Necassary Acts Of Ritual Prayers (Wajib Salat)
1- Starting the prayer with the takbir "Allah-u Akbar";
2- Reciting the Fatiha Completely;
3- Recitng a surah (chapter) of the Noble Qur'an after the Fatiha in the first two rakats of the any obligatory prayer and in all the rakats of the Odd-Numbered Prayer (Salat al-Witr) and again in all the rakats of any optional (Nafilah) prayer;
4- Reciting the Fatiha before the additional Surah (chapter);
5- When prostrating, placing the fore head and nose on the ground together;
6- Performing the two prostrations (Sajdah) successively;
7- Playing attantion to "tadil arkan" (i.e. perform all pillars of the prayer with ease, not shortening them);
8- In the three rakat or four rakat prayers, sitting at the complation of the second rakat;
9- Reciting at-Tahiyyatu at the and of the second rakat and when one sits before one has made salutation (Salaam);
10-when performing any of the obligatory three-rakats and four rakats prayers, Odd-Numbered Prayer (Salat al-Witr) and the first sunnah part of the Noon prayer (Salat az-Zuhr), Standing up for the third rakat as soon as one has recited the at-Tahiyyatu at the and the of second rakad;
11- When performed congregation, the prayer leader (imam) reciting aloud the Fatiha and the additional surahs of the Noble Qur'an in the obligatory rakats of the Morning Prayer (Salat al-Fajr), in the first two rakats of the obligatory rakats of the Sunset Prayer (Salat al-Maghrib) and the Late Evening Prayer (Salat al-Isha), in the friday Assembly Prayer (Salat jum'a), and in both the Festival Prayer (Eid Prayers)
12- Again in the Tarawih Prayer and Odd-Numbered prayer following it in the month of Ramadan, the imam's reciting aloud the Fatiha and the additional surahs;
13- In the obligatory sections of the Noon Prayer (Salat az-Zuhr) and the Late Afternoon Prayer (Salat al-Asr), the imam reciting silently the Fatiha and the additional surahs of the Noble Qur'an;
14- While following the imam, not reciting anything but remaining silent;
15- Reciting the Supplications in the Odd-Numbered prayer;
16- Performing the additional Takbirs in the Eid Prayers;
17- Giving salaam at the end of the prayer;
18- Making sajdah sahw (prostration for forgetfulness) at the end of the a prayer if a mistake has been made in it;
19- Making a prostration after finishing an ayat where a sajdah is called for. This prostration is called the "recitiation prostration" or Sajdah Tilawat.
on, we must not only perform the missed prayers, but we also must ask Allah forgiveness.
