Number of Obligatory Acts of Prayer
Issue No.862- There are eleven obligatory acts for prayer:1- Nīyyat (intention)2- Qīyām (standing during prayer)3- Takbīrat-ul-iḥrām (saying “Allāhu Akbar” at the beginning of the prayer)4- Qarā’ah (recitation)5- Rukū‘ (bowing)6- Sajdah (prostration)7- Dhikr (prescribed recitation while doing rukū‘ and sajdah)8- Tashahhud (bearing witness)9- Salām 10- Tartīb (performing prayer sequentially)11- Muwālāt (to perform acts of prayer consecutively).
