Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

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not,zqadâzwillzbeznecessary.zThezsamezappliesztozsituationszsuch
asz whenz az childz reachesz puberty,z whenz az disbelieverz orz a
renegadezbecomeszazMuslim,zwhenzazwomanzbecomeszclean,z(i.e.
immediatelyz afterz thez cessationz ofz thez mensesz atz thez endz ofz a
menstrualz orz lochialz period,)z whenz anz insanez orz unconscious
personzrecovers,zandzwhenzazsleepingzpersonzwakeszup.zItziszfard
forz az newz Muslimz toz learnz thez essentialsz ofz namâzz first.z After
learningzthem,zitzbecomeszfardztozperformznamâz.zSleepzisznotza
goodz excusez ifz itz beginsz afterz thez prayerz timez hasz begun.z Ifz a
personzdoeszso,zitziszfardzforzhimztozmakezsurezthatzhezwillzwake
upzbeforezthezprayerztimeziszover,zwhilezitzwouldzbezmustahabzfor
himztozmakezsureztozwakezupzbeforezthezendzofzthezprayerztimezif
hezwereztozgoztozsleepzbeforezthezbeginningzofzthezprayerztime.
Thesez fivez dailyz prayersz addz upz toz fortyz rak’atsz (units),z outz of
whichzseventeenzarezfard,zthreezarezwâjib,zandztwentyzarezsunnat,
aszfollows:
1z-zMorningzprayerz[Salât-ul-fajr] consistszofzfourzrak’ats.zFirst
thez sunnatz prayer,z whichz consistsz ofz twoz rak’ats,z isz performed.
Thenzthezfardzprayer,zofztwozrak’ats,ziszperformed.zThezsunnatz(the
firstz twoz rak’ats)z isz veryz important.z Somez scholarsz classifyz itz as
wâjib.
2z -z Earlyz afternoonz prayerz [Salât-uz-zuhr] consistsz ofz ten
rak’ats,z thez initialz sunnatz consistingz ofz fourz rak’ats,z thez fard
consistingz ofz fourz rak’ats,z andz thez finalz sunnatz consistingz ofz two
rak’ats.zThezearlyzafternoonzprayerziszperformedzinzthiszorder.
3z -z Latez afternoonz prayerz [Salât-ul-’asr] consistsz ofz eight
rak’ats.zFirstzthezsunnat,zwhichzconsistszofzfourzrak’ats,zandzthen
thezfard,zwhichzconsistszofzfourzrak’ats,zarezperformed.
4z -z Eveningz prayerz [Salât-ul-maghrib] containsz fivez rak’ats.
Firstzthezfard,zwhichziszcomposedzofzthreezrak’ats,zthenzthezsunnat,
consistingzofztwozrak’ats,zarezperformed.
5z-zNightzprayerz[Salât-ul-’ishâ] consistszofzthirteenzrak’ats.zThe
initialz sunnatz containsz fourz rak’ats.z Thez fardz alsoz containsz four
rak’ats.zButzthezfinalzsunnatzhasztwozrak’ats,zwhilezthezWitrzprayer
haszthreezrak’ats.
Thez initialz sunnatsz ofz thez latez afternoonz prayerz andz night
prayerz arez Ghayr-ie muakkada.z Whenz sittingz duringz theirz second
rak’at,zafterzrecitingzthezAttahiyyâtu..,zthezprayerszofzAllahumma
sallizalâ...zand...zbârikzâlâ...zarezrecitedzcompletely.zAfterzstanding
upzforzthezthirdzrak’at,zthezprayerzSubhânaka...ziszrecitedzbefore
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