Salat of Subh (Morning Prayer) consists of two Rak'as. It is
performed in the following steps:
After saying the Iqaama, with hands open you
place your thumbs on the lower part of each earlobe. You announce your
intention to perform Salat of Subh with your mind. This intention is as
follows:
I do morning Salat for the sake of Allah most Exalted
Usalli Salatul Subh Qurbatan Ila Llaahi Ta'aala |
أُصلّي صلاة الصبح قُربةً إلى الله تعالى |
Then you lower your hands saying: |
Allah is the Greatest
(Allaahu Akbar) |
الله أكبر |
Then you leave your hands down by the side
of your body. (All
Shi'a and the Sunni Maaliki do not fold their arms during Salat. Three of the
four Sunni schools of thought, the Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hanbali fold their arms
across their abdomen when they pray.)
1. Read Surah Al-Fatiha then another Surah as
follows:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Bismil Laah Al-Rahman
Al-Rahim
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahi Rabb Al-Aalameen |
الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
the Gracious, the Merciful;
Al-Rahman Al-Rahim |
الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
|
Master of the Day of Judgment
Maaliki Yawm Al-Deen |
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
|
Verily, You do we worship, and Your help do we seek.
Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nasta'een
|
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
|
Guide us along the straight path,
Ihdina Al-Siraatal Mustaqeem |
اهدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ
|
the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace,
Siraatal Ladheena An'amta Alayhim |
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ
|
with whom You are not angry, nor who go astray.
Ghayril Magh'dhubi Alayhim Wa La Al-Dhaalleen
|
غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ |
2. You may elect to say Surah Al-Kawthar after Surah
Al-Fatiha:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Bismil Laah Al-Rahman
Al-Rahim
Verily We have provided you with abundance,
Inna A'taynaka Al-Kawthar
|
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ |
so, pray to your Lord and sacrifice
Fa'salli Li Rabbika Wunhur. |
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ |
Surely he who defames you shall be condemned
Inna Sha-ni'aka Huwa Al-Abtar. |
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الأَبْتَرُ |
3. Having finished the above, you say:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
Then you bow in such a way that the palms of your
hands come to rest on the corresponding knee. This is called Rukoo'. You say
three times:
Glory be to my Lord most Great and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-Adheemi wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِيَ العظـبمِ وبحَمْده |
4. Then you stand up momentarily to say once:
Allah has already heard the one who Praised Him
Sami'a Allaahu Li'man Hamidah |
سمع الله لمَنْ حَمِده |
Having said that, you say:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
5. After this, you do Sujood. This means you go to your knees
and prostrate in such a way that you place the palms of your hands on the floor
in front of you and place your forehead on the floor in between your hands (on a
clean natural spot). Your knees and the tips of your toes should also touch the
floor.
During Sujood you say three times:
Glory be to my Lord the Most High and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-A'la wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِّيَ ألأعلى وبحَمْده |
6. You sit up momentarily and place your hands on your thighs
with your feet under you. Now you say:
Having said that, you say:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
I ask Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him
As'tagh'fur Allah Rabbi wa Atoobu Ilayh |
أستغفـر الله ربي وأتوب إليه |
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
7. You repeat the Sujood, saying the same phrase three times
as done with every Sujood, that is:
Glory be to my Lord the Most High and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-A'la wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِّيَ ألأعلى وبحَمْده |
8. Finally, rise to a standing position while saying:
By Allah's Power and Majesty I stand up and sit down
Bi Hawli Llaahi wa Quwwatih Aqoomu wa Aq'ud |
بحول الله وقُوَّتِه أقوم وأقعد |
The eight steps above constitute the first Rak'a of each Salat.
The second Rak'a of each Salat is the same as the first one with one
difference. The difference is that you do not say Allaahu Akbar before reading
Surah Al-Fatiha.
III: The Second Rak'a
1. Recite Surah Al-Fatiha:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Bismil Laah Al-Rahman
Al-Rahim
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
Al-Hamdu Lil-Laahi Rabb Al-Aalameen |
الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
the Gracious, the Merciful;
Al-Rahman Al-Rahim |
الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
|
Master of the Day of Judgment
Maaliki Yawm Al-Deen |
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
|
Verily, You do we worship, and Your help do we seek.
Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nasta'een
|
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
|
Guide us along the straight path,
Ihdina Al-Siraatal Mustaqeem |
اهدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ
|
the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace,
Siraatal Ladheena An'amta Alayhim |
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ
|
with whom You are not angry, nor who go astray.
Ghayril Magh'dhubi Alayhim Wa La Al-Dhaalleen
|
غَيرِ
المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ |
2. You follow the above by Surah Al-Ikhlaas:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Bismil Laah Al-Rahman
Al-Rahim
Say: He is Allah
the One
Qul huwa Allaahu Ahad |
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ |
Allah who is
essential to all
Allaahu Al-Samad |
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ |
He begets not
nor is He begotten
Lam Yalid wa Lam Yulad |
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ |
And there is
none equal to Him
Wa lam Yakun Lahu Ku'fowan Ahad. |
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ |
Here you have the option of saying Du'aa in
Qunoot just before you do the Rukoo of the second Rak'a. To do so hold your
hands open in front of you like an open book, with arms bent.
(This Du'aa is from
the Holy Quran and is read during Qunoot.) |
Our Lord Grant us Goodness in This
Life
Rabbena Aatina fi Al-Dunya Hasana |
ربَّنا آتِنا في الدُّنيا حَسَنه |
And in the Hereafter
wa fil Aakhirati Hasana |
وفي الآخرة حسنه |
And Shield us from the Affliction of
Doom's Day
wa Qi'na Athaaba N'naar |
وقِنا عَدآبَ النّار |
In the Name of Muhammad and his Pure
Descendants
Bi'jaahi Muhammadin wa Aalihil At'haar |
بِجاهِ محمدٍ وآله ألأطهار |
3. Before bowing for Rukoo' you say one time:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
4. During Rukoo' you repeat three times:
Glory be to my Lord most Great and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-Adheemi wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِيَ العظـبمِ وبحَمْده |
5. As you stand up you say once:
Allah has already heard the one who Praised Him
Sami'a Allaahu Li'man Hamidah |
سمع الله لمَنْ حَمِده |
Having said that, you say:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
6. After this, you do Sujood. This
means you go to your knees and prostrate in such a way that you place the palms
of your hands on the floor in front of you and place your forehead on the floor
in between your hands (on a clean natural spot). Your knees and the tips of
your toes should also touch the floor.
During Sujood you say three times:
Glory be to my Lord the Most High and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-A'la wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِّيَ ألأعلى وبحَمْده |
7. You sit up momentarily and place your hands on your thighs
with your feet under you. Now you say:
Having said that, you say:
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
I ask Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him
As'tagh'fur Allah Rabbi wa Atoobu Ilayh |
أستغفـر الله ربي وأتوب إليه |
Allah is the Greatest
Allaahu Akbar |
الله أكبر |
8 You repeat the Sujood, saying the same phrase three
times as done with every Sujood, that is:
Glory be to my Lord the Most High and His is the Praise
Subhaana Rabbiya Al-A'la wa Bi-Hamdih |
سبحان ربِّيَ ألأعلى وبحَمْده |
Now that the second Rak'a is finished, sit on your folded legs.
You may either have your toes together, heels apart and sit on your feet or you
may rest one foot on top of the other and sit on them.
While in this position, place your palms on your thighs in a
relaxed manner. While in the position of Juloos, you say Al-Tashah'hud followed
by Al-Tasleem.
1. The TASHAH'HUD is said following any first
two Rak'as. It is also said at the end of the Salat.
2. The TASLEEM is always said following
the Tashah'hud to conclude the Salat.
IV: Al-Tashah'hud