Salat
During Salat, arms should be covered to the _________;legs must be covered to the_________.
a) wrist; ankles
b) elbows; ankles
c) elbows; knees
b) elbows; ankles
In the time between Adhan and Iqaamat/Takbeer, one should remain _______ in the prayer lines.
a) Sitting
b) Standing
c) Sleeping
a) Sitting
From where should a new row for Salat begin?
Behind the Imam (from the middle)
At least _______ people are needed to make a new row for Congregational Salat.
a) one
b) Two
c) Three
b) Two
What are the two sajdahs called that are offered at the end of the Salat in case a mistake is made during the Salat?
Sajdah Sahv
If a person commits a mistake during Prayer, which affects the validity of the Prayer, e.g. if he is in doubt whether he has offered the prescribed number of Rak‘at, the Prostrations of condonement are necessary.
1. As per Hadith of the Holy Prophet (SAW), congregational Salat is_______ times better than the individual prayer.
2. During Salat, our_______ should be pointed towards the Qibla and should be anchored to the ground.
1. 27 times 2. Toes
What should we do when we hear Adhan? at least give 2 points
Get ready for salat
Recite along with the words of Adhan.
Recite the response prayer at the right juncture
Staying quiet during Adhan is not required.
If the Imam makes a mistake during the congregational prayers, what should we do? And what should we do, if the Imam does not correct his mistake?
Men say Subhanallah to remind the Imam that a mistake has been made. Women can clap to bring his attention to the issue.
If that does not help, we should continue to follow the Imam, in the spirit of unity and obedience.
What is the guideline about salat, when sick?
A sick person who cannot stand for Prayer, should offer his Prayer while sitting; and if he cannot even sit, he should offer his Prayer while lying down. If he cannot bow down or prostrate, he is allowed to make symbolic gestures to that effect, and if he is so sick that he cannot move his head or hand, he can fulfill this obligation by making gestures in his mind. No matter how sick the person is he has to perform the full Salat.
What should one do if he/she misses congregational Friday Prayer?
One should offer Zuhr in place of the Friday Prayer.
What is the proper etiquette when Imam is reciting both Surah Fatiha and any other portion of Holy Quran during Salat?
For Surah Fateha we should recite with the Imam. But we should quietly listen to any other portion of Holy Quran.
What is the difference between the Adhan for Fajr prayer and the Adhans for the rest of the prayers?
Adhan for Fajr also includes “Assalat-o-Khairum-minnun-Naum” two times, after “Hayya-alal-Fallah”.
During a Zuhr/Asr Combined congregational prayer, If the Imam is offering Asr prayer and we come in when we haven't done the Zuhr prayer, what should we do? If we DO NOT know which prayer is being led, what should we do then? (answer both parts for full score)
Read Zuhr prayer before joining in the Asr Prayer
If we don't know: then join the salat that's being led, which would be Asr in this scenario and offer the Zuhr prayer afterwards.
What is Qasar Namz? During congregational namaz, what should we do If the Imam is doing Qasr, but we are not? And What should we do if we are doing Qasar but the Imam is not? Answer all three parts to receive the points.
While traveling or on a journey, we are permitted to shorten our Farz salat and omit the sunnah prayers, except for Fajr Sunnah. This is called Qasr Namaz.
If an Imam is doing Qasr, we do NOT do salam with the Imaam but continue on and finish our remaining rakaat.
If only we are doing qasr, then we do Not say salam in the middle of the salat but continue behind the imaam and perform the full salat.
Name the three possible times when we can offer Vitr Prayer.
With Isha Prayers
With Tarawi Prayers
With Tahajjud
Wajib (Necessary) prayers are the prayers that, if missed unintentionally, are not required to be offered as Qadha (Qadha means offering a missed prayer). Name the three forms of Wajib Prayers
The following Prayers are regarded as Wajib (necessary) Prayers:
Three Rak‘at of Vitr.
Two Rak‘at of ‘Idul-Fitr and two Rak‘at of ‘Idul-Adha.
Two Rak‘at offered while performing the Tawaf of the Ka‘bah.
If a person misses these Prayers intentionally, he is deemed to have committed a sin. However, if he misses a Wajib Prayer unintentionally, e.g., through forgetfulness, he is not required to offer it as a Qada Prayer. Qada means offering of a missed Prayer.
When we hear the phrases “Hayya-alas-Salah” and “Hayya-alal-Falah” during Adhan, what should we recite?
anyone who hears the Adhan should repeat the same, phrase by phrase, after the Mu’adhdhin has recited them but when the Mu’adhdhin says the words Hayya ‘alas-Salah and Hayya ‘alal-Falah, the person hearing the Adhan should say La haula wala quwwata illa billa-hil ‘aliyyul ‘Azim which means: There is neither might nor any power except with Allah.
Name three “Mubattilaat” of salat (the abhorrent acts that (Break the salat) render the salat Null and Void) and salat has to be started over.
While offering salat, intentionally leaving out portions or parts.
Talking during salat
Verbally answering a salam
Laughing out loud
Breaking of wudu (can start the salat where left off if we quietly do wudu and come back to finish)
Lost of Sattar (Sattar Khull jana)
Clothes getting filthy
Any act against the sanctity of salat
True and False
If praying on a chair, one must remain seated during the entire Farz salat.
One must wait until Iqamat/Takbeer is said, before joining the prayer lines.
During salat, when reciting Al-Tashahudd, we raise our index finger, and recite اَشْهَدُ اَن لَّا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ, and then we lower our finger.
Adhan should be called for congregational prayers, but if everyone who is offering the prayer is already there, then there is no harm in not calling the Adhan.
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
How many times is Salat mentioned in the Holy Quran and what are the three periods of the day during which Salat (of any form) should NOT be offered?
700 times Salat is mentioned in the Holy Quran
and
The forbidden times to offer any prayers whatsoever are three:
What is the guideline for performing prayers During danger, e.g. in a war.
It is permissible to shorten the prayers when one is facing life threatening danger. The rules of Qasr can be applied. If the situation is truly dire, neither Qibla nor the proper salat gestures are required and even one rakat is acceptable.
It is okay to sit and silently do duaa-ain, in the salat area, even when we are on our period.
While performing salat, if any animal comes in front of us, we can move it aside without affecting our salat, if the animal in question is dangerous e.g. a snake, a spider or a scorpion, we are even allowed to kill it, and are able to continue our salat.
It is okay to talk amongst ourselves, between different sets of prayers (between Sunnah and Farz, or between two combined prayers)
A wife can stand in the same prayer row (Saff), with her husband, when performing congregational prayer at home.
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. F
5 .T
Name five “Makroohat” of Salat (undesirable acts during salat)
Keeping your eyes closed
Looking here or there.
Rushing through the salat
Intentionally mixing up the sequence of surah tilawat during namaz
Getting ahead of the imam, during different movements of congregational prayer.
Salat without head covering
Responding with a nod to a salam
Not doing kulli, after you have eaten
Not putting our toes on the ground during sajda.
Leaning on something for no reason
Standing on one leg
Feeling the need to use the bathroom yet starting or continuing to do salat
Doing salat when hungry and food has been served
Wearing tight and uncomfortable clothes that are distracting and may make the salat postures difficult
Salat in an unclean environment
Salat in a busy, crowded and noisy place (unless there is no other place available)
True and False:
After Surah Al-Fatiha, the Holy Quran portion in any set of rakaat, must always be in the sequence, the surahs are in the Holy Quran.
In certain circumstances, it is acceptable to offer congregational prayer behind a Non-Ahmadi Imam.
We should never intentionally put out or stretch our feet towards the Qibla, whether we are in the prayer hall or at home.
If we forget to offer Salat at its prescribed time, then it's okay not to do it at all.
During sajdah, elbows and forearms should lay flat on the ground.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
What should we do with the Sunnah prayers, if we come for Jumma Prayer, and Khutba Saniya is being recited? And what should we do if the Jumma prayer has already started? What should we do while traveling? (Answer all 3 to get full points)
1st scenario: We shorten our pre-Farz four Sunnah into two Sunnahs and offer the post-Jumma two Sunnahs after the Farz.
2nd scenario: We join the Jumma prayer and offer Four (pre-Farz) and two (post-Farz) Sunnah after the two Farz prayers of Jumma.
3rd scenario: Do the same as previous scenarios, as the Jumma Sunnah must be performed even while traveling.