A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 44
A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE 44 A. Picking or rolling up clothes to save them from becoming covered by dust. P. Orering Prayer without the head being covered. i. Clearing pebbles and dirt etc. from the place of prostration without any necessity. However, if prostration is not possi- ble, then clearing such items once is permissible. m. ee c racking of knuckles in the S al a t. 7. Looking left or right, or towards the sky in the S al a t. 8. As far as possible, one should suppress yawning and stretching. 9. During prostration spreading both forearms on the floor, or allowing the abdomen to touch the thighs. 10. Coughing unnecessarily; if coughing just cannot be stopped then it is not an issue. Do not offer Prayer in a state of urgency for going to the bathroom. One should offer S al a t with calmness, after being free of such a need. Indeed, if food is ready one should eat it first, and then offer the S al a t.