How to perform Salah - How to Perform Prayers
1) Stand up facing Kabah. It is called Qiyam. Your face should be directly facing Kabah ,wherever you are.The space between feet should be about four to five fingers apart, do not stand wide. All of your should be pointing towards Kabah.
2) Intention :By your heart, or by saying: "I pray two rakah (or as many required for that time) Fard (if its Fard or say Sunnah if its Sunnat or say Wajib if its Wajib or Say Nafil if its Nafil) for Allah Tala Face towards Kabah". If praying behind Imam add "Behind this Imam". It is called Niyah (Intention).
Note: It is Mustahab (a preferable deed) to say the Niyat. It is also permissible to make Niyat in your heart without saying it, that is good enough.
2)
Raise both of your hands next to each ears. Touch - or do not - the lobes of your each ear with thumbs.Then say "
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]"
3) Place the hands on navel right hand on top of left hand. Thumb and Pinky (smallest finger) should be wraped around the wrist of left hand's wrist. It should be like you are locking or grabbing the left hand wrist. Rest of the three fingers of right hand should be strait in line to each other.
9) Then read, "Bismillahir Rahamaanir Raheem". Wait a little.
10) Then read any Surah from Quran or atleast three Ayats.
11) Then
Say "
Allah Hoo Akbar" and bow (its called Ruku), hold your knees with your hands. The fingers should be separated with gaps in them.
The back should be horizontally strait in line like a board. [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] 12)
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط], "
Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem" .
Three times at least once. 3, 5 or 7times are
Sunnah (Sunnah means what Prophet
Mohammad peace be upon him liked to do).
Wait a little
13)
Then start to stand up saying, "
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]" Start to say
Sami'a when leaving
Rookh (bowing poster) and end with Hameedah when you are fully errect.
Wait a little
14) Now say, "Allah Hoo Akbar"
15) Now go to Sajdah ( When you prostrate, "put your face and hands down firmly" ,support yourself on your palms [and spread them], " put your fingers together ", and "point them towards the Qiblah"," put your knees and toes down firmly", " point with the front of the toes towards the Qiblah " )
Also ,In
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]all the fingers of feet should be twisted so that the round soft part of the fingers is touching the ground. Hand fingers should be close to face and facing
Kabah in strait line. Put enough pressure on nose so that the bone of nose should feel the hardness of earth (do not hurt your self but should be firm) Arms should be away from body - for
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]-like a bird opens the wings. Arms should be very close tothe body - for
women -like a bird closes the wings
17) Now
sit down on your left foot (It's called
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]) the right foot should be sticking out and all of the foot fingers should be twisted. The soft part of the foot fingers should touch the ground. Sit for the amount of time you could say Subhan Allah at least three times
18) Now go back to Sajadah and perform as you did before Jalsa.
19) After completing second Sajdah get up and go back to Qiyam (standing up) Saying "Allah Hoo Akbar" Then read , "Bismillahir Rahamaanir Raheem" Wait a little
20) Now again read Soorah Fatiha, "Alhamdo Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen Ar Rahmaanir Raheem Maaliki Yaomid Deen iyya Kana Budo Wa iyyaka Nastaeen ihdinas Sirataul Mustaqeem Siratual Lazeena An Amtaa Alaihim Ghairil Maghdoobe Alaihim Walad Dualeen" Wait a little.
21) Then say, "Ameen" Wait a little.
22) Then read, "Bismillahir Rahamaanir Raheem" Wait a little.
23) Then read any Surah from Quran or at least three Ayahs.
We are writing you another small one. Soorah Al Kauthar, "
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]".
Wait a little and repeat the steps from
11 to
18.
24) This time after second
Sajdah do not go back to
Qiyam (standing up) but go back to
Jalsa (sitting) but now it's called
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط].
Now read, "
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط] Assalamu Alaina Wa Ala ibadillahis Sualaiheen Ashadu An La ilaah illal Laho Wa Ashadu Anna Mohammadan Abdohoo Wa Rasooluhoo"
Note: When you reach at" Ashadu An La illal Laho"raise your index finger of your right hand upward facing about 45 degrees by closing the fist, and drop it back and spread the hand to its original position. Wait a little.
26) Now read this Dua, "Allah Humma Rabbana Aatina Fid Dunya Hasanah Wa Fil Akhirate Hasanah Wa Qina Azaban Naar." Wait a little.
Then turn your head towards left and read the same as above, "Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rehmatullah"
Salah is complete now.
Note: Above mentioned procedure it for men. Women consult the Women's Salah.
Amounts of Rakats for each time are:
Fajr = First two Rakat Sunnah Mokadda then two Rakat are Fard;
Zuhr =First four Rakat Sunnah Mokadda then Four Rakat are Fard then two Rakat sunnah Mokadda; (two Rakat nafils at the end are optional)
Asr =First four Rakat sunnah ghayr mokadda then Four Rakat are Fard; (four Rakat sunnah ghayr mokadda befor this is optional)
Maghrib = First three Rakat are Fard then two Rakat Sunnah Mokadda; (Two nafils after sunnah are optional)
Isha = First Four Rakat are Fard then two Rakat sunnah mokkada then three Rakat Wajib; (four Rakat sunnah e ghayr mokadda before fard, two nafilah before and two after Wajib are optional)
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Must be with Wudu - ablution -for every Salah. Do you know how to do Wudu?