Question
A person has embraced Islam. Are the daily Salaat compulsory on him immediately? How does he perform Salaat? He has just accepted Islam. It will take some time for him to memorize some qiraat, Tashahhud, etc.
Answer
The five daily Salaat become obligatory on a person the very day he embraces Islam. Even if he is unable to recite the Qur'aan, and the other requisites of the Salaat, he still has to perform Salaat. It will take only a few minutes to explain to him the different postures of Salaat. In every posture he should recite only 'Subhaanallaah' a few times. It is not a problem for him to say 'Allaahu Akbar'. When changing positions he should say 'Allaahu Akbar', and in each position recite either 'Subhaanallaah' a few times, or recite just: Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem three times.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 23 No 05
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- 2
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