Belief
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Shahada (testimony of faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (obligatory charity), Sawm (fasting Ramadan), and Hajj (pilgrimage for those able).
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- Shahada - testifying there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger
- Salah - the five daily prayers
- Zakat - the yearly charity due on qualifying wealth
- Sawm - fasting the month of Ramadan
- Hajj - pilgrimage to Makkah once in a lifetime, for those able
Sahih al-Bukhari 8; Sahih Muslim 16
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