Salah, the second pillar of Islam, is a daily obligation upon all Muslims above baligh (mature) age and is the act of offering prayers to Allah SWT. Read on to know what are the conditions of Salah.
1) Al-Islaam (Salah is only accepted from a Muslim)
2) Al-‘aql (Sanity. The insane is not held accountable for his/her actions)
3) Al-tamyeez (puberty)
4) State of purity (having wudu or taking a ghusl to remove ritual impurity)
5) Removal of filth (clothing should be free from impurities and also place of worship )
6) Covering the awrah
7) Commencement of time (The salah must be prayed in its proper time and not a minute before)
8) Facing the direction of the qiblah
9) An-niyah (the intention for the prayer being prayed should be present)
Conditions are prerequisites for the salah. A person is not excused from them regardless if he was ignorant of its obligation, or if he forgot, or if he deliberately left it.
