Elucidating the invalidators of prayer. (Prayer is invalidated by: 1. Talking) i.e. among what is from the speech of the people, not supplication (du^a) or (dhikr-praising Allah) or reciting Quran, i.e. if the person praying spoke intentionally while remembering being aware that he was in prayer, with knowledge of the impermissibility of talking in prayer (even if it) his…
Fiqh – Islamic Jurisprudence
Elucidating other conditions among the conditions of prayer, facing Ka^bah and setting in of the prayer time. (Among the conditions) of the validity (of prayer are: 1. To direct one’s chest towards the) structure of the (Qiblah;) i.e. the Ka^bah and that which is vertically parallel to its structure in a line to the seventh sky or to the seventh…
(Among the conditions of) the validity of (prayer is to be clear of najas-filth in one’s body,) even the interior of the nose and mouth, (clothes, place of prayer,) i.e. the place which touches his body from the ground, (and what one carries in prayer, such as a bottle) with najas-filth in it or a najas-filthy paper (carried in one’s…
The person who) is in the state of minor ritual impurity by having (invalidated his wudu’ is prohibited from performing) four matters. One of those four is performing (prayer,) whether it was the obligatory or the rewardable (sunnah) prayer, even if it was the Funeral Prayer. Secondly, such a person is prohibited from (circumambulating the Ka^bah,) whether it was the…
Dry Purification (Tayammum) (If one needs to pray, but is in the state of ritual impurity, and cannot find water) either he cannot find it physically, by seeking it and not locating it with him or with his traveling companions, or in the allotted distance in which he is obligated to seek it; or he cannot find the water…
The conditions of one’s purification) including ablution and the purificatory bath (to be valid are:) five matters: The first condition is (To be Muslim;) hence, the purification of the blasphemer from both the minor and the major ritual impurity is invalid. The second condition is (To be at the age of mental discrimination;) hence, the purification of the non-mentally discriminate…
The obligations) i.e. the integrals (of the purificatory bath (ghusl) are two:) (1. To have the intention to clear oneself of the state of major ritual impurity (hadath akbar), or a similar intention;) among the valid intentions; like for example to intend the obligatory purificatory bath or the mandatory (wajib) purificatory bath or for one to intend to make prayer…
(Among the conditions) i.e. for the validity (of prayer is purification from the state of major ritual impurity) which occurs (by performing the purificatory bath (ghusl) or dry purification (tayammum) is performed if one cannot perform ghusl.) (One is required to perform the purificatory bath after any of these five (5) matters occurs:) Two of which occur in both men…
Cleaning Oneself after Defecation and Urination (Istinja’)) a chapter in explaining that which necessitates Istinja’ and in elucidating its conditions. (Istinja’ is obligatory) when wanting to start praying, (of any wet material) that contaminates the eliminatory outlets, (emitting from any of the two eliminatory outlets), the penis/ vagina, or the anus, whether it was common, like urine, or not,…
Ablution is invalidated by:) Four things, one of them being: (1. The emission of anything from the eliminatory outlets,) i.e. the penis or vagina and anus, whether it was common occurrence or uncommon, and whether it was an entity or passing wind; (except maniyy.) i.e. the maniyy of the person himself, because according to Imam ashShafi^iyy, may Allah raise…