Salah Prayer & Its essential Conditions By Yahya Ondigo

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first thing the slave will be held accountable for on the Day of Resurrection is the prayer. If it is in order, all his deeds will be in order. If it is corrupt, all his deeds will be corrupt." Salah is the pillar upon which all other deeds rest — and yet many Muslims pray without fully understanding what makes it valid, what its conditions are, and what obligations they carry in performing it correctly.

Salah: Prayer and Its Essential Conditions by Yahya Ondigo covers the prerequisites and conditions of salah with care and evidence — ensuring the reader understands not just how to pray but what makes the prayer acceptable in the sight of Allah.

What This Book Covers

The Conditions of Prayer (Shurut al-Salah)

The book opens with the conditions that must be fulfilled before the prayer begins and maintained throughout it: Islam, sanity, reaching the age of puberty, the correct time, ritual purity, covering the awrah, facing the qiblah, and freedom from physical impurity. Each condition is explained with its evidence and its practical implications.

The Pillars and Obligatory Acts

The pillars of prayer — whose omission invalidates the prayer even if forgotten — are distinguished from the obligatory acts whose forgetful omission is remedied by the prostration of forgetfulness. The book covers both categories clearly so the Muslim understands what their prayer requires and what to do when something is missed.

Obligatory and Voluntary Prayers

The different types of prayer are addressed: the five obligatory daily prayers, their times and rulings, the Friday prayer, the travel prayer, and an overview of the major voluntary prayers established in the Sunnah.

An Illustrated Guide

The book includes an illustrated step-by-step guide to the prayer for those learning or correcting their performance — making it accessible for new Muslims and useful as a teaching tool.

About the Author

Yahya Ondigo is a Kenyan Islamic scholar and author whose works on the pillars of Islam are published through International Islamic Publishing House (IIPH), known for their clarity and evidential grounding.

Who This Book Is For

Muslims at any stage who want to understand their prayer's conditions and obligations with their evidence, new Muslims learning how to pray, and anyone who wants to ensure their salah is correctly performed and accepted.