In The
Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful { Islam
}
How
To Perform Salat (Prayers)?
1-The best way
is to perform Salat in congregation with Muslims in the mosque. There you
will be given more reward by Allah and you will learn easily how to pray.
2-In case of
praying alone, abide by the following steps:
3-Be sure that
your body, clothes and place are clean.
4-Stand with
face towards the direction of QIBLAH, that is the direction of the Sacred
mosque in Makkah, in Al-Hijaz (Saudi Arabia)
5-Raise the
hands to the shoulder level and say: "Allahu' Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest).
6-Fold the
hand on the chest, the right hand over the left.
7-Recite Al-Fatihah
(The Opening Chapter of Al-Qur'an) and another chapter or some verses of
Al-Qur'an.
8-Say: "Allahu'
Akbar" while making Ruku' (bowing and bending the body at a right angle
placing the palms on the knees)
9-Say in Ruku':
"Sub-hana rabbiya L-adhim" (Glory be to my Lord, the Great !) three times.
10-Go back
to the standing position saying: "Sami'a L-Lahu liman hamidah! Rabbana
wa laka L-hamdu." (Indeed, Allah listens to one who praises Him! O! Our
Lord! All praises be to You!)
11-Then, you
say 'Allahu Akbar' and immediately fall down to make the first Sajdah (Prostration)
with face, palms, knees and toes resting on the ground, saying: "Subhana
rabbiya L-'a'La" (Glory be to my Lord, Most High!) Three times.
12-Move from
Sujud (Prostration) position to sitting posture while saying: "Allahu Akbar!"
While sitting, say "Rabbi ghfir li wa' rhamni!" (O My Lord Forgive me!
and have mercy on me!)
13-After this,
another 'Sajdah is done in the same way with "Allahu Akbar" uttered before
it, and "Subhana rabbiya l'A'Ala" Three times during Sujud.
14-After completing
the second sajdah, one "RAK'AT" is completed.
15-Stand up
saying "Allah Akbar" in order to begin a new Rak'at, exactly as the first
Rak'ah.
16-After finishing
the second "Rak'at" you sit down and recite Part One and Part Two of "At-Tasha-hud"
17-Finally
you turn the face to the right hand side and say: "As-Salamu 'alaykum wa
rahmatu L-lahi" (Peace be upon you and Allah's Mercy!)
18-Then you
do the same to the left side.
19-Thus a two-Rak'ats
prayer is completed, such as Al-Fajr Prayer.
20-As for 4
Rak'ats prayers such as Adh-Dhuhr, only the first part of At-Tashah-hud
is recited after completing the second Rak'at. Then you stand up to perform
two Rak'ats more in the same way, but without reciting any verses from
Al-Qur'an after Al-Fatihah.
21-Al-'Asr
and Al-'Isha' prayers are performed exactly as Adh-Dhuhr.
22-In Al-Maghrib
Prayer, the final Tashah-hud and "As-Salam..." come after the third Rak'ah.
How
To Perform Salat (Prayers)?
