—namely, the two rakʿahs (units of prayer) before dawn, the congregational prayer of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, the prayer of ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā, the prayer performed at the time of a solar or lunar eclipse whenever one occurs, and the rain-seeking prayer whenever the need for it arises.

Moreover, he must give a wide berth to all that Allah has forbidden, carefully avoiding tale-bearing, lying, backbiting, wrongful aggression, and speaking about Allah without knowledge; every one of these is a major, prohibited sin.

He should be scrupulous about his earnings, what he eats, his sexual conduct, what he drinks, and what he wears, and he must shun illicit passions, for they invite a person to fall into the forbidden.

Whoever grazes his flock on the edge of the sanctuary is on the verge of trespassing into the sanctuary itself.

Anyone for whom Allah facilitates all this stands upon guidance in his religion and may look forward to mercy. May Allah grant us and you success in following His most upright path, through His ancient and abundant favour and His exalted majesty.