Lesson 2/4 – Basics of Fiqh: Introduction to Salaah (Sh. Majdi Aqil) On the authority of Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salah (prayer), paying the zakat (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House, and fasting in Ramadhan." [Bukhari & Muslim] Timestamps below give a general indication of the topics covered: 00:00:00 – Context: The key of Islam (Shahadah), most important Fard/ibadah in Islam (Salaah), prayer of previous prophet (Dawood (AS)) and prayer before night of Israa and Miraj 00:04:06 – Night of Israa and Miraj 00:08:36 – Q&A: different ways of prayer for the previous prophets and before Israa and Miraj 00:10:21 – Importance of Salaah is Islam 00:21:06 – Who among the Muslim community must pray? 00:24:51 – Time of Salaah (please note: a small portion of this segment failed to record) 00:51:06 – Q&A: coming late to congregational salaah 00:52:06 – Story of the Adhaan 00:59:06 – Conditions and details for the Muadhin (person who makes the adhaan) 01:08:46 – Q&A: brother and sister praying together, adhaan of Fajr, how to stand if only two people are praying, the wisdom of turning head when giving adhaan etc Nomenclature: Najis – singular for impurity Najaasah – plural for impurity i.e impurities Taharah – purity Tahir – pure (no najaasah) Ikhtilaaf – difference of opinion General Advice: Please make notes whilst you watch, you will find that each video has a vast amount of useful information. Seek to understand the differences or scope of opinions and clarify your queries by either getting in touch with the Islamic Society or by asking your local trusted scholars. JazakAllahu Khayran. Please forgive us for any faults herein.