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Fiqh of the prayer

Pillars of the prayer

The pillars are the essential parts of the prayer, the prayer is not valid without them, and leaving them is not made up by the prostration of forgetfulness alone.

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The rule

What is the pillar?

The pillar is part of the reality of the prayer, and it does not drop deliberately or forgetfully. Whoever leaves it, his prayer is not complete until he performs it in the prescribed manner.

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The pillars

The basic pillars

Standing when ableIn the obligatory prayer.
The opening takbirBy it the worshipper enters the prayer.
Reciting al-FatihahIn every rak'ah.
Bowing and risingWith tranquility.
Prostration and sittingBetween the two prostrations.
The final tashahhud and the salamIn order.
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Note

Tranquility is a pillar

The prayer is not quick movement between postures; the body must settle in bowing, prostration, standing and sitting.

The main explanatory reference

Review sources

  1. Commentary on al-Muntaqa min Akhbar al-Mustafa — chapters of prayerShaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, the official foundation
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  2. Fatwas on the pillars of IslamShaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, the official foundation
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