INVALIDATORS OF SALAT
Q. What do we mean by the term invalidators
of Salat?
Invalidators of Salat are things and
circumstances which nullify the prayer and render it necessary for the
worshippers to revise it.
Q. Name the invalidators of Salat!
These are the following:
i. Any speech in Salat, whether intentional
or unintentional, big or small, nullifies the prayer;
ii. Wishing anyone in whatever terms (eg.
Saying AS-SALAMU ‘ALAIKUM or other
words used for the purpose);
iii. Returning another person’s wish, or
blessing or responding to one who sneezes (with words lie WA‘LAIKUM-AS-SALAM or WA
RAHMATULLAH ), or saying amen in response to the invocation of some one not
joining the Salat;
iv. Reacting to a bad news by the words like IN-NA LIL-LAHI WA IN-NA ILAIHI RAJI’UN to a good news by pronouncing ALHAMDU LIL-LAH or on learning an
extraordinary news SUBHANAL-LAH;
v. Reacting to one’s pain or disease in words
or by exclamation like ah, oh, etc.
vi. Interpolating in Salat when an error is
committed by a person leading another congregation;
vii. Reading the Qur-an from the written or
printed text;
viii. Committing some grave mistake in
recitation;
ix. Doing too much of some extraneous act
(besides the rituals of Salat such as would lead someone to suspect that the
person concerned is not offering Salat;
x. Eating or drinking, intentional or
otherwise;
xi. Walking more than two meters;
xii. Turning the chest away from Qiblah
without any compusion;
xiii. Performing Sijdah on an unclean spot;
xiv. Remaining with uncovered Satr for as long as one would complete
one part of Salat;
xv. Asking from Al-lah things in prayer that
would properly be asked from human beings, eg., “May Thou O Al-lah, give me one
hundred rupees this day.”
xvi. Crying in adversity or pain so that words
of sorrow or grief become audible to others;
xvii. For a major to give a loud laugh or even
to laugh audibly;
xviii. Forging ahead of the Imam.
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