SALAH · TOPIC 11 OF 12

Invalidations (Mufsid)

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  1. To utter a word [of human speech, as opposed to words of the prayer], even if out of forgetfulness
  2. Any excessive movement. Excessive movements, which invalidate the prayer, are those that would make an onlooker [who is unaware that the person is praying] think that they are not in the prayer.
  3. To eat, even if a little
  4. To drink
  5. To clear one’s throat [such that letters are uttered], without an excuse
  6. To cry out loud [such that letters are uttered] or to moan, out of pain or due to a calamity, as opposed to remembrance of Paradise or the Fire [which is excused]
  7. To say salām to someone with the intention of greeting him
  8. To shake someone’s hand
  9. To respond to someone’s statement by saying “La ilaaha illallah” or the like
  10. To turn one’s torso away from [the direction of] the qiblah
  11. To make supplication (du’ā) using words that resemble our [normal human] speech
  12. To elongate the letter hamza in the takbīr
  13. For one’s nakedness [at least one-fourth of a limb] to be uncovered for the length of time it takes to perform an integral of the prayer
  14. To carry an unexcused amount of filth
  15. [For the follower] to precede the imām by an integral [or completely miss one] which the imām does not perform afterwards with the follower, or which the follower does not repeat [afterwards]
  16. To miss an integral of the prayer and not make it up later before the end of the prayer
  17. To make a grave and inexcusable mistake in recitation that grossly changes the meaning

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