

is also strictly not allowed.

Order of following a

Fasiq

Rule:

Following a Fasiq is not allowed except for

in Ju’ma as there is no alternative for this, for all the other

Namaz if there are other Mosques in the vicinity then you should

go. If there are other nearby Mosques that perform the Ju’ma

prayers then you should go there [Guniya, Radd-ul-Mohtar,

Fatahul Qadir].
Rule: For the Imam to

stand alone on a higher platform is Makrooh, if the height is

small then it is Makrooh Tanzihi and if the height is big the it

is Makrooh Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.].
Rule: If the Imam is in a

lower place and the Muqtadees in a higher place it is also Makrooh

and is against the Sunnat [Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.].
Rule: A Masbook when

finishing his missed Rakaats is a Munfarid.

Definition of a Masbook

Rule: A Masbook is a

person who joins in the Jamaat after the Imam has already prayed

some Rakaats and he remains with the Jamaat until the end of the

Namaz. A Munfarid is a person who prays the Namaz on his own and

not with Jamaat.
Rule: If a Masbook found

the Imam in the Qaidah then he should say Allah-o-Akbar whilst

standing and fold his arms like normal in Qayam, then whilst

saying Allah-o-Akbar he should sit down and join the Jamaat. If he

found them in Rukooh or Sijdah then he should do the same by

performing Takbeer-e-Tahrima and then join the Jamaat, if he

however, when saying the first Allah-o-Akbar bent too far as if

already nearly in Rukooh then the Namaz will not count.
Rule: If the Masbook

joined the Jamaat for a four Rakaat Namaz in the fourth Rakaat

then after the Imam has performed the Salaam he should stand up.

He should then pray one Rakaat with Alhamdo and Surat and then sit

down and perform Qaidah. He should then stand back up and pray

Alhamdo and Surat in this Rakaat and then perform another Rakaat

and pray only Alhamdo and then go into the last Qaidah and finish

the Namaz as normal. Meaning except for the Qaidah with the Imam

he should perform two more Qaidahs. The first Qaidah after one

Rakaat and the other Qaidah after two more Rakaats.
Rule: If the Masbook

joins the Maghrib Namaz in the third Rakaat then after the Imam

has performed Salaam he should stand up and pray Alhamdo and a

Surat and then perform Rukooh and Sijdah and then perform a Qaidah.

He should then stand back up and pray another Rakaat with Alhamdo

and Surat and then perform Rukooh and Sijdah and the perform the

last Qaidah and finish the Namaz as normal. Meaning in both the

Rakaats you have to perform a Qaidah and you have to pray Alhamdo

and a Surat so in this situation there has been two additional

Qaidahs after the Imam has performed Salaam.
Rule: If you have joined

the Jamaat in the third Rakaat of a four Rakaat Namaz then after

the Imam has performed Salaam pray two Rakaats and in both Rakaats

you must pray Alhamdo and a Surat and then perform the last Qaidah

and finish the Namaz as usual.
Rule: If you have missed

the first Rakaat then after the Imam has performed Salaam pray one

Rakaat with Alhamdo and a Surat.
Rule: If the Masbook

performed Salaam with the Imam by mistake then the Namaz has not

gone but he should stand up and finish his Namaz. If he performed

the Salaam with the Imam exactly at the same time then no

Sijdah-e-Sahoo is necessary and if the Salaam was performed after

the Imaam then Sijdah-e-Sahoo is Wajib. If the Masbook performed

the Salaam with the Imam deliberately thinking that he should

perform the Salaam with the Imam then his Namaz has become void

and he will have to pray it again [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].

When you should break a Farz Namaz and join

the Jamaat

Rule: Someone started a

four Rakaat Farz Namaz alone and he had not yet performed the

Sijdah of the first Rakaat and a group next to him started the

Namaz with Jamaat, then he should break his Namaz and join the

Namaz. Also for Fajr and Maghrib even if he has performed the

Sijdah for the first Rakaat, he should still break the Namaz and

join the Jamaat.
Rule: If in the four

Rakaat Namaz he has performed a Sijdah for the first Rakaat then

he should not break the Namaz but pray two Rakaats and then finish

the Namaz after the second Rakaat, and then he should join the

Jamaat.
Rule: If he has prayed

three Rakaats then he cannot break the Namaz but he should finish

his Namaz alone and then he can join the Jamaat with the intention

of praying a Nafl Namaz. He however, cannot join the Jamaat with

the intention of Nafl after Asr Namaz because you cannot pray a

Nafl after Asr Namaz.
Rule: In a four Rakaat

Namaz you had not performed the Sijdah for the third Rakaat then

you should break the Namaz and join the Jamaat.
Rule: If you want to

break the Namaz then there is no need to sit down but whilst

standing up make the intention to break it and perform Salaam to

one side.
Rule: If you started a

Nafl, Sunnat or a Qaza Namaz and a Jamaat started then do not

break the Namaz but join the Jamaat after finishing your Namaz. If

you started a Nafl Namaz with the intention of four Rakaats and

had only prayed one or two then finish two Rakaats and join the

Jamaat. If you are in the third Rakaat then finish the Namaz and

then join the Jamaat.
Rule: To join the Jamaat

you can only break the Namaz when the Jamaat is being started

where you are praying. If you are praying in the home and the

Jamaat has started at the Mosque or you are praying in one Mosque

and a Jamaat has started in another Mosque then you cannot break

the Namaz to join that Jamaat, even if you have not performed the

Sijdah of the first Rakaat you still cannot break the Namaz [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: It is obligatory

for the Muqtadee to follow the Imam for the obligatory actions of

the Namaz, meaning, if the Muqtadee performed an obligatory action

before the Imam and did not do at the same time or after the Imam

then the Namaz will become void. For example the Muqtadee went

into the Sijdah before the Imam and the Imam had not yet gone into

Sijdah and the Muqtadee lifted his head from Sijdah then his Namaz

will become void unless he repeats that Sijdah after the Imam then

his Namaz will not become void [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If the Muqtadee

performed the Sijdah before the Imam but the Imam went into the

Sijdah before the Muqtadee lifted his head, then the Sijdah will

count but to do this is Haram [Alamgih].
Rule: It is

Makrooh-e-Tanzihi for a Muqtadee to stand at the back on his own

if there is space in the rows in front. If there is no space

available then there is no problem, however, if he can, he should

pull someone from in front backwards so that he can stand adjacent

to each other. He must remember that the person he is pulling back

is aware of this rule otherwise he might break his Namaz [Alamgiri]

and if necessary then he should make an indication and if the

other person does not come back to the last row then it won’t be

Makrooh to pray alone in the last row [Fatahul Qadir,

Bahar-e-Shariat].

Method of starting a Jamaat

The Jamaat should be set up as

follows; when the Mustahhab time for Namaz arrives then the Azaan

should be called. The people should then attend the Mosque or where

the Namaz is going to take place with Wuzu and if they have not

prayed the Sunnats at home then they should pray them and then sit

down ready in rows and the Imam should sit in his place. The

Mu’azzin should then call the Iqamat and when he reaches ‘Hayya Alal

Falaah’ all the people and the Imam should stand up and just before

‘Qad Qamatis Salaat’ the Imam should make the intention and say

Allaho-Akbar and start the Namaz, the Muqtadee should follow the

Imam and say Allaho-Akbar and pray Thana and then the Muqtadees

should remain quiet and the Imam should continue and when the Imam

goes into Rukooh and Sijdah the Muqtadees should follow and complete

the Namaz with the Imam. Except for Alhamdo and a Surat everything

that is prayed in Namaz should be prayed by the Muqtadees. If

someone comes after some Rakaats have already been prayed then he

should make the intention and join the Jamaat. At the end when the

Imam performs Salaam he should not perform Salaam but stand up and

finish the Rakaats off that he missed and then perform Salaam and

finish the Namaz. After the Salaam the Imam should turn to his right

or left side and face the Muqtadees and raise his hands in front of

his chest and perform Dua and the Muqtadees should also perform Dua.

After the Dua they should move from their place and pray the Sunnats

etc.

Rule: The Imam should say

the Takbeer-e-Tahrima before ‘Qad Qamatis Salaat’ and the

Muqtadees should say it after the Imam [Alamgiri].

Actions that break the Namaz

Rule: Speaking nullifies the Namaz, meaning to speak in

Namaz would break the Namaz whether it was done purposely or by

mistake one half of a word or more.
Rule: Speech that breaks

the Namaz is when the voice is loud enough so that you can hear it

yourself even if it makes no sense.
Rule: If you greet

someone even by mistake the Namaz will break whether you have only

got to say ‘Assalam’ and have not had the chance to say ‘Alaikum’.
Rule: If you reply

to someone by voice then the Namaz will break and if you make an

indication by hand or head then this is Makrooh [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Alamgiri].
Rule: If you sneeze in

Namaz then do not say ‘Alhamdolillah’, if however, you do the

Namaz will not break [Alamgiri].
Rule: If you say ‘Alhamdolillah’

in reply to hearing good news or when hearing bad news ‘Inna

Lillahe Wa inna ilaihi Ra’ji’oon’ or when you are shocked ‘Subhanallah’

or ‘Allaho Akbar’ then the Namaz will break, if the words are not

said in reply to the news then the Namaz will not break.
Rule: When clearing the

throat and two words are said such as ‘Akh too’ and there is not a

real necessity then the Namaz will break. If there is a real need

such as for a health reason or you needed to clear your throat

because when praying the Quran you had difficulty, or you needed

to inform the Imam of a mistake, or you needed to make someone

aware that you were praying the Namaz then the Namaz will not

break.
Rule: If the Muqtadee

corrected someone except for his Imam by saying a verse of the

Quran then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If the Imam took a

correction off anyone except for his Muqtadees then the Namaz will

break.
Rule: If someone due to

pain or difficulty said ‘aah’ ‘ooh’ ‘oof ‘tuf or cried out loudly

and a sound was heard then the Namaz will break. If someone cried

and no sound was heard only tears dropped then the Namaz will not

break [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar]. If from an ill person the

words ‘aah’ ‘ooh’ ‘tuf came out without his control then the Namaz

will not break. In the same way the words that come out when

sneezing, coughing, yawning which are without control does not

break the Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If when blowing, no

noise is made then this is the same as breathing and the Namaz

does not break but to do this on purpose is Makrooh, and if by

blowing, two words are said such as ‘oof ‘tuf then the Namaz will

break [Guniya].
Rule: If when praying the

Quran you physically read it whilst in Namaz or read it off the

Mehrab will break the Namaz. If you are praying the Quranoff by

heart and your view went on the Mehrab or somewhere where the

Quran was written then the Namaz will not break [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If you perform

Amal-e-Kasir and is not part of Namaz or done to correct the Namaz,

then the Namaz will break. Amal-e-Qalil will not break the Namaz.

Amar-e-Kasir is an act whereby if someone from far looked at the

person praying Namaz, they would be certain that he is not in

Namaz or they have a definite doubt that they are in Namaz and

this would break the Namaz. Amal-e-Qalil is when a person from far

has doubt whether he is in Namaz or not, then this would not break

the Namaz.
Rule: If you wore a top

or trousers or a ‘Tehband’ whilst in Namaz then the Namaz will

break.
Rule: To eat or drink in

Namaz will break the Namaz, whether it is large in quantity or

small, whether it was eaten by mistake or deliberately upto the

extent that if an item the size of a linseed was swallowed without

even chewing it or a drop of water fell into the mouth and you

swallowed it, then the Namaz will break.
Rule: Death, insanity,

unconsciousness, all will break the Namaz. If you wake up before

the time has passed then perform the Ada Namaz again, and if you

wake up after the time of Namaz then perform Qaza, as long as it

is within twenty four hours meaning before the time of six Namaz

has passed. If you regain consciousness or sanity after six Namaz

has passed then the Qaza is not Wajib [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If you broke your

Wuzu deliberately or for some reason a bath became obligatory,

then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If you missed an

obligatory aspect of Namaz and did not perform it in that Namaz

then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If you missed a

condition of Namaz without cause, then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If after the last

Qaidah you remembered that you had to perform a Sijdah for that

Namaz or a Sijdah for Tilaawat and you performed that and then did

not repeat the last Qaidah, then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If you performed an

act whilst you were sleeping in Namaz and then you woke up again

and did not perform that act again, then the Namaz will not count.

When can you kill a snake or scorpion whilst

in Namaz

Rule:

The Namaz will not break by killing a snake or

scorpion as long as you do not have to move more than three steps

or hit more than three strikes. If you have to move more than

three steps or have to make more than three strikes then the Namaz

will break.
Rule: You have the

permission to kill a snake or scorpion whilst praying Namaz even

if it breaks the Namaz.
Rule: It is only a good

thing to kill a snake or scorpion when it comes in front of you

and you are afraid it might bite you. If you are sure it will not

harm you then it is Makrooh [Alamgiri].
Rule: By scratching three

times in one act breaks the Namaz. Meaning if you scratch and then

replace your hand, you scratch again and replace your hand and you

scratch again and replace your hand then your Namaz will break. If

you move your hand once and scratch many times then this would be

regarded as scratching just once and therefore the Namaz will not

break [Alamgiri, Guniya].
Rule: Whilst in the

Takbeers you mispronounced the words Allah-o-Akbar by saying

Aallah or Aakbar or Akbaar, then in all these situations the Namaz

will break. If you mispronounced Allah-o-Akbar in the

Takbeer-e-Tahrima then the Namaz would not start [Durr-e-Mukhtar

etc.]. Whilst praying the Quran you make such a mistake

whereby the meaning would change then the Namaz will break.
Rule: If someone crosses

in front of a Namazee then whether it be an animal or a person the

Namaz does not break. However, the person crossing will have

caused a big sin. If the person was aware of how much of a sin

this is then he would wait a hundred years stood still rather than

crossing, in fact he would rather be buried there than cross the

Namazee.
Rule: If a person crosses

a Namazee in a field and leaves a space of three feet distance

(From the place where he performs Sijdah) then there is no harm,

however, he cannot do this in a house or Mosque.
Rule: If there is an

object in front of the Namazee then you can cross the Namazee with

the object in between.

Definition of an object

An object is such an item that will cause an obstruction.

Rule: An object should be

at least one arm’s length in height and one finger in width and a

maximum of three arm lengths in height [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: It is better to put

the object in line with the right eyebrow.

What should the object be made of

The object can be of a tree, human

or animal [Guniya].

Rule: The object for an

Imam is sufficient for the Muqtadee, meaning if someone crossed a

Muqtadee and not the Imam but an object was placed in front of the

Imam then there is no harm [Radd-ul-Mohtar]. If a Namazee

wanted to stop someone crossing him then he should say ‘Subhanallah’

loudly or start praying the Quran loudly or put his hand out but

he must be aware that he does not do it too many times otherwise

it would end up being Amal-e-Kasir and therefore the Namaz will

break [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].

THE

MAKROOHATS OF NAMAZ

To play with the clothes, body or beard is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.

To fold your clothing. To lift your

clothing up from the front or behind when going into Sijdah even if

it is getting in the way it is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, if it is not

getting in the way then it is even more Makrooh.

To hang a piece of clothing whereby

both ends are hanging, like from the head or shoulders, such as a

scarf etc. then this is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.

If you did not put your arms

through the sleeves ana just let them hang, then this is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. [Durr-e-Mukhtar].

The order of hanging

clothes in Namaz

Rule:

To put a handkerchief on the shoulder whereby one

end is hanging in front and the other hanging at the back is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.
Rule: To wear a shawl or

blanket whereby both ends are hanging down from each shoulder is

not allowed and is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. However, if one end is

hanging from one shoulder and the other is wrapped round the body

and goes back over the shoulder, then there is no harm [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: To fold a piece of

clothing (sleeves or trouser leg) upwards or inwards is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, whether it was done before praying Namaz or

whilst in Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: For a male to pray

Namaz whilst having the hair tied in a knot is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi,

and if he does this whilst praying Namaz then the Namaz will

break.
Rule: To move stones

whilst praying Namaz is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. However, if you cannot

perform the Sijdah as per the Sunnat then it is Sunnat to move

them once. If you cannot perform the Wajib aspects of the Sijdah

then it is Wajib to move them as many times necessary to perform

the Sijdah properly [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: To interlock the

fingers meaning to insert one hand’s fingers into another hand’s

fingers is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar etc], to do

this whilst going to Namaz or whilst waiting for Namaz is also

Makrooh.
Rule: To put your hands

on your hips is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and you should not do this

outside of Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: To move your head

from one side to another is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, even if it is only

a small movement. If you do not move your head but just your

eyeballs and is without reason then it is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi, if

however, you look for a reason to ensure your safety etc. then

there is no harm. To look upto the sky is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.
Rule: To sit between

Tashahhud and Sijdah like a dog (meaning to join the knees with

the chest and to lay the arms flat on the ground) and for men to

lay their arms flat when performing Sijdah is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.
Rule: To wrap yourself

inside your clothes or a blanket whereby your hands cannot be seen

is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. Also to do this outside of Namaz is also

Makrooh and in a place of danger it is forbidden. To hide your

mouth and face is also Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. To pray Namaz whilst

someone is sat in front of you facing you is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi.

What is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ?

Rule:

To cough without reason or to yawn without reason

is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If you yawn naturally then there is no harm

but you should try and stop it and if you cannot then you should

bite your lips and if you still cannot then cover your mouth with

your hand, whilst in Qayam use your right hand and in all other

position use your left.
Rule: To pray Namaz with

only your trousers or ‘Tehband’ on and there is another blanket on

top available then it is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, and if you have no

other clothing available then there is no harm.
Rule: To delay in the

Namaz because you are waiting for someone to join you is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If you are delaying it so that they can join

the Namaz then it is all right as long as it is no longer than

saying ‘Subhanallah’ twice [Alamgiri].
Rule: To pray Namaz with

a grave in front and nothing in between is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Alamgiri].

To pray Namaz on someone else’s land

Rule:

If the land has been stolen or a field where crops

are going or a ploughed field then to pray Namaz there is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: In a cemetery where

a place is allocated for Namaz and is does not contain a grave

then to pray their is no problem. The problem is when there is a

grave in front of where you are praying Namaz and there is no

object in between, otherwise if there is a grave on your left,

right or behind or there is a grave in front but there is an

object in between you and the grave then there is no harm in

praying Namaz there [Alamgiri, Guniya, Qazi Khan].

To enter a place of worship for Infidels

Rule:

To pray Namaz in an Infidel’s place of worship is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi because it is a place for the devil. In fact you

are not allowed to go inside them.

Order of praying Namaz

wearing clothes inside out

Rule:

To wear clothes inside out or to cover yourself

with them (with them inside out) is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. Also to

wear a coat and not to tie the belt or to wear a jacket and not to

fasten the buttons if you are not wearing anything underneath and

therefore your chest is left uncovered then it is

Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and if you are wearing something underneath it

is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi [Bahar-e-Shariat].

Rule of photography

Rule: To wear a piece of clothing with a photograph on it

of a living being will make the Namaz Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. Except

for Namaz to wear such clothes is not allowed.
Rule: If a photograph is

over the head or hung on the wall or is where you are performing a

Sijdah, then Namaz will be Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. In the same way if a

photograph is on the left or right side of the Namazee then the

Namaz will be Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, if it is behind him then it is

still Makrooh but less than it being on either side.
Rule: If the photograph

is on the ground and you are not performing Sijdah on it then

there is no harm [Hidaya, Fatahul Qadir].
Rule: If the photograph

is not of a living being such as, mountain, stream, flowers,

building etc. then there is no harm [Fatahul Qadir]. If a

photograph is enclosed in a bag or in your pocket then there is no

harm in Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: It you are wearing

a piece of clothing containing a photograph on it and you wear

another piece on top without a photo on it and it also covers the

photo then there is no harm in the Namaz [Radd-ut-Mohtar].
Rule: If a photograph is

in a position of disrespect such as, on the floor where you take

off your shoes or you clean your shoes on it or walk over it, as

long as it is not on the ground where you perform Sijdah then

there is no harm even if it is in the house [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If the photograph

is so small that when looking at it standing up you cannot

differentiate the body parts on the photograph then by having it

on the right, left, front or behind the Namazee, it will not make

the Namaz Makrooh.
Rule: If the whole of the

face has been destroyed on the photo then there is no harm [Hidaya,

etc.]
Rule: The rules above are

for when praying Namaz. As far as keeping a photo, it has been

quoted in the Hadith that if there is a photo or a dog in the

house then me angels or mercy do not enter it, this is relating to

a photo which has not been kept as a form of disrespect or when

looking at it you can differentiate the body parts, otherwise it

is all right [Fatahul Qadir].
Rule: To make or have

made a photo is Haram, whether it is hand or machine made, the

order is the same.

Makrooh-e- Tanzihi

Rule: In Sijdah or Rukooh,

to say the Tasbeeh less than three times is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If

however, you do this because there isn’t enough time or you are

going to miss the train, then there is no problem.
Rule: To pray Namaz in

your working clothes is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If however, no other

clothes are available then there is no harm.

Praying Namaz with the head uncovered

Rule: To pray Namaz with

the head uncovered due to idleness, meaning by wearing a topi you

feel pressure or feel hot, then it is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If you

don’t wear a topi or an Amama (turban) because you feel that the

Namaz is not worth and you hold no value of Namaz then this is

Kufr. If you do not wear a hat so that you can concentrate on the

Namaz and gain more satisfaction then it is Mustahhab [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar, Bahar].
Rule: If the topi falls

off in Namaz then to lift it up and put it back on is better as

long as Amal Kasir does not occur (e.g. lifting it using both

hands). If the topi has to be lifted a few times then it is better

to leave and if by lifting it will cause distraction to your

concentration then it is better to leave it [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule:

To remove grass or sand which is stuck on the forehead is Makrooh

if it is not causing a problem in praying the Namaz. If you remove

it due to pride then it is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If it is causing a

problem or distraction when praying Namaz then you can remove it.

To remove it after Namaz is no problem but in fact should be

removed so that it would not create a feeling of pretence [Alamgiri].

In the same way if necessary it is allowed to wipe off the sweat

from the forehead and all actions of Amal Qalil are allowed if it

is better for the praying of Namaz, any action that has no benefit

to Namaz is Makrooh [Alamgiri].
Rule: If your nose is

running in Namaz, then it is better to wipe it than to let the

water drip on the floor, and if you are in the Mosque then to wipe

it is necessary [Alamgiri].
Rule: To sit with

your legs folded in Namaz is Makrooh if there is no need, and if

there is a necessity then there is no problem and to sit like this

outside Namaz is no problem [Durr-e-Mukhtar]. When going

into the Sijdah to

touch the floor with your hand before the knees touch the ground

and when coming up from Sijdah the knees to be lifted before the

hands is Makrooh if there is no necessity.
Rule: It is Makrooh to

have your head higher or lower than the back when in Rukooh [Guniya].
Rule: It is Makrooh when

standing, to lift your legs at different times.
Rule: If a mosquito or

lice are causing you difficulty then there is no harm in killing

them as long as Amal-e-Kasir is not done [Guniya, Bahar].

Praying Namaz on the

Mosque’s roof is Makrooh

Rule: It is Makrooh to

pray Namaz on the Mosque’s roof [Alamgiri].
Rule: If someone is sat

or stood up and is talking, there is no harm in praying Namaz

behind him as long as your Namaz is not distracted or your

attention is not disturbed. Also there is no harm in praying Namaz

behind the Holy Quran or a sword or someone sleeping and it is not

Makrooh [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].

Fire in front of a

Namazee

Rule:

There is a problem by having fire in front of a

Namazee and there is no problem by having a candle or light in

front [Alamgiri].
Rule: To wave away with

the hand a mosquito or fly without cause is Makrooh [Alamgiri].
Rule: To pray Namaz in

front of anything that causes distraction to the heart is Makrooh

such as jewellery etc.
Rule: To run because of

Namaz is Makrooh [Radd-ul-Mohtar].

To break Namaz in

difficulty

Situations when you are allowed to break

Namaz;

Someone who is in difficulty is asking for help and is calling this

Namazee, someone is drowning or will catch fire, a blind person will

fall in a ditch or a person is going to fall in a well, in all these

situations to break the Namaz is Wajib when this Namazee has the

power to help him [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].

Rule: If you are feeling

the need to go to the toilet or you have seen enough impurity on

your clothes that is allowed or the Namazee has been touched by a

unknown woman, then in all three situations it is better to break

the Namaz as long as the time of Jamaat time is not passing, and

if you have an urge to go to the toilet then it is allowed to miss

the Jamaat time, but you must not let the Namaz time pass [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: To break Namaz is

allowed in order to kill a snake or an animal that will harm you

and you are sure that it will.
Rule: It is allowed to

break Namaz in order to chase after an animal that has ran away or

there is a threat that a wolf will harm your goats.

To break Namaz so that

you can stay away from trouble

Rule:

If there is going to be a loss of more than one

Dirham in value (approx. 30p) to yourself or someone else, for

example, your milk that is boiling will over-boil or the cooking

of meat will bum or a crow etc. will fly off with your food, then

in these situations it is allowed to break Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Alamgiri].
Rule: If you are praying

a Nafl Namaz and your mother, father, granddad or grandmother

calls you but they are not aware that you are in Namaz, then you

should break the Namaz and answer them [Durr-e-Mukhtar,

Radd-ul-Mohtar].

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The method of praying Namaz is

Order of Farz, Wajib. Sunnat and Mustahhab

Farz (Obligatory) actions within Namaz.

Wajib (necessary) actions of Namaz

SIJDAH-E-SAHOO (SIJDAH FOR FAULTS)

When is Sijdah-e-Sahoo Wajib ?

Method of performing Sijdah-e-Sahoo

Actions which by missing would not make the Sijdah-e-Sahoo necessary

What is Sijdah-e-Tilaawat ?

Sunnat way of performing Sijdah-e-Tilaawat

Conditions of Sijdah-e-Tilaawat

Changing of an Assembly

Sijdah-e-Shukr (Thanks)

QIRAAYAT - MEANING TO PRAY THE HOLY QURAN

Surats which are Tawal, Awsat and Qasaar-e-Mufassal

The Rule of Missing a Surat in Between

To make a mistake in Qiraayat

Action for those who cannot pronounce correctly

Praying the Holy Quran outside Namaz

Respecting the Quran

JAMAAT - CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS

What Namaz have the condition of Jamaat

Jamaat Thania (Duplicate Jamaat)

What Reasons allow the Jamaat to be missed

Where does a single Muqtadee stand ?

Order of praying Namaz behind a person with wrong beliefs

Order of following a Fasiq

THE MAKROOHATS OF NAMAZ

The order of hanging clothes in Namaz

Order of praying Namaz wearing clothes inside out