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consist of eight to twenty units (Rak'ahs) offered two by two
with a short break between each two units. It is much more
preferable to say them in a congregational form and before
the Witr, which is the !ast part of the Evening Prayer.
Invalidation of Prayers
Any Prayer becomes invalid and nullified by any act of
the following:
1
Prayer;
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To anticipate the Imam in any act or movement Gf
2. To eat or drink during the Prayer;
3. To talk or say something out of the prescribed course
of Prayers;
4. To shift the position from the direction of Mecca;
5. To do any noticeable act or rnove outside the acts and
movements of Prayer;
6. To do anything that nullifies the ablution, e. g., dis-
charge of urine, stool, gas, blood, etc;
7. To fail in observing any of the essential acts of
Prayer, like standing, reciting the Qur'an, Ruku', Sujud, etc;
8. To uncover the body between the navel and the knees
during the Prayer in the case of rnales, or any part of the
body, except the hands, face and feet, in the case of females.