Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 78
78 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book going to the ‘ I d-g a h and while coming back, is to follow the practice of the Holy Prophet sa of Islam. 7. CONSTITUENT PARTS OF PRAYER The functions performed in a Prayer are categorised according to their relative importance. FAR D (COMPULSORY) PARTS OF PRAYER Those which are so essential that without them the Prayer cannot be considered valid, are called Far d , i. e. obligatory, mandatory or compulsory. If Far d constituent parts are not carried out, the Prayer becomes null and void. However, in case a worshipper does not perform that part because he completely forgot about it, the Prayer will be held valid in the sight of Allah. If he had forgotten at the time but remembers it either during the Prayer or after the Prayer, or if someone reminds him of his omission, then he should rectify the omission by performing the function that has been missed and then perform the Suj u d-us-Sahv , i. e. two prostrations by way of condonement. These compulsory functions are as follows: 1. Takb i r-i-Ta h r i mah : To say All a hu Akbar to begin the Prayer. 2. Qiy a m : The posture of Standing. 3. Ruk u‘ : The posture of Bowing down. 4. Sajdah : The posture of Prostrating. The above are the common features of every Rak‘at. 5. The Final Qa‘dah : The last long sitting position before ending the Prayer. This feature is not