Advice of Scholars - MEKRÛHS OF NAMÂZ

Some mekrûhs of namâz:

When prostrating for the sajda, it is mekrûh to pull up your skirts or your trouser cuffs.
It is mekrûh to begin namâz with your skirts or sleeves rolled up.
Useless movements, such as playing with your clothes, are mekrûh.
It is mekruh to perform namâz by wearing clothes that you work in or that you could not wear if you were to see your superiors.
It is mekrûh to have something in your mouth that will prevent you from reciting the Qur’ân al-kerîm correctly.
To perform namâz bare-headed.
It is mekrûh to begin namâz when you need to urinate, defecate, or when you need to break wind.
During namâz, it is mekrûh to sweep stones or soil away from the place of sajda.
It is mekrûh to turn your head (face) around and tanzîhî mekrûh to look around by turning your eyes.
In the tashahhuds (sitting and reciting certain prayers during namâz), to sit like a dog, that is, to sit on your buttocks with erected thighs while bringing your knees in touch with your chest and putting your hands on the floor, is mekrûh.
In the sajda it is mekrûh for men to lay their forearms on the floor. But women must lay their forearms on the floor.
It is mekrûh to perform namâz toward a person’s face.
It is mekrûh to acknowledge someone’s greeting with your hand or head.
It is tanzîhî mekrûh to close your eyes during namâz. It is not mekrûh if you do it lest your mind will be distracted.
It is mekrûh to perform namâz in the back line while there is room in the front line or to perform it alone in the back line because there is no room in the front line.
It is tahrîmî mekrûh to perform namâz with clothes that have a picture or pictures of living things on them, such as humans or animals.
If the picture of a living thing is drawn on the wall or on pieces of cloth or paper hanging or put on a wall just above the head, in front, or just to the right or left of a person who is performing namâz, it is mekrûh.
It is tenzîhî mekrûh to count âyats, or tasbîhs with the hand during namâz.
It is not mekrûh to perform namâz against the backs of sitting or standing people, even if they are talking. It is mekrûh to perform it against a person’s face or against the backs of people who are talking loudly.
It is tahrîmî mekrûh to perform namâz with the top of your head bare by winding a turban round your head.
It is tahrîmî mekrûh to perform namâz by covering your mouth and nose. Magians worship in that manner.
It is mekrûh to throw phlegm from the throat without a strong necessity.
Amal-i qalîl, that is, moving one hand once or twice, is mekrûh
It is mekrûh to omit one of the sunnats of namâz.
It is mekrûh to perform namâz against things that distract your heart and prevent your khushû’ such as ornamented things, plays, musical instruments, or any food that you desire.
In the sajdas or in the rukû’, it is mekrûh to put your head down or to raise your head before the imâm does so.
It is mekrûh to perform it against a grave. Wahhabis say that it is shirk (to attribute a partner to Allâhu ta’âlâ) to perform it against a grave.
It is tanzîhî mekrûh not to sit in accordance with the sunnat in the tashahhuds (sitting postures). But it is not mekrûh if you have an excuse.
It is mekrûh not to stand up for the final sunnat immediately after the fard [Terghîb-us-salât].