The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.874- A person should pronounce takbīr, al-fātiḥa, sūrah, and other words of prayer in such a manner that, if there was no impediment, at least he himself would hear it.

Issue No.877- It is recommended to raise the hands parallel to the ears while pronouncing takbīrat-ul-iḥrām and other takbīrs of the prayer.

Issue No.884- If a person keeps his feet so wide that it may not be considered as normal standing, his prayer is void, unless it is unavoidable.

Issue No.886- When a person is reciting obligatory dhikr in the prayer, his body should be still. The same rule applies to recommended dhikr which should be recited in specific place. However, if one does not do so his prayer is valid nonetheless he should not intentionally do that again.

Issue No.887- There is no problem if one utters a dhikr while his body is in motion, for example, he pronounces takbīr when he is going to rukū‘ or sajdah, his prayer provided that his intention is to say it as an absolute dhikr, not as the particular takbīr which is said before going to sajdah while standing rather he is saying takbīr because dhikr is good anywhere in the prayer.

Issue No.888- If at the time of reciting al-fātiḥa, sūrah or tasbīḥāt arbaʿah [1], somebody moves unintentionally in a way that the body is no longer steady, or he is shoved in a crowd, he should recite all that he has recited while his body was in motion over again when his body becomes steady as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.889- If while offering prayer, one becomes unable to stand, he should sit down, and if he is unable to sit, he should lie down. However, until his body becomes steady, he should not utter anything.

Issue No.891- If a person is able to offer a part of the prayer in a standing posture, it is obligatory to offer that part in a standing posture and offer the rest of the prayer in sitting posture and if that is not possible, he should lie down.

Issue No.892- If a person who is offering prayer in a lying position (due to inability), can sit or stand for some parts of prayer he should sit or stand and perform those parts. Similarly, if oneoffering prayer in a sitting posture becomes capable of standing, he should offer, while standing, that part of the prayer which he can. However, he must stop reciting until his body becomes still.

Issue No.893- If a person considers it probable that at the end of the prescribed time he will be able to offer prayer standing, he should not offer prayer earlier, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.894- If standing is possible, but he knows, or there is a reasonable possibility, that standing would be harmful for him, or that his illness will prolong (for example, his wound, or the fracture of his bone will take longer to heal), he should perform prayer in sitting posture and in case sitting is harmful also, he should offer the prayer in a lying posture.

Issue No.895- It is befitting that the person offering prayer stands straight, slackens down his shoulders, places his hands on his thighs, joins his fingers together, places the weight of his body equally on two feet, looks at the place of sajdah and stands in humility. It is better for men to keep an open space between their feet while standing and for women to keep the feet joined.