Method of Salat: Along With Pictures

The Wajibat of the Salat

There are eleven things that are Wajib in Salat:

1) Intention (Niyyat)

2) Takbiratul Ihram (Saying Allahu Akbar)

3) Qiyam (Standing)

4) Ruku'

5) Suju'd

6) Recitation

7) Dhikr

8) Tashahud

9) Salam

10) Order (Tarteeb)

11) Continuity (Muwalat)

The Pillars of the Salat

The Pillars (Arkan) of the Salat are five:

  1. Intention (Niyyat)

  2. Saying of the Takbiratul Ihram (Allahu Akbar to begin the Salat).

  3. Standing motionless at the time of saying the Takbir, and the standing before going into the state of Ruku'.

  4. Ruku'.

  5. Two Sajdahs.