How many wājib acts are in prayer? Toes in sujūd

Question

How many wājib acts are there in prayer? Is placing three toes in sujūd obligatory? What does “ووجه أصابعه نحو القبلة” mean?

Answer

Number of wājib acts: Al-‘Allāmah Abū al-Ikhlāṣ Ḥasan al-Shurunbulālī listed 18 wājib acts of prayer, including: Recitation of al-Fātiḥah. Adding a sūrah or three verses in two rak‘ahs of farḍ and in all rak‘ahs of witr and nafl. Specifying recitation in the first two rak‘ahs. Reciting al-Fātiḥah before the sūrah. Placing the nose with the forehead in sujūd.

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