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What are the obligations and sunnah acts of prayer in the Maliki school of thought?

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The duties of prayer (fara'id and pillars) in the Maliki school are: intention (niyyah), the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram), standing for it (qiyam) in obligatory prayers, reciting Surat al-Fatiha for the imam and the solitary worshiper and standing for it, bowing (ruku') and rising from it, prostrating (sujud) on the forehead, sitting between the two prostrations, the salutation (salam), sitting for the salutation, moderation (i'tidal), tranquility (tumaniyyah), and ordering the duties. The intention of the follower (ma'mum) to follow the imam is added.

As for the sunnahs, they include: reciting a surah after al-Fatiha in its designated places, and standing for it, audible and inaudible recitation in their designated places, the takbirs except for the opening takbir, saying "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears whoever praises Him), all types of tashahhud, sitting for the tashahhud, sending blessings upon the Prophet after the last tashahhud, prostrating on the tops of the feet, the palms of the hands, and the knees, the follower returning the salutation, anything exceeding the obligatory tranquility, audibly saying the salutation of conclusion, listening to the imam, and the sutra (barrier) for the imam and the solitary worshiper when fearing passage.

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