I Don't Miss Prayer Book 4: Unit C: CH.1

What act of worship can bring us closer to Allah?

Salah

What is Salah?

Prayer

The word Salah comes from the word Silah, which means _____. (Hint this is something we achieve with Allah when praying)

Connect. We get closer to Allah when praying.

T/F: Prayer is our chance to communicate with Allah and ask him for help.

True. You can also make duah in your sujud, which is the closest position to Allah in prayer)

What are three positions of prayer?

Qiyam – Standing while reciting Surah Al-Fatihah and another surah.

Ruku' – Bowing with hands on knees, back straight, and saying Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem.

Sujud – Prostrating with the forehead, nose, palms, knees, and toes touching the ground, saying Subhana Rabbiyal A'la x3.

Just like taking care of your body, you need to take care of your ________.

Soul

How can you take care of your soul?

By praying and doing other forms of Ibadah (worship)

Just like our bodies become hungry when we don't eat, our ______ get hungry when we don't ______.

Souls; Pray

What does Fard mean?

Required

What are the Fard prayers?

Fajr (AKA Subh)

Duhr

Asr

Maghrib

Isha

How many raka’at (units) does each prayer have?:

• Fajr –

• Dhuhr –

• Asr –

• Maghrib –

• Isha –

• Fajr – 2 raka’at

• Dhuhr – 4 raka’at

• Asr – 4 raka’at

• Maghrib – 3 raka’at

• Isha – 4 raka’at

What is the first deed that Allah will ask us about on the day of judgment?

Our Salah

Our ____ is the _____ to Jannah.

Salah; Key

From Abdullah ib Mas’ood’s interaction with the prophet (PBUH), what are the three deeds that Allah loves the most?

1.) Praying on time

2.) Treating parents kindly

3.) jihad for the sake of Allah

What is Jihad?

The struggle required to do what Allah wants you to do.

T/F No one can love us more than Allah

True

If we don't pray then we are in danger of...

leaving Islam