The Five Prayers
When do we pray Maghrib?
At sunset
True or False:
One of the importance of Salah is to pray on time
True
Do you have to pray Salah?
(For 9-10-year-olds: What if you are sick and can't perform salah?)
Yes
(You still have to do Salah, but you can do it sitting down, laying down, using just your eyes, or just your brain. Allah has given you these excuses, but you still must pray)
True or False: Praying can get us closer to Allah
(9-10 year old: True or False: You can get exercise from Salah)
True
(True)
What do we say to begin prayer?
(9-10 year old: What do we need to have before Salah?)
Allahu Akbar
(Wudu, Niyyah)
How many rakaats are in Fajr?
Two rakaats
How can we remember Allah daily and avoid bad deeds?
(9-10 year old: How can remembering Allah make us avoid bad deeds)
Salah
(Having remeberence of Allah avoids bad deeds because when we remember Him, we remember He watches us and knows what we are doing, then we know what we are doing is bad, etc.)
At what age do parents have to teach kids how to pray?
Seven
Who do we think about when we pray?
(9-10 year-old: How can wudu benefit us?)
Allah swt.
(By being clean)
If you pray with others then what is the reward?
Are there any sunnah prayers BEFORE Thur?
(9-10 year olds- list the sunnah prayers and how many rakaats)
Yes
(2 or 4 rakaats before Thur and 2 after)
What is the second pillar of Islam?
Salah
At what age do kids HAVE to pray?
10
Which of the following is NOT a benefit:
1. Remeber Allah 2. Video Games 3. Forgiveness
(9-10 year old: 1. You become aware of the Day of Judgment 2. You have control and discipline 3. You become tired but happy)
2. Video Games
3. You become tired but happy
What do we say in every prayer? Every rakaat?
Surah Al- Fatiha
True or False:
There is sunnah for Asr prayer
(9-10-year old: Should we pray Asr prayer early? If you can answer why, then you get 100 points extra)
False
(Yes, this is because sunset happens early so we need to pray Asr early) (500 points)
How can you speak with Allah?
By Salah
What do we do before Salah?
For 9-10 year olds, there are two things.
Wudu and Niyyah
(7 and 8 year olds can only answer Wudu, but if they also said Niyyah, then 100 extra points. 9-10 need to get both)
How do we feel when we pray?
(9-10 year old: How can praying makes us less lazy?)
Happy, pleasure, calm, peaceful, etc.
(We move when we pray, we leave our computers and electronics to get up and pray for Allah swt.)
If we laugh during our Salah, will Allah accept his salah?
(9-10-year old: What things can break our Salah?)
(Laughing, Eating, Drinking, Moving around, being Distracted, etc.)
How many rakaats are in Ishaa?
(For 9-10-year old: What is the optional prayer after Ishaa sunnah prayer (Hint: only has odd number of rakaat))
Four rakaats
(Witr Prayer)
True or False:
If we don't pray our Salah, then everything will our lives will fall and we will have a hard life.
True
What language do you have to speak in Salah?
(For the 9-10-year-olds: What if you don't speak that language that you have to speak in Salah?)
Arabic
(You still have to do Salah in Arabic, but you can do other forms of worship in your language if you don't speak Arabic)
If we do bad deeds, does this mean we did our salah or did them correctly?
(9-10 year old: By doing our salah, who do we avoid the most?)
No, we need to fix our salah
(Shaytan)
A boy is wearing shorts that does not cover his knees, will Allah accept his prayers?
(9-10 year old: List what man and woman must cover in Salah)
No, He will not
(Men- from stomach to knee, Woman- everything but hands and face)