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Salāt al-Hājah: Its Authenticity and Method of Performance

Srinagar Masjid floorBy Mawlana Zameelur Rahman

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Assalāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh

Salāt al-Hājah (“Salāh of Need”) refers to performing two or more rak‘ats of optional salāh with the purpose of fulfilling one’s needs, whether followed by a du‘ā’ or not. This basic notion of Salāt al-Hājah is established in the sources of Sharī‘ah.

Allāh Ta‘ālā says in the Qur’ān:

استعينوا بالصبر والصلوة

“Take help from patience and salāh.” (Qur’ān, 2:45)

It is reported from Hudayhfah رضي الله عنه: