Elements of Shaafi Fiqh by Umar Abdul Jabbaar

Five Salaah in a day are obligatory for every sane and adult Muslim. Whoever denies the obligatory of Salaah will be regarded as Kaafir-disbeliever.

Children should be commanded to perform Salaah when they reach the age of seven.

They must be punished if they neglect it at the age of ten.

1. Purification from both major and minor impurities

2. Purification of body, clothes and place of performing Salaah

3. Covering of Al-Aurah

4. Facing the Qiblah

5. Performing Salaah at their prescribed times

It refers to covering some specific parts of the body. The Aurah of man is from navel to knees and the Aurah of woman is the whole body except face and palms.

It is from early dawn up to sunrise.

It begins when the sun passes through its meridian and ends when the shadow of an object becomes the same size of the object beside the shadow that was cast at zenith.

It commences when the shadow of an object appears double of the object and ends when the sun sets.

It begins when the sun completely sets and ends when all redness disappears from the western horizon.

It begins when all redness disappears from the western horizon and ends when early dawn appears.

It is Makrooh to perform any Nafl Salaah beside Makkah during the following times:

1. After Subh Salaah (Fajr) till the sun rises

2. At the time of sun-rising till it rises at least equal to the height of a spear

3. At midday when the sun is at its zenith until it moves from its position except Friday

4. After Asr Salaah till the sun sets completely

1. What is the ruling concerning five daily Salaah?

2. What are the conditions for the validity of Salaah?

3. What is Al-Aurah?

4. Mention the times of five daily Salaah?

5. What are the times when Nafl Salaah is Makrooh?