BEFORE THE PRAYER
- wear simple, clean, shin-length thobe
- brush teeth
- ablution or ghusl (on Friday)
- perfume (for men only)
- adhaan & iqaama
IN PRAYER: ALWAYS
- make your intention to pray to earn the pleasure of God alone
- slowly, gently, calm (not rushed), relax every bone in body
- straight back (during standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting)
IN PRAYER: STANDING
- stand approx. shoulder-width apart (not close together), toes forward so feet are parallel (not toes facing out), thighs and feet close against the person praying next to you (not gaps),
- raise hands ear-height, say God is greater (allaahu Akbar)
- place hands gently onto chest (just above belly), right hand ontop of left
- duaa
- recite surat al-fatihah and say ameen
- recite any other part of qur'aan
IN PRAYER: BOWING
- raise hands and say "allaahu Akbar"
- bow forward, keep feet in place, legs straight, knees unbent, place hands on knees, extend back straight (so a glass of water could be balanced on your back)
- duaa (e.g. subhanallahi wabiHamdi...)
- when going back up to standing; raise hands and say "sami3 allaahu liman Hamidah... rabbanaa wa lak al-Hamd, Hamdan katheeran, toyyiban, mubarakan feeh" (God hears the one who praises...our Lord to You is the praise, an abundant, good, blessed praise)
- place hands back onto chest
IN PRAYER: PROSTRATING
- go down into prostration, hands first, then knees, then forehead. keep feet in same place (do not put them together as some scholars say - keep them exactly in place) (points pressing on ground should be the forehead, nose, hands, knees, toes).
- duaa
IN PRAYER: SITTING
- sit up, back straight, sitting on left foot (left foot flattened to side), keep right foot in place (toes still pressed to ground with toes pointing toward qiblah).
- make a fist with right hand so that thumb is placed on third finger. point forefinger straight. wave it up and down (as if it is an iron rod beating satan) all the time you are sitting *do this whenever sitting - including between 2 prostrations!
- duaa (e.g. allaahumma innee dhalamtu nafsee dhulman katheeran, wa laa yughfir al-dhunuub illa ant, faghfirlee maghfiratan min 3indee warHamnee, innaka anta l-ghafour ul-raHeem)
- if this is the final sitting, read the tashahud (at-taHiyyatu lillaahi wa at-toyyibaat ...etc)
- send salutations to the prophet (include "allahumma teraHam 3ala muHammaad wa 3ala ahli muHmammad...kama teraHamta 3ala ibraheema wa 3ala ahli ibraheema, innaka anta Hameed ul-majeed)
- say "as-salaamu 3alaykum wa raHmatullaahi wa barakaatuh" to the angels and people over your right and then left shoulders
AFTER PRAYER
- stay sitting
- subHanallah (x33), alHamdulilah (x33), allahu Akbar (x33),
- la ilaha illallaah waHdahu laa sharika lah, lahu l-mulk, lahu l-Hamd, yuHiyu wa yumeet, huwa Hayyu laa yamuut, biyadihi l-khayr, wa huwa 3ala kulli shay'in qadeer
- ayat al-kursi
- ayat al-ikhlas
- ayat al-falaq & ayat al-naas (x3 each at fajr and maghrib)
- Allah's most beautiful names
- duaa
- wear simple, clean, shin-length thobe
- brush teeth
- ablution or ghusl (on Friday)
- perfume (for men only)
- adhaan & iqaama
IN PRAYER: ALWAYS
- make your intention to pray to earn the pleasure of God alone
- slowly, gently, calm (not rushed), relax every bone in body
- straight back (during standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting)
IN PRAYER: STANDING
- stand approx. shoulder-width apart (not close together), toes forward so feet are parallel (not toes facing out), thighs and feet close against the person praying next to you (not gaps),
- raise hands ear-height, say God is greater (allaahu Akbar)
- place hands gently onto chest (just above belly), right hand ontop of left
- duaa
- recite surat al-fatihah and say ameen
- recite any other part of qur'aan
IN PRAYER: BOWING
- raise hands and say "allaahu Akbar"
- bow forward, keep feet in place, legs straight, knees unbent, place hands on knees, extend back straight (so a glass of water could be balanced on your back)
- duaa (e.g. subhanallahi wabiHamdi...)
- when going back up to standing; raise hands and say "sami3 allaahu liman Hamidah... rabbanaa wa lak al-Hamd, Hamdan katheeran, toyyiban, mubarakan feeh" (God hears the one who praises...our Lord to You is the praise, an abundant, good, blessed praise)
- place hands back onto chest
IN PRAYER: PROSTRATING
- go down into prostration, hands first, then knees, then forehead. keep feet in same place (do not put them together as some scholars say - keep them exactly in place) (points pressing on ground should be the forehead, nose, hands, knees, toes).
- duaa
IN PRAYER: SITTING
- sit up, back straight, sitting on left foot (left foot flattened to side), keep right foot in place (toes still pressed to ground with toes pointing toward qiblah).
- make a fist with right hand so that thumb is placed on third finger. point forefinger straight. wave it up and down (as if it is an iron rod beating satan) all the time you are sitting *do this whenever sitting - including between 2 prostrations!
- duaa (e.g. allaahumma innee dhalamtu nafsee dhulman katheeran, wa laa yughfir al-dhunuub illa ant, faghfirlee maghfiratan min 3indee warHamnee, innaka anta l-ghafour ul-raHeem)
- if this is the final sitting, read the tashahud (at-taHiyyatu lillaahi wa at-toyyibaat ...etc)
- send salutations to the prophet (include "allahumma teraHam 3ala muHammaad wa 3ala ahli muHmammad...kama teraHamta 3ala ibraheema wa 3ala ahli ibraheema, innaka anta Hameed ul-majeed)
- say "as-salaamu 3alaykum wa raHmatullaahi wa barakaatuh" to the angels and people over your right and then left shoulders
AFTER PRAYER
- stay sitting
- subHanallah (x33), alHamdulilah (x33), allahu Akbar (x33),
- la ilaha illallaah waHdahu laa sharika lah, lahu l-mulk, lahu l-Hamd, yuHiyu wa yumeet, huwa Hayyu laa yamuut, biyadihi l-khayr, wa huwa 3ala kulli shay'in qadeer
- ayat al-kursi
- ayat al-ikhlas
- ayat al-falaq & ayat al-naas (x3 each at fajr and maghrib)
- Allah's most beautiful names
- duaa
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