Ṣalātu ʾl-Istisqāʾ.—Prayer in time of drought, consisting of two rakʿahs.
Ṣalātu ʾl-Janāzah.—Prayers at a funeral. [[JANAZAH].]
The liturgical service of the Muslim is not given in the Qurʾān, but is founded upon very minute instructions given by the Prophet, and which are recorded in the Traditions, and for which the Arabic scholar can refer to Ṣaḥīḥu ʾl-Buk͟hārī, vol. i. p. 50; Ṣaḥīḥu Muslim, vol. i. p. 164; Sunanu ʾt-Tirmiẕī, p. 22; Sunanu Abū Dāʾūd, p. 56; Sunanu Muwat̤t̤aʾ, p. 50; and the English reader to Matthew’s Mishkāt, book iv.
The following are selections from the sayings of Muḥammad with reference to the Liturgical prayers (vide Mishkāt, book iv.):—
“That which leads a creature into infidelity is neglect of prayers.”
“Not one of you must say your prayers in a garment without covering your whole body.”
“God accepts not the prayers of a woman arrived at puberty unless she covers her head.”
“People must not lift up their eyes whilst saying their prayers, or they will become blind.”
“The prayers which are said in congregation increase the rewards of those said alone by twenty seven degrees.” [[MOSQUE].]
“The five stated prayers erase the sins which have been committed during the intervals between them, if they have not been mortal sins.”