Conditions, Pillars, and Requirements of Salaah


Conditions (Shuroot) for the Prayer


 A condition is something that is required before the commencement of prayer in order for it to be valid. 
The conditions for the prayer are nine:
(1) Islaam
(2) Sanity
(3) Reaching the age of Maturity
(4) Lack of Ritual Impurity (i.e. Ablution)
(5) Removal of Filth
(6) Covering the ‘Awrah
(7) The Entrance of the Proper Time
(8) Facing the Qiblah
(9) The Intention

Pillars (Arkaan) of Prayer


A pillar is something that if one fails to perform any of them out of forgetfulness or intentionally, his prayer is rendered invalid because of his abandoning it.

(Please see Source for more important details that I haven't included here and what to do in regards to what to do if you abandon any of the pillars)

The Pillars of Prayer are 14:

1- Standing, if able
2- Opening Takbir
3- Recitation of Surat al-Fatihah
4- Ruku` (Bowing)
5- Standing from bowing position
6- Prostrating on seven bones
7- Rising from sujud
8- The sitting between the two sajdas
9- Tranquility in all the pillars of the salat
10-The proper order of the pillars of the salat
11- The final tashahud
12- The sitting of the final tashahud
13- Sending salam upon the Prophet, salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam
14- The final two Taslims

Source of list: Conditions, Pillars and Wajibat of Salat - This page has the Arabic transliterations for the conditions, pillars, and requirements.

Requirements (Wajibaat) of Prayer

"The requirements (waajibaat) are that which if one fails to perform any of them intentionally, his prayer is rendered invalid due to his abandoning it, but if he leaves any of them due to forgetfulness, he is obligated to perform the (extra) prostrations for forgetfulness.

The Wajibaat (obligatory) matters are similar to the Arkaan (pillars) in that they cannot be left off on purpose. However, the wajibaat are different in that if left off unintentionally (out of forgetfulness), Sujood as Sahuw at the end make up for it; whereas the neglected arkaan (pillars) must be repeated even if unintentionally left off. " (Source)

(Please see the  source  for  more important details I haven't included here and in regards to what to do if you abandon any of the requirements)

The requirements of prayer are 8:

1- All the takbirs besides opening takbir

2- Saying "Subhana Rabbi al-'Adheem" in ruku'

3- To say after standing from ruku', "Sami' Allaahu liman Hamidah"

4- To say "Rabbana wa lakal Hamd"

5- The statement "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" in prostration

6- The statement between the two sajdas: "Rabb ighfirli, Rabb ighfirli"

7-The first tashahud

8- Sitting for the first tashahud

Source of list: Conditions, Pillars and Wajibat of Salat - This page has the Arabic transliterations for the conditions, pillars, and requirements.

Also see the table in Notes: The Conditions (Shuroot), Pillars (Arkaan) and Requirements (Waajibaat) of the Prayer for some important details about these requirements that aren't included in this list regarding the individual requirements.

Texts for Learning

Reading/Audio

  • Definitions of Condition, Pillar, and Requirement - from - Notes: The Conditions (Shuroot), Pillars (Arkaan) and Requirements (Waajibaat) of the Prayer (AbdurRahman.org). - Really helpful, concise resource! It has a handy table of the 9 conditions, 14 pillars and 8 requirements.
  • The Nine Conditions for Prayer - The Clear Sunnah.Wordpress.com (excerpts taken from Explanation of Important Lessons For Every Muslim) by Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz
  • The Conditions of Salaah - Audio, 43 min. Abū ͑Abdillāh Ḥasan al-Ṣumālī outlines the conditions of ṣalāh alongside the explanation of Shaykh, al- ͑Allāmah, Muḥammad ibn Ṣalīh al-ʿUthaymīn (raḥimahullāh)

Learning Aids/Printables



The 9 Conditions of Salaat - TJ Homeschooling

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