The Book Of Prayer (Kitaab-ul-Salaat)

the Taraweeh congregation. However he must offer the Witr Prayer alone, without congregation.
It is better to offer the Taraweeh in the mosque, along with the congregation.
The Taraweeh should be offered in Cycles (Rakaats) of two each. After every 4 Cycles, it is
recommended to sit for approximately the time it take to offer 4 Cycles. While sitting, one may
keep quiet or recite the Kalemah, or the Salutations or recite the following “ Tasbeeh” :-
Subhaana zi alMulk wa alMalakoot; Subhaana zi alIzzate wa alAzmate wa alHaybate wa
alQudrate wa alKibraaye wa alJabaroot; Subhaana alMaleke alHayye alLazzi la yanamu wa laa
yamoot; Subboohun Quddoosun Rabbanaa wa Rabbu alMalaakate wa alRooh; Allahumma
ajirna min alNaare ya Mujeeru ya Mujeeru ya Mujeer.
“ Pure is He (Allah), the Owner of the Kingdom and the Sovereignity; Pure is He, the Owner of
Honour, and Greatness, and Reverence, and Power, and Superiority, and Might; Pure is the Real
King Who is Alive - there is niether sleep nor death for Him; He is the Utmost Pure, and the
Holy, the Master of all Angels and of the Spirit; O Allah! Save us from the fire – O Saviour, O
Emancipator, O Protector!”
THE LAPSED (QADA) PRAYERS
CHAPTER 5
To let the Prayer lapse without a valid legal reason is a grave sin. It is obligatory to offer such
Prayers and also necessary to repent from such sins. True repentance will wipe out the sin of
letting the Prayer lapse, but repentance is proper only if the lapsed Prayer is offered. If the lapsed
Prayer is not offered, such a repentance will not be accepted.
If the Prayer lapses due to forgetting or due to sleeping, it is still obligatory to offer the Qada
(recapture) for it, although there is no sin for such a lapse. As soon as one remembers or gets up,
the lapsed Prayer should be offered provided it is not an undesirable (Makrooh) time. Delaying it
further without reason is disliked. If one is sleeping or has forgotten to offer Prayers, it is
incumbent upon others to awaken or remind such a person. If one fears not being able to get up
for the Dawn Prayer, such a person is not permitted to stay awake till late night without a valid
legal reason.
If the “ Takbeer Tahreemah” is offered within the time for any Prayer, then such Prayer has not
lapsed but has been offered within time. However, the Dawn, Friday and Eid Prayers must be
completed before the time for such Prayer ends - if the Salaam for these Prayer is said after the
time has expired, such Prayer becomes invalid.
There is no fixed time of offering the lapsed Prayers – they can be offered at any time during
one’ s life. Whenever offered, it will free the person from this obligation.