Method of Prayer
The method of performing salaah accordance with the Quran and Sunnah as
understoodd by the Hanfi school of jurisprodunce
| Put on neat and clean clothes | ||
| Performing wuduu’ | ||
| Stand upright facing the Qiblah (Kabbah) | at a clean place | |
| Say niyyah (intention) | ||
| Raise both hands up to the ears and say Allaahu akbar then cross them on the belly below the navel. Put the right hand on top of the left one. | Allaahu akbar | Do not look hither and thither while saying prayers. Stand with respect and full attention to Allah. |
| After crossing the hands, recite thana,
then ta-‘awwudh and tasmiyah. |
Subĥānaka... | |
| Then recite al-Faatihah. | After finishing al- Faatihah, say softly “aameen.” | |
| Then recite another surah that you know | ||
| Then say Allaahu akbar and bow for ruku’. catch hold of the knees with your hands and say the tasbeeh for ruku’ three or five times. | ||
| Then, saying tasmee’a stand upright again and also say tahmeed | ||
| Then, saying takbeer, prostrate for sajdah. Say tasbeeh of sajdah three or five times. | Put your knees on the ground first, then hands and then place your nose and then forehead on the ground. | |
| Then say takbeer and get up and sit upright. Sit for a few moments and then say takbeer and perform the second sajdah in the same way. | ||
. Then
say the takbeer again and stand up without putting your hands on the ground.
This is one complete rak’ah and the next one begins. After tasmiyah, recite
al-Faatihah again and add another surah. Then perform ruku’, qaumah (standing
up), and the two sajdah. Get up and sit upright from the second sajdah and
recite tashah-hud, then darood shareef and du’a and then perform the salaam –
first turning your face to the right and then towards the left. Two rak’aat have
been completed. After the salaam, recite the du’a:
The names of the expressions in salaah are:
Takbeer
Thana
Ta-‘aw-wudh
Tasmiyah
Qiraa’at : Faatihah and another Surah or aayaat
Tas-beeh of ruku’
Tas-mee’a of ruku’ ( )
Tahmeed of ruku’
Tasbeeh of sajdah ( )
Tashah-hud
Darood
Du’a after darood
Salaam
Takbeer
Thana: Subhaanakal-laahum-ma wa bi hamdika wa tabaarakas-muka wa ta’aalaa jad-duka wa laa ilaaha ghairuk O Allah! Glory and Praise are for You, and blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your majesty; and there is no god except You.
Ta-‘aw-wudh: A’oodhu bil-laahi minash-shaitaanir-rajeem I seek refuge with Allah from the condemned Shaitaan.
Tasmiyah: Bismillaahir-rahmaanir-raheem In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Tasbeeh of ruku’: Subhaana rab-biyal-‘azeem Glory be to my Lord, the Great
Tasmee’a of ruku’: Sami’al-laahu li man hamidah Allah hears the one who praises Him
Tahmeed of ruku’: Rab-banaa lakal-hamd Our Lord, praise be to You
Tasbeeh of sajdah: Subhaana rab-biyal-a’laa Glory be to my Lord, the Highest
those seven conditions that must be observed
before saying salaah ?
A. They are:
¨ Taahir (clean) body;
¨ Taahir dress;
¨ Taahir place of prayer;
¨ Covering the satar (the private parts of one’s body);
¨ The correct time of the salaah;
¨ Facing towards the qiblah; and
¨ Niyyah or intention of saying salaah.
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