Conditions 5-9
Condition 6: Covering the Private Parts
| Moderate: Other than those mentioned in the other two; it is a condition to cover from the belly button to the knees. It is recommended to cover the shoulders and to dress fully appropriate. |
| Severe: The private parts of a women who has reached puberty; she must cover the entire body except for the face which she should cover in the presence of strangers. |
| Light: Such as the private parts of a seven to ten year old; they should at least cover the two private parts. |
Condition 5: Removing Impurities
From body, place, and clothes. If one prays with it while knowing,
able to remove it, and remembers it then the prayer is invalid.
Removing it is divided into three categories
| Severe: The saliva of the dog. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered to wash it 7 times; the first time with sand. The Hadith is in Muslim. |
| The urine of a boy who has not begun eating, mathee, and manee even though it is pure but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمwould sprinkle water if it was wet ( no need to wash and squeeze) and dust it off if it was dry |
| Moderate: Urine etc. Is removed by washing it and squeezing out the water |
Condition 7: Prayer Time
The prayer is not valid to pray before the time enters nor to delay until after the
time except if it is combined with another prayer due to a valid reason. If one
intentionally prays after the time, then this is a sin.
Condition 8: Facing the Qiblah
Recommended prayers while traveling are an exception; one prays whichever
direction the means of transportation is traveling. Example: Prayer in the plane.
Moreover, the one who is unable to face or fears an enemy is also excused.
Condition 9: Intention
Should be in the heart. To verbalize it is considered an innovation in the act of
worship. The prayer is valid even if one thinks about it sometime before the
prayer or intends to pray the obligation of the time