Many good people believe in God and do not commit evil deeds. Although, if you simply believe in the Creator, do good, but do not practice religion, in fact you create your own religion for yourself. This is a fatal fallacy!
If you took a step - believed in Allah, you need to take the second - immediately begin to practice your faith, because you may not live to see tomorrow. Need to be in time. The first thing to do is to begin to perform prayers.
Namaz (salat, prayer) is the duty of any Muslim, an integral part of his life. It is difficult to be called a Muslim without performing the obligatory prayer.
On the day of the Judgment, the demand will be, first of all, for perfect prayers. If we sincerely and faithfully performed the fivefold daily prayer, the Judgment for our transgressions will be milder.
Our faith is renewed and grows stronger when the prayer is performed. “Verily, prayer restrains from reprobate and unworthy” (Quran, ayat 45, sura 29).
To a person who first encountered numerous Islamic literature, manuals on how to read namaz correctly, it may seem that its study will take many weeks. In fact, it does not require much effort.
To explain to a woman how to read the namaz is the duty of the guardian and the husband.
Namaz consists of obligatory and desirable (sunnat) elements. Performing sunnats improve prayer, but leaving them is not a sin.
Salat (namaz) is worship of Allah and it is performed not randomly, but in a strictly defined way. Namaz consists of certain movements and words and is performed at a certain time. Five conditions are necessary for its fulfillment:
- Observance of the time of the five prayers and the number of prayer cycles (rak'yats).
A Muslim is ordered to perform five prayers daily, and for each, a length of day is reserved for it and a certain time. - Washing and generally cleansing (places of prayer, clothing, body) from physical impurities.
Prayer should be performed only in a state of ritual purity. Without observing this condition, salat is considered invalid. Ablution is the washing of body parts in the prescribed manner with the intention of being cleaned for prayer. - Covering the body.
Clothing should not be tight or defiant. Women should be covered all the forbidden places. - Intention (niyat).
First, the Muslim must set out in his heart to perform a certain prayer (zuhr, asr or additional salat) and only then to fulfill it. Intention must be in the heart, it does not need to be voiced. - Direction towards the Kaaba.
A Muslim must perform a prayer, facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
Regarding the question of how to read prayer to women correctly, everything that was mentioned when the Prophet (may Allah bless him and bless him) when praying was performed applies equally to men and women. To summarize, the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) "pray as you saw me praying" also apply to women.
It is advisable for women to read surahs during whispers, and if an outsider hears them, it becomes an obligatory requirement.
Women are allowed to pray in the mosque, but it is preferable that they pray at home.
There is essentially no difference between how to read namaz for women and men's prayers, but there are special conditions for a woman regarding the issue of bathing before prayer:
- cleansing after menstruation;
- cleansing after childbirth;
- pathological bleeding.
How to read namaz during pregnancy?
When reading a prayer, belt and earth bows are obligatory. However, if a pregnant woman (in the last stages or in case of complications) is not able to perform, for example, bowing to the ground or reading a prayer while standing, then she does what she can. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Pray while standing, and if you cannot, then sitting, and if you cannot, then lying” (al-Bukhari, 1117)
Namaz for novice women may seem difficult and exorbitant: words are not remembered, time is confused, you can’t do everything as it should, etc. The main thing is not to postpone for later, because "later" may not come. And do not be afraid to make mistakes and be afraid to do something wrong. Allah sees your intention and diligence.
And remember that where there are difficulties, Allah always gives relief. You just need to know how and when to apply these reliefs. For example, if you make only obligatory prayers, neglecting the Sunnis even when you have time for it, then your iman (belief) will weaken and may come to naught. And there are situations when it is allowed to combine some namaz (to a traveler, for example), not to perform three ablutions (in case of insufficient water), etc.
Allah has sent us Islam to facilitate our life in this world and achieve the highest happiness in eternal life.