بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم
The five duties incumbent on every Muslim:
- shahādah, the Muslim profession of faith;
- ṣalāt, or prayer, performed in a prescribed manner five times each day;
- zakāt, the alms tax levied to benefit the poor and the needy;
- ṣawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and
- hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca, if financial and physical conditions permit.