Taught by Abu Muadh Taqweem Aslam with the explanation of Shaykh Salih al Fawzaan

Explanation of Kitab at Tawheed - Part 6

Abu Idrees 16/01/2025
Lesson Seventeen 

The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Ninth Condition - The Intention - النِّيَّة

– The intention is mentioned to be part of the conditions, before the prayer.
– The intention can also be part of the prayer, once the prayer has started and is one of the pillars.
– How to make the intention for the prayer correctly.
– Principle regarding the blind following of a Madhab.
– The ruling of carrying out actions and statements that are not legislated in Islām.
– Further explanation of whether the intention is a condition or a pillar of the prayer.
– The definition of the intention - النِّيَّة with the Fuqahā.
– Examples of actions and how one’s intention can be determined according to the specific action.
– Importance of sincerity with one’s intention.
– The place of the intention is the heart.
– Is there a reward for having the correct sincere intention and not carrying out the deed.
– Is there a punishment for the one who intends disobedience and sin but doesn’t carry it out due to the good intention one has.

The Pillars of the Prayer

The Pillars of the prayer are fourteen:
1. Standing, if one has the ability to do so.
2. The Opening Takbeer.
3. Reciting Surah Al-Fātihah.
4. Ruku’ (Bowing).
5. Rising from Bowing.
6. Prostrating in all seven limbs.
7. Rising back out of prostration.
8. Sitting between the two prostrations.
9. Remaining tranquil, not rushing, during all the pillars.
10. Maintaining the sequential order.
11. The final Tashahhud.
12. Sitting for the Tashahhud.
13. Sending Salāh upon the Prophet ﷺ.
14. The final two Tasleems.

– The prayer consists of three main categories:
1. Pillars.
2. Obligations.
3. Sunnan, meaning in accordance to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.

– The Pillars: The prayer will not be valid without it regardless whether it’s left out deliberately or due to forgetfulness or deliberately out of ignorance.
– The pillars of the prayer are that which is within the actual prayer.

17 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

Class 62 Al-Mulakhas Al-Fiqhee by Shaykh Jameel Finch

Lecture delivered by Shaykh 'Abdulilah Lahmami (حفظه الله) on the importance of Tarbiyah & Tasfiyah (Purification & Cultivation)

Purification & Cultivation: The Path of the Salaf - Shaykh 'Abdulilah Lahmami (حفظه الله)

●The importance of learning the 'Aqeedah (correct belief).

●Biography of the author.

●Being pleased and content with the Decree of Allāh.

●Eemān (faith) is speech, action and intention.

●Eemān: it increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience.

●Belief in the Pre-Decree, the good of it and the bad of it.

Q&A

●What are the recommended books on manners?

●Advice for one who is beginning their path in pursuit of knowledge of the religion.

●An advice to Markaz Anas bin Maalik in Brisbane, Australia.


Lesson One The 'Aqeedah of Imām ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasī (d.620AH) رحمه الله

[17/09/2025] lesson 32 - The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

Recap on the previous lessons:

– A recap on all The pillars of the prayer.
– A recap of The Eleventh Pillar: The Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير and the difference between the first Tashahhud.
– The rulings of both Tashahhuds.
– As-Salāt ul-Ibrāhimiyyah.
‎– Sending blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ and his family.
– The proof of the ruling of sending Salām and examples from the Sahābah رضي الله عنهم.
‎– The minimum that needs to be recited when sending Salām upon the Prophet ﷺ.
– Shaikh Abdul Muhsin: the best way to send Salām upon the Prophet ﷺ.
– The difference of opinions regarding the above point.
– A mention of the Wājibāt (Obligations) of the Prayer which will be covered in the next lesson inshāAllah.

32 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

A powerful reminder delivered by Ustaadh Abu Inaayah Saif at Masjid Abi Hurairah in Stoke on 14/9/25

I am as My servant thinks of Me - Abu ‘Inaayah Saif | Masjid Abi Hurairah Stoke

[22/09/2025] – The Text: And His Saying, “Say: O People of the Book, come to a word of justice between us, that we will single Allah out with all worship and will not worship anything besides Him, and will disassociate ourselves from everything that is worshipped besides Him. Nor will we take one another as Lords besides Allah by obeying one another in that which involves disobedience to Allah. So if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are muslims, submitting to Allah and making our worship purely and sincerely for Him, and not worshipping anything else besides Him.’” Surah Imran (3): 64
– The proof for the testification that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, is the saying of Allah, the Most High, “There has indeed come to you Allah’s Messenger, from amongst yourselves and known to you. It grieves him that you should suffer. He is eager and anxious for the guidance of those of you who are astray, and that they should repent and return to the truth, and he is full of compassion and mercy for the believers.” Surah Tawbah (9):128. – – The meaning of the testification that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah is: to obey him in whatever he commands; to believe and to testify to the truth of everything he informs of; to avoid whatever he forbade and prohibited; and that you worship Allah only with that which he prescribed.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan
– The background and the reason for the revelation of the ayah in Surah Imran (3):64
– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaymin
– The reason behind the attributes of the Messenger ﷺ mentioned in the ayah in Surah Tawbah.
– Proofs from the Quran to show Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger.
– Explanation of the attributes of a Messenger.
– Explanation of the characteristics of Muhammad’s ﷺ Messengership.
– The requirements of the testification of Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger.
– Knowledge and understanding of this testification makes it easy to follow the sunnah.
– Examples of when the Messenger ﷺ aided others.
– Difference between following the Messenger’s actions which is based upon proof and the actions of the companions.
– Principle of the Messenger ﷺ not sharing the characteristics of Lordship with proofs from the Qur’an. 
– The Text: The evidence for the Prayer and the zakāt and the explanation of Tawheed is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “And they were not commanded except that they should worship Allah alone, making the worship and obedience purely for Him, upon the true Religion and free from shirk; and that they should establish the Prayer, and pay the Zakāt – and that is the straight and true Religion
– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaymin:
– Meaning of worship mentioned in the ayah.
– Conditions of worship to be correct.
– Linguistic benefit from the ayah in regards to worship being mentioned generally first, and thereafter specifically.
– Meaning of Deenul Qayyim.
– Proofs to show Religion is the upright and straight Path.
– The evidence for fasting is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “O you who believe Fasting is prescribed as an obligation for you as it was prescribed as an obligation for those  who came before you, so that you may attain taqwa. Sura Baqarah (2): 183
– Benefits of fasting being prescribed to those before us.
– Tafseer of the ayah in Surah Baqarah specifically how to attain taqwa.
– The Text: The evidence for hajj is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “And hajj to Allah’s sacred House is an obligation upon those able to perform it; and whoever refuses ad rejects the obligation of hajj to Allah’s House, then Allah has no need of him or any of the creation.” Surah Imran (3):97
– The reason for the revelation of the ayah.
– The conditions of Hajj.
– The importance of fulfilling the obligatory worship and fulfilling the conditions of the worship too.

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Explanation of Kitab at Tawheed - Part 6

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