This question is more or less than a practical aspect of the five daily prayers. Those candidates performed very well in this question. However, many of the candidates that answered this question only focused their attention on five daily prayers, they failed to address the attributes of Solat generally as required in the questions. The question requested the candidates to give the following description, thus:

1. They are Ṣubḥi/Fajr, Zuḥr, ‘Aṣr, Maghrib and Ishᾱ'i.
2. The Ṣubḥi/Fajr consists of two rak'ah.
3. It is observed at dawn or early morning.
4. The next prayer which is Zuḥr has four rak'ah.
5. It is observed immediately after mid-day.
6. Zuḥr is followed by ‘Aṣr prayer.
7. It is made up of four rak'ah.
8. It’s time of observance is late afternoon.
9. Maghrib is a three rak’ah prayer.
10. It is observed after sunset.
11. The recitation of Suwār in its first two rak'ah are said loudly.
12. The Ishā'i Ṣalāt is the last obligatory prayer of the day with four rak‘ah.
13. Recitation of Suwār in its first two rak‘ah are said aloud.
14. It is observed before retiring to bed.
15. It should be noted that recitation of Suwār in Zuḥr and ‘Aṣr are said silently.
16. Observance of these five Ṣalawāt is the distinguishing mark between a Muslim and non-Muslim.
17. These daily prayers can be observed individually or congregationally.
18. They must be performed in clean places.
19. The mosque is the most preferable place for Ṣalawāt.
20. The person offering the prayer must face the Qiblah.
21. Each of the five obligatory prayers has fixed time.
22. Prayers should neither be omitted nor delayed.
23. It is during Ṣalāt that the meeting with Allah and the ascension (Mi'rᾱj) of a believer takes place.