1.Wudu
Your prayer will not be
valid unless your body and clothing are clean. Clothing must
be considered tahir and removed of all impurities.
Impurities include blood, urine, and excrement. During
Salaat, boys and men must cover the area between the navel
to the knees. Girls and women must cover their entire body,
excluding covering the hands, feet up to the ankle, and the
face. You can refer to the wudu instructions on the salaat
page for more details. |
2. Qiblah
Turn and face the Qiblah (the direction of Mecca) |
3. Iqama
You should begin with a
private call to prayer.
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4. Niyyat
Stand silently
and attentively, do not let yourself be interrupted. Bring
hands to ears, palms forward, thumbs behind earlobes and
say:
Allahu
Akbar! |
5. Qiyam Place
right hand over left, men below navel, women at chest level.
Look at the ground in the location where you will place your
forehead. Recite Opening Supplication (optional):
Subhaana ala humma wa bihamdika
wa tabaara kasmuka wa ta'aalaa jadduka
wa laa ilaaha ghairuk
A'uudhu billaahi minash shaitaan ar-Rajeem
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6. Fatiha
Continue with your
current stance and say:
Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil 'alameen
Ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Maaliki yaumid Deen
Iyyaaka na'abudu wa iy yaaka nasta'een
Ihdinas siraatal mustaqeem
Siraatal ladheena an 'amta' alaihim
Ghairil maghduubi' alaihim waladaaleen
Aameen
Next recite
another surah. Here is [108]surat Al-Kauthar (Abundance) for
you to use as an example.
Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Inna A taynaka Al-Kauthar
Fasalli Lirabbika Wa Anhar
Inna Shani'aka Huwa Al-abtaru
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7. Ruku
While bending forward at
the waist say:
Allahu
Akbar!
Continue by placing the
palms of the hands on your knees and say three times:
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
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8. Qauma
Raise yourself back to
standing position, hands at side, palms slightly turned
upward and say again:
Sami'
allaahu liman hamidah !
Rabbanaa wa lakal hamd !
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9. Sudjood
Place hands on knees and
lower slowly to kneeling position, bending your toes so that
they face the Qiblah. You should then place hands, forehead,
nose and palms to the ground (do not let elbows touch). You
should then say:
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Pause and say:
Allahu Akbar!
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10. Qu'ud Raise
yourself into a kneeling position resting on your heels. Men
should turn up the heel of their right foot, and keep their
toes bent. Women should keep both feet up with the soles
under them. Both hands should be placed palms down on the
tops of your thighs. Rest for second in this position and
then say:
Allahu
Akbar!
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9. Sudjood
Place hands on knees and
lower slowly to kneeling position, bending your toes so that
they face the Qiblah. You should then place hands, forehead,
nose and palms to the ground (do not let elbows touch). You
should then say:
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Pause and say:
Allahu Akbar!
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12. Qu'ud
Rise yourself in to
kneeling position resting yourself your heels. Men should
turn up the heel of their right foot, and keep their toes
bent. Women should keep both feet up with the soles under
them. Both hands should be placed palms down on the tops of
your thighs. Rest for second in this position and then raise
into standing position
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This completes one full ruka.
Now you begin the second ruka.
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13. Qiyam
Place right hand over
left, men below navel, women at chest level. Look at the
ground in the location where you will place your forehead.
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14. Fatiha
Continue with your
current stance and say:
Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil 'alameen
Ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Maaliki yaumid Deen
Iyyaaka na'abudu wa iy yaaka nasta'een
Ihdinas siraatal mustaqeem
Siraatal ladheena an 'amta' alaihim
Ghairil maghduubi' alaihim waladaaleen
Aameen
Next recite another
surah. Here is [112]surat Al-Ikhlas (Purity) for you to use
as an example.
Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Qul Huwa Allahu Ahadun
Allahu As-Samadu
Lam Yalid Wa Lam Yulad
Walam Yakun Lahu Hufuan Ahadun
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15. Ruku
While bending forward at
the waist say:
Allahu
Akbar!
Continue by placing
the palms of the hands on your knees and say three times:
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem!
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16. Qauma
Raise yourself back to
standing position, hands at side, palms slightly turned
upward and say again:
Sami'
allaahu liman hamidah !
Rabbanaa wa lakal hamd !
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17. Sudjood
Place hands on knees and lower slowly to kneeling position,
bending your toes so that they face the Qiblah. You should
then place hands, forehead, nose and palms to the ground (do
not let elbows touch). You should then say:
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Pause and say:
Allahu Akbar!
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18. Qu'ud
Raise yourself into a
kneeling position resting on your heels. Men should turn up
the heel of their right foot, and keep their toes bent.
Women should keep both feet up with the soles under them.
Both hands should be placed palms down on the tops of your
thighs. Rest for second in this position and then say:
Allahu
Akbar!
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19. Sudjood
Place hands on knees and
lower slowly to kneeling position, bending your toes so that
they face the Qiblah. You should then place hands, forehead,
nose and palms to the ground (do not let elbows touch). You
should then say:
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa!
Pause and say:
Allahu Akbar!
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20. Qu'ud & Tashahhud
Raise yourself into a
kneeling position, resting on your heels. Men should turn up
the heel of their right foot, and keep their toes bent.
Women should keep both feet up with the soles under them.
Both hands should be placed palms down on the tops of your
thighs. Rest for second in this position and then say:
At
Tahiyyaatu lilaahi was Salawaatu wat tayibaatu
As Salaamu 'alaika ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatul laahi wa
barakaatuh
As Salaamu 'alainaa wa 'alaa 'ebaadillaahis saaliheen,
Raise right forefinger
Ash hadu allaa ilaah ilallaah
Wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhuu wa rasuuluh |
This completes the
second full ruku.
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Now if you
are only praying a two ruku prayer you can finish by
moving on to step 21.
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If you are
praying a three ruku you should stand and return to step
13 and follow straight threw to step 21.
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If you are
praying a four ruku prayer then you must stand and
return back to step 5 and follow straight threw to step
21.
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21. Tashahhud
Continue with your current position and say
Allaahumma salli 'alaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa ali Muhammadin
Kamaa sallaita 'alaa Ibraaheema wa 'alaa ali Ibraaheema
Innaka hameedun Majeed
Alaahumma baarik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'alaa ali Muhammadin
Kamaa baarakta 'alaa Ibraaheema wa 'alaa ali Ibraaheema
Innaka hameedun Majeed
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22. To Complete
Your Prayer
Remain sitting
and look over right shoulder at the angel recording your
good deeds and say:
As
Salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatulaah
Then you
should look at the angel recording your bad deeds and say:
As
Salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatulaah |