Conditions For validity of SALAH The beginning of prayer time This is the most important condition. A prayer offered before its time has begun is not valid, according to scholarly consensus, because Allah says in the Quran: "Verily, As-Salah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours." lal-Nisa 4:103] Covering the "awrah If a person prays with his 'awrah uncovered, his prayer is not valid, because Allah says in the Quran: "O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes) while praying" lal-A'raf7:31] Taharah (purity) Taharah (purity), which is of two types: purity from ritual impurity (hadath) & purity from tangible impurity (najas). 1. Purity from major and minor ritual impurity (hadath). If a person prays when he is in a state of ritual impurity, then his prayer is invalid according to scholarly consensus, because of the report narrated by al-Bukhari (6954) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) fro...
The word "Islam" means "submission to the will of God." Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims are monotheists and worship a single, omniscient God known in Arabic as Allah. Followers of Islam aim to live a life of complete submission to Allah. The religious duties of all Muslims are summarized in the five pillars of Islam, which include belief in God and his prophet and the duties of prayer, charity, pilgrimage and fasting. The basic concept of Islam is shariʿāh – its law.