The Wajib Acts of Prayer, Part 2: Wajibat 5–18

1. Wajibat 5–7: Sujud and Tranquility

وَضَمُّ الْأَنْفِ لِلْجَبْهَةِ فِي السُّجُودِ، وَالْإِتْيَانُ بِالسَّجْدَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ قَبْلَ الِانْتِقَالِ لِغَيْرِهَا، وَالِاطْمِئْنَانُ فِي الْأَرْكَانِ

5. Place the nose with the forehead in Sujud.
6. Perform the second Sajdah of each rak'ah before moving on to another part of the prayer.
7. Maintain tranquility in the principal postures.

Do not confuse #7 with the separate discussion of Qawmah and Jalsah: the author lists those in the Sunnah section, while later Hanafi jurists also report and prefer a Wajib view for their required composure.

2. Wajibat 8–11: The Two Sittings and Tashahhud

وَالْقُعُودُ الْأَوَّلُ، وَقِرَاءَةُ التَّشَهُّدِ فِيهِ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، وَقِرَاءَتُهُ فِي الْجُلُوسِ الْأَخِيرِ، وَالْقِيَامُ إِلَى الثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَرَاخٍ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ

8. The first sitting in a three- or four-rak'ah prayer.
9. Reciting Tashahhud in that first sitting.
10. Reciting Tashahhud in the final sitting.
11. After completing the first Tashahhud, rise for the third rak'ah without a delay equal to an independent prayer-act.

The final sitting itself was studied earlier as a Fard requirement; reciting Tashahhud in it is Wajib.

3. Wajib 12: The Word 'As-Salam'

وَلَفْظُ السَّلَامِ دُونَ «عَلَيْكُمْ»

The specific Wajib wording in the concluding salutations is the word السَّلَامُ. The commentary explains the Salaam on the right and left; the additional wording عَلَيْكُمْ is not the part by which this particular Wajib is defined.

The complete Sunnah manner of the two Salaams is taught later.

4. Wajibat 13–16: Witr, Eid, and the Opening Takbir

وَقُنُوتُ الْوِتْرِ، وَتَكْبِيرَاتُ الْعِيدَيْنِ، وَتَعْيِينُ التَّكْبِيرِ لِافْتِتَاحِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ لَا الْعِيدَيْنِ خَاصَّةً، وَتَكْبِيرَةُ الرُّكُوعِ فِي ثَانِيَةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ

13. Qunut of Witr; the commentary also includes its Qunut Takbir.
14. The extra Takbirs of the two Eid prayers.
15. Using the wording of Takbir for opening every prayer; this Wajib is not restricted to Eid prayer.
16. The Takbir for going into Ruku in the second rak'ah of Eid prayer, because of its connection with the extra Eid Takbirs.

5. Wajib 17: Where the Imam Recites Aloud

وَجَهْرُ الْإِمَامِ بِقِرَاءَةِ الْفَجْرِ وَأُولَيَيِ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ وَلَوْ قَضَاءً، وَالْجُمُعَةِ وَالْعِيدَيْنِ وَالتَّرَاوِيحِ وَالْوِتْرِ فِي رَمَضَانَ

The Imam's aloud recitation is Wajib in:
• both rak'ahs of Fajr;
• the first two rak'ahs of Maghrib and Isha, including their Qada;
• Jumu'ah and the two Eid prayers;
• Tarawih;
• Witr in Ramadan when led in congregation.

6. Wajib 18: Where Recitation Is Silent

وَالْإِسْرَارُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ، وَفِيمَا بَعْدَ أُولَيَيِ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ، وَنَفْلِ النَّهَارِ، وَالْمُنْفَرِدُ مُخَيَّرٌ فِيمَا يَجْهَرُ

Silent recitation is Wajib in:
• Zuhr and Asr;
• the third rak'ah of Maghrib and the third/fourth of Isha;
• daytime Nafl prayer.

A solitary worshipper has a choice in prayers in which an Imam would recite aloud, similar to a person praying Nafl at night.

7. All 18 Wajibat in the Author's List

1. Al-Fatihah
2. Add a Surah / sufficient verses
3. Designate the first two Fard rak'ahs for recitation
4. Al-Fatihah before the Surah
5. Nose with forehead in Sujud
6. Second Sajdah before moving on
7. Tranquility in the principal postures
8. First sitting
9. Tashahhud in the first sitting
10. Tashahhud in the final sitting
11. Rise to the third without undue delay
12. The word As-Salam
13. Witr Qunut
14. Extra Eid Takbirs
15. Takbir wording for opening every prayer
16. Ruku Takbir in the second Eid rak'ah
17. Imam's prescribed aloud recitation
18. Prescribed silent recitation