Chapter Three

Mistakes regarding the Manner of Performing Sal?t

* Articulating the Niyyah simultaneously with Takb?ratul Ihr?m.

* Reciting Takb?r, Al-Fatihah and other ‘Athk?r [remembrances] secretly.

* Mistakes done in Qiy?m:

(Not raising hands when reciting Takb?ratul Ihr?m, when bowing down for Ruk?‘ and when rising from bowing, letting arms down [when reciting Al-F?tihah], abandoning reciting Du ‘?ul Istift?h, and the Isti’?thah before reciting Al-F?tihah, repeating Al-F?tihah more than once, raising one’s sight towards the sky or any other place except the place of Suj?d, closing ones eyes in Sal?t, and moving a lot in it).

* Mistakes done in Ruk?‘ and rising from it:

(Abandoning the ‘Athk?r that should be recited in these two positions, doing Ruk?‘ and qiy?m so fast without quiescence, doing Qun?t so often and abandoning it at times of afflictions).

* Mistakes done in Suj?d:

(Not reaching the ground completely, doing Suj?d so fast, mistakes regarding the manner of doing Suj?d, uncovering the parts of the body used in Suj?d [in order to touch the ground], doing Suj?d on the ground only or part of it, raising something for sick people to do Suj?d on, reciting the following Du‘?’ in Suj?d As-Sahw [forgetfulness Suj?d]: ‘Subh?na Man la Yash? Wal? Yan?m’.