The Wajibaat in Salaat

The following acts are waajib in Salaat:

1. Surah Fatihah
2. A surah or at least three short aayaat or one long aayat equivalent to three short aayats should be recited after Surah Fatihah.
3. Observance of Tarteeb, i.e. to perform the Salaat in the proper order
4. Qa’dah Ula, i.e. the first sitting of a three or four rakaat Salaat when Attahiyyaat is recited
5. Tashahhud, i.e. to recite Attahiyyaat in every qa’dah, i.e. in the sitting which follows two rakaats
6. Qaumah, or to stand erect after the ruku’ before proceeding into sajdah
7. Du’a Qunoot in the third rakaat of Witr Salaat
8. Salaam, i.e. to end the Salaat with ‘Assalamu Alaikum’

(The Majlis Archives)