Conditions for the validity of the prayer
The conditions of the validity of the prayer are:
- Islam-
this means that they prayer performed by a non-Muslim is not valid - Reaching the age of mental discrimination-
this is the age at which the child can understand when spoken to and respond when asked - Ablution-
this is a must for the person who would like to pray or else the prayer will not be valid - Having purity in the clothing, body, and place of prayer-
this is important because the place at which the person is praying should be pure from any nonexempted najasa - Cover the unlawful nakedness-
this means for the male to cover between his naval and knees, and for the female it means to cover all of her body except her face and hands - One must know the prayer time has set in-
this means that for the performer of the prayer must know for sure that the prayer time has set in - One must be facing the Qibla-
this means to direct one's chest towards the Qibla, this is to face to Holy Kaba in the honorable Makkah
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