Real-Life Stories on the Power of Istighfar (With Authentic References)

 

           ACTS THAT INVALIDATE SALAH

There are certain things that may invalidate your Salah. One must be very vigilant not to fall into such things and lose one's Salah.

Things that invalidate the prayer:

1.  To miss one among the aforementioned conditions of Salah
2-  To miss one among the aforementioned pillars of Salah
3-  Speaking while you are performing the Salah, whether it be intentional or unintentional.
4-  Nullifying of ablution (wudhu) 
5-  Exposing nudity (awrah)
6-  If the person faints
7-  If the sun rises while performing the Fajr Salah
8-  Eating or drinking something. 
9-  Laughing loudly.
10- If he read from the Mus’haf

11- Turning over the chest from the side of Qibla
12.  Having impurity (najas) touch the clothes or body. 
13. Excessive activity, such as scratching three times in a row or walking three steps. 
14. Intend to cut the prayer. 
15. Leaving Islam.

Things that are offensive in prayer

1.  To leave any Sunnah acts deliberately.
2-  Looking back and forth unnecessarily.
3-  Leaning on any objects during the Salah.
4-  Offering the Salah facing a human being.
5-  Looking at the sky.
6-  Curling the clothes or hair.
7-  Leaving the head uncovered. 
8-  Relying on only one leg.
9-  Praying the Salah relying on something. 
10- Bending the head extra while offering ‘ Rukoo’.

11- Praying the Salah directly towards the grave. 
12.  Wearing clothes that distract from prayer. 
13. Spitting on the side of the Qibla. 
14. Praying the Salah when needed for defecation. 
15. Praying the Salah in the way, in bathrooms and in non-Muslim’s places of worship. 
16. Praying when the food is ready and you want it.