Summary of Fiqh #25: The Duha Prayer, prostration of recitation, night prayer, times when prayers are prohibited

A Summary of Islamic Fiqh – The Book of the Prayer – Lesson 25 (25/02/17)

Chapters: The Duha Prayer, prostration of recitation, *NON Regular* (open) Voluntary prayer, times when prayers are prohibited

Duha:
• What are the virtues of the Duha prayer?
• When should the Duha prayer be performed?
• How many rak’aat is the Duha prayer?

Chapter – The prostration of recitation (sujood tilaawah)
• What is the prostration of recitation
• Who should perform it?
• Which verses should you perform the prostration for?
• What does Shaytaan say when you perfom the sujood?
• What should you say in the prostration?

Chapter – The *NON Regular* (open) voluntary prayers:
• Which of these is the best?
• What are the virtues of the night prayer?
o What is the most virtuous time to perform it?
o How should it be performed?
o Where is the best place to perform it?

Chapter – Times when prayers are prohibited:
• What are the times when the prayer is prohibited?
o When the dawn breaks until sunrise (except for Fajr and its Sunnah)
o From sunrise until the sun reaches the level of a spear above the horizon
o When the sun reaches its zenith until passes over the meridian (when “the shadow stops”)
o From Asr until sunset
o From the time the sun starts setting until it sets
• Why are we prohibited from praying at these times?
Issues;
• What should you do if you enter the masjid at these times or if you perform umrah in these times?

Homework: review previous lessons on alhudabolton.com/fiqh
and to find out “How many Angels are there?”

Next Lesson: Congregational prayer
The full series is available on: www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/fiqh
Recorded at Alhuda Bolton on 25/02/17 and streamed live on www.SunnahRadio.Net