Before you start your Salaat you must prepare yourself. This is known as MUQADDAMATUS-SALAAT.

There is mnemonic checklist to remember this. It goes QWIPTC (pronounced kweepts) and stands for:

Before starting salaat, we must prepare ourselves in the following manner:

Exercise: Preparation for Salaat:

Try and answer the following question on your own but always ask for help if you find it difficult – both from your teacher and your parents

Match the six Muqaddamatus - Salaat below with their meanings.

If there are 5 minutes left for the time of Salaat – can I perform Wudhu? Why?

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If there are 5 minutes left for the time of Salaat can I recite Adhan and Ikamah while I wait for the time to set it?

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