The "need" variety of this practice traces its origins to a blind man, while a man must stand guard during the "fear" variety of this practice.
The "need" variety of this practice traces its origins to a blind man, while a man must stand guard during the "fear" variety of this practice. The timing for this practice partly depends on how an upright stick casts a shadow.  The form of this practice named for droughts cannot be done with a dhimmi present, and special forms of it are done during eclipses. This practice is sometimes assisted by the use of a sutrah or screen.  Errors in performing this practice are often rectified with an extra sujud.  It involves postures called ruku and qiyam, and niyyah is a requirement before this act, which has anywhere from two to five ra'kats. Another act that must be performed before this ritual is Ghusl and wudu. Some forms of this practice are begun by the adhan, and this practice is done facing the qiblah. FTP, identify this five-times daily activity that consists of a series of standing, bowing and kneeling, a pillar of Islam.
The "need" variety of this practice traces its origins to a blind man, while a man must stand guard during the "fear" variety of this practice.
Salah [or Salat or Islamic prayers]