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The Initiation of Salat, Its Prohibitions and Dissolution

No. ٦٨chapter #68vol. 1 · page 33
faqih-67

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌- افْتِتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُضُوءُ وَ تَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَ تَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ.

Read English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn

Hadith.68 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said: "The initiation of prayer is purification (ablution), its prohibition is the takbir (saying 'Allahu Akbar'), and its permissibility is the Tasleem (saying 'Assalamu Alaikum')."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.