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Prayer Guide

(Salat)

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TakbeeratPosture 1

� Instructions: Bring hands, palmsopen, up to ears, and placethumbs behind earlobes, as <<Allah Akbar >> is uttered.

Allah is the greatest.

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Al QuayamPosture 2

� Recitation:

SUBHÁNA-KALLÁH-HUM-MA WA BI-HAMDIKA,WATABÁRAKAS-MUKA WATA'ÁLÁ JADDUKA, WA-LÁ ILÁHA GHAÍRUK.

O Allah, Glorified, praise-worthy. and blessedis Thy Name and exalted Thy Majesty. andthere is no deity worthy of worship except

thee.

A'Ú-DHU-BIL-LÁ-HIMINASHAITÁNIR RAJÍM.BISMILÁHIR RAHMÁNIR RAHÍM.I seek refuge in Allah for the rejected Satan. Inthe Name of Allah, the Beneficent, theMerciful.

Af ter this recite the opening Surah, Al-Fátihah:

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ALHAMDU LIL-LÁHI RAB-BIL 'ÁLAMÍN.

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

AR-RAHMÁ-NIR RAHÍM.

The Beneficent, the Merciful

MÁLIKI YAU-MID-DÍN.

Master of the Day of Judgement

IYYÁ-KA N'ABUDU WA-IYYÁKA NASTA'ÍN.

Thee alone we worship and to theealone we turn for help.

IHDI-NAS-SIRÁ-TALMUSTAQÍM.

Guide us in the straight path.

SIRÁ TAL-LADHÍNA AN-'AMTA 'ALAÍHIM.

The path of those whomGHAIR-IL MAGHDUBI 'ALAÍHIM.

You favored and who did not deserveThy anger.

WALAD-DÁL-LIN (AMIN)

Or went astray. Recite any other surah now

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RukuPosture 3

� Instructions: Bend down at waist, placingpalms of hands with fingers spread overknees. Back is parallel to ground, suchthat if a glass of water were on the back,it would not spill. Eyes looking down,

directly ahead.� R ecitation:

As bending at the waist, recite

ALLÁH AKBARAllah is the greatest.

Then3 times

Glory to my Lord the great.

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Q uayamPosture 4

� Instructions:While rising from the bending position ofRuku', recite

SAMI 'ALLÁHU LIMAN HAMIDAH

Allah has heard all who praise Him.

RAB-BANÁ LAKAL HAMD

Our Lord: Praise be to Thee.

� Then return to standing position, arms atside.

� R ecitation:After holding for six seconds, say:

ALLÁH AKBAR

Allah is the greatest.

and move to next position.

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SajjdahPosture 5

� Instructions:Go down to a kneeling position byplacing both hands on knees, loweringoneself slowly and easily onto knees,then touch the head upon the groundso that the following seven body partsare in contact: forehead, two palms,two knees, toes of both feet.

R ecitation:Recite 3 Times

SUBHÁNA RÁB-BI-YAL A'ALÁ

Glory to my Lord, the most high.

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Q uoodPosture 6 � Instructions:

Reciting

ALLÁH AKBAR

Allah is the greatest.

rise from the SAJJDAH position, andassume the sitting posture shown tothe left.

� R ecitation:At end of six seconds, recite

ALLÁH AKBAR

Allah is the greatest.

And then assume SAJJDAH positiononce more.

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Sajjdah

� Instructions:Go down to a kneeling position byplacing both hands on knees, loweringoneself slowly and easily onto knees,then touch the head upon the groundso that the following seven body partsare in contact: forehead, two palms,two knees, toes of both feet.

R ecitation:Recite 3 Times

SUBHÁNA RÁB-BI-YAL A'ALÁ

Glory to my Lord, the most high.

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QuoodPosture 8

AT-TAHI-YÁTU LIL-LÁHI WAS-SALAWÁTU WAT-TAY-YIBÁTU. AS-SALÁMU 'ALAIKA AY-YUHAN-NABIY-YU.WARAHMATUL-LÁHI WABARAKÁTUH. AS-SALÁMU 'ALAINÁ WA'ALÁ 'IBÁDIL-LÁHIS-SÁLIHÍN. ASH-HADU 

AL-LÁ ILÁHA IL-LAL-LAHÚ. WA-ASH-HADU AN-NA

MUHAMMADAN 'ABDUHU WARASÚLUH.

All prayers and worship through words, actionand sanctity are for Allah only. Peace be on you,O Prophet. And Mercy of Allah and His blessings.Peace be on us and on those who are righteousservants of Allah. I bear witness to the fact thatthese is no deity but Allah. I bear witness that

Muhammad is His slave and messenger.

In the three raka'át(i.e. Maghrib) or four raka'át(Like Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Ishá) Saláh you stand up forthe remaining raka'át after Tashahhud. On theother hand if it is two raka'át (Fajr) Saláh, keepsitting and after this recite Darud (blessing for

the Prophet) in these words:

Instructions: If the required number

of Rakats is but two, theS

alat wouldproceed to the next recitation.

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AL-LÁHUM-MA SAL-LI 'ALÁ MUHAMMAD-IW WA 'ALÁÁLI MUHAMMADIN.

O Alláh, exalt Muhammad and the followers of

Muhammad.

KAMÁ SAL-LAITA 'ALÁ IBRÁHÍMA WA'ALÁ ÁLI IBRÁHÍMA

As thou did exalt Ibrahim and his followers.

IN-NAKA HAMÍDUM-MAJEED 

Thou art the praised, the Glorious.

AL-LÁHUM-MA BÁRIK 'ALÁ MUHAMMAD-IW

O Alláh, bless Muhammad

WA 'ALÁ ÁLI MUHAMMADIN

and his followers

KAMÁBÁRAKTA 'ALÁ IBRÁHÍMA WA 'ALÁ ÁLI IBRÁHÍMA

as Thou has blest Ibrahim and his followers.

IN-NAKA HAMÍDUM-MAJEED

Thou art the Praised, The Glorious.

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� Instructions: Now turn your face to the right

saying:

AS-SALÁMU 'ALAIKUM WA-RAHMATUL-LÁH

Peace be on you and Allah's blessings.

� Instructions: Now turn your face to the left

saying:

AS-SALÁMU 'ALAIKUM WA-RAHMATUL-LÁH

Peace be on you and Allah's blessings