Desirable (mustahab) acts of Salat

The following acts are desirable in Salät. Observing them is commendable and they make the Salät perfect.

They do not required sajda sahw when missed, instead they have left out something that is better (khair).

Assists a person in khushu:

1. A man should pull out his palms from under his chador (robe) or from his sleeves while raising his hands for the first takbïr.

   • A woman should not pull out her palms and leave inside the sleeves out of fear for exposing the forearms. Where the gaze should be in salat, so as to not wondering

2. The gaze of the mussalli (prayer-performer) should be at his place of Prostration while standing in Salät.

3. The gaze of the musalli should be at the top his feet during ruku (bowing).

4. The gaze of the musalli should be at his nose-tip during sujood (prostration).

5. The gaze of the musalli should be at his lap while sitting.

6. The gaze of the musalli should be at his shoulders while performing saläms at the end.

7. The musalli should try to suppress cough, yawn or sneeze as much as possible.

   • coughing without any excuse invalidates salat (it is like speakiing in salat)
     • example. bying one time

8. If the musalli feels compelled to yawn, then he should cover his mouth with his palm (right).

   • remember the ambiya never yawned (signs of laziness during ibada) to repel the yaen during salat Recommend duas:

9. The musalli should recite in the first and the last sittings of Salähs the Tashahhud reported from Abdulläh bin Mas’üd

10. The musalli should recite in the last Saläh-unit of Witr specifically the invocation i.e. Allähumma innä nasta ïnuka…

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• Video(s): Recommended Acts of Salaat | Al Fiqh Al Muyassar | Shaykh Khazen Zaoud (from16 mins)