The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
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c.Should two Obligatory Prayers be offered at noon one ablution for both prayers is sufficient.
d.If water is unavailable or its use harmful to the face or hands, the repetition, five times, of a specifically revealed verse is prescribed.
e.Should the weather be too cold the use of warm water is recommended.
f.If ablutions have been performed for other purposes, their renewal prior to the recital of the Obligatory Prayer is not required.
g.Ablutions are essential whether a bath has been taken previously or not.
11.Determining the times fixed for Prayer:
a.Reliance on clocks is permissible in determining the times for offering the Obligatory Prayers.
b.In countries situated in the extreme north or south, where the duration of days and nights varies considerably, clocks and timepieces should be relied upon, without reference to sunrise or sunset.
12.In case of danger, whether when travelling or not, for every Obligatory Prayer not offered a prostration and the recital of a specific verse is enjoined, to be followed by the repetition, eighteen times, of another specific verse.
13.Congregational prayer is forbidden except the Prayer for the Dead.
14.The recital, in its entirety, of the Prayer for
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