- Saying the Takbeer
- Raising the hands
- Where to place the hands and where to look
- Supplication before Bismillah
- Controversy of saying Bismillah out loud
- Controversy of reciting Al-Fatiha
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 4
Category: Fiqh of Worship
Prayer – Description of the Prayer (Part 2)
- What is recited after al-Fatiha
- Surahs recited during different prayers according to the Sunnah
- Description of the perfect Ruku and its supplication
- Description of the I’tidaal (rising from the ruku) and its supplications
- Description of the perfect sujood
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 4
Prayer – Description of the Prayer (Part 3)
- How to sit between sajda and during the first tashahhud
- Description of the tashahhud
- Discussion on when to point the shahada finger and its significance
- How to sit during the last tashahhud and description of the salawat
- The supplications of refuge before the tasleem
- Types of tasleem
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 4
Prayer – Pillars of the Prayer
- Pillars of the Prayer
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 5
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Prayer – Prostration of Forgetfulness
- Addition of an action
- Omission of an action
- Doubt
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 6
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Prayer – Prohibited Times of Prayer
- 5 times when prayer is disliked
- Times when prayer is especially disliked
- Evidence from the sunnah distinguishing between the disliked and very disliked times
- Exceptions: Prayers that can be performed during disliked times
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 8
Prayer – Leading the Prayer: Imamate (Part 1)
- Requirements for choosing the imam according to the Sunnah
- Discussion and definition of the “best reciter.”
- What takes precedence: recitation or memorization?
- The importance of knowledge for the Imam
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 9
Prayer – Leading the Prayer: Imamate (Part 2)
- Conditions under which prayer behind an imam becomes invalid
- Circumstances under which a prayer behind an imam would need to be repeated
- Discussion on the acceptability of the “routine imam”leading the prayer while sitting
- Discussion on praying behind one who is considered a fasiq
- Circumstances under which women can lead the prayer
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 9
Prayer – Leading the Prayer and Prayer of the Sick
Chapter on the Imamate: Conclusion
- What needs to be made up in different prayers when one arrives after the imam has started
Chapter on the Prayer of the Sick: Part 1
- Concessions given to the sick regarding prayer
- Rulings related to one who is a coma
- Combining prayers while sick
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapter 10 and 11
Prayer – Fear and Jumuah
Prayer of Fear
- States of fear
- Different forms of the Prayer of Fear
- Lessons learned from prayer of fear
- Difference of wars in Islam vs. other wars
Jumuah Prayer
- Why the Friday prayer is called “Jumuah” prayer
- Jumuah compared to Eid and Hajj
- Obligation of Jumuah Prayer
- Exceptions of praying Jumuah
- Importance of praying together
Reference: Al-Umdah by ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book 2 Chapters 12 and 13