Book of Namaz

FIFTY-FOUR FARDS
1– To believe in the Oneness of Allahu ta’âlâ.
2– To eat and drink halâl things.
3– To perform wudû’ [ablution].
4– To perform the five daily namâzes when their times come.
5– To perform ghusl.
6– To believe that rizq (sustenance) is granted only by Allahu
ta'âlâ.
7– To wear clean and halâl clothes.
8– To work by putting your trust (tawakkul) in Allah.
9– To be contented with what you have.
10– To be thankful to Allahu ta’âlâ for His blessings [to use His
blessings in accordance with the command of Islam].
11– To be content with qadâ and qadar.
12– To be patient with afflictions.
13– To make tawba [repentance] for your sins.
14– To worship to attain the consent of Allahu ta'âlâ.
15– To consider the Satan as an enemy.
16– To consent to the decree of the Qur’ân al-karîm.
17– To prepare yourself for death, that is, to strive to die with
îmân by performing the fards and avoiding the harâms.
18– To love whom Allahu ta’âlâ loves and not to love and to
stay away from whom He does not love [it is termed hubb-i fillah
and bughd-i fillah].
19– To be kind to and do favors for your parents.
20– Amr-i-ma’rûf (to enjoin and spread Islam) and nahy-i-’anil-munkar
(to prevent people from doing what is prohibited in
Islam).
21– To visit your mahram relatives who obey Islam.
22– To not commit breach of trust (amânat).
23– To fear Allahu ta'âlâ and to abstain from excessiveness and
sinful things.
24– To obey Allah and His Prophet.
25– To avoid sins and to perform acts of worship.
26– To obey Muslim rulers.
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