BismillahirRahmanirRahim

When a murid informs Sheykh Efendi of a statement made by a certain “scholar,” he will sometimes discredit them as not even being able to tell the basic thirty-two fard.

A brief list of the thirty-two for our benefit:

Five of Islam
1 – Kalima Shahadat
2 – Namaz/Salat
3 – Fasting
4 – Zekat
5 – Hajj

Six of Iman
1 – Belief in Allah’s Existence and Oneness.
2 – Belief in Allah’s Angels.
3 – Belief in Allah’s Books.
4 – Belief in Allah’s Prophets.
5 – Belief in the Day of Resurrection/Judgment.
6 – Belief in Destiny, both good and bad coming from Allah.

Four of Wudu
1 – To rinse your hands and face once.
2 – To rinse the forearms along with the elbows.
3 – To rinse one fourth of your head.
4 – To rinse the feet along with the ankles.

Three of Ghusul
1 – To rinse mouth
2 – To rinse nose
3 – To rinse the whole body

Two of Tayammum
1 – Two hits (to hit the hands on earth and wipe face).
2 – An intention (to make the intention for Tayammum).

Twelve of Namaz/Salat
Six are without and six are within Prayer

Outside of Prayer
1 – Wudu (purification from incidents).
2 – Clean prayer area (purification from filth).
3 – Covering (parts of the body).
4 – Facing Kibla.
5 – Timing (praying on time).
6 – Intention (in every prayer).

Within Prayer
1 – Starting with Takbir (“Allahu Akbar”).
2 – Standing up (while in prayer).
3 – Reciting (Kuran in prayer).
4 – Ruku (bowing).
5 – Sujud (prostrating twice in a row).
6 – Last sitting for a period of Tahiyyatu.