WAJIB ACTS OF SALAAT

There are 18 Wajib acts of Salaat.
1. Recitation of Surah Fatiha.
2. Reciting any other long Ayat or 3 short Ayats to Surah.
Fathiha in the first 2 Rakaats of the Fardh Salaat and in all Rakaats of the Witr, Sunnat and Nafl Salaats.
3. Specifying the reading of the Sura Fatiha for the first 2 Rakaats of the Fardh Salaat.
4. To recite Surah Fatiha before the Surah (Ayat).

5. To make Sajdah with the nose and forehead.
6. To make the second Sajdah of the first Rakaat before proceeding to any other action.
7. To perform every posture with ease and calm.
8. To perform the first sitting (Qaidah Aula).
9. To recite the Tashahhud in the first sitting (Qaidah Aula first sitting after 2 Rakaats).
10. To recite the Tashahhud in the last sitting.
11. To stand immediately for the 3rd Rakaat after the Tashahhud (with out delay).
12. Making Salaam 2 times (once to the right and one to the left), to say the words “As Salaam” is Waajib, to say “Alaykum” is Sunnat e Muakkidah.
13. To read Dua e Qunoot in the Witr Salaat.
14. To recite Takbeer of the Eid Salaat.
15. Specification of the words Allaahu Akbar for the start of every Salaat except the two Eids.
16. To say the Takbeers of Ruku before going in Ruku in the second Rakaat of the 2 Eids.
17. For the Imaam to recite the Qiraat aloud in the following Salaats Fajr, first two Rakaats of Magrib and Esha (even though Qaza), Jumuah, 2 Eids, Taraweeh and Witr of Ramadhaan.
18. To recite the Qirat silently in Zuhr, Asr, 3rd Rakaat of Magrib, 3rd and 4th Rakaat of Esha and all Nafl Salaats during the day.
The Munfarid (one performing Salaat alone and not in Jamaat) has the choice of reading audibly or not in those Salaats wherein Qiraat is audible. A person performing Nafl Salaat during the night also has this choice.
If a person omitted the recitation of a Surah in the first 2 Rakaats of Esha, he should read it audibly in the second two Rakaats with Surah Fatiha. However if Surah Fatiha was omitted it will not be repeated in the last two Rakaats, but make Sajdah Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness).