Struggling in Life? Discover How Salah Can Change Everything!
Every Muslim knows that Salah (prayer) is one of the most important obligations of Islam, a great act of worship, and the pillar of the religion. However, in addition to being an obligatory duty, Salah also plays a crucial role in an individual’s self-reform and moral training.
The Holy Quran states:
"Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book, and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prevents immorality and wrongdoing."
In this verse, it is clearly mentioned that prayer has the unique ability to prevent a person from wrongdoing and helps in their moral reform. Many hadiths explain that those who establish prayer properly gradually abandon sins and bad habits over time.
The True Meaning of Establishing Salah (Iqamat-e-Salat)
The term “Iqamat-e-Salat” does not simply mean performing Salah as a routine task, but rather, offering it with complete devotion and adherence to its outward and inward etiquettes, as demonstrated by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
For example:
Understanding and Observing Its Conditions, Sunnahs, and Etiquettes – One must acquire the correct knowledge of Salah and follow its conditions, Sunnah practices, and etiquettes as accurately as possible.
Attaining Humility and Sincerity in Salah – One should perform Salah with deep humility and presence of mind, as if they are standing before Allah and conversing with Him.
When a person establishes Salah in this manner, they are naturally granted the ability by Allah to perform righteous deeds and develop a strong inclination to stay away from evil. However, if someone performs Salah regularly yet continues to engage in immoral behavior or wrongdoing, they should realize that there is a deficiency in their prayer.
To truly establish Salah, consider the following:
Learn the Conditions and Sunnahs – Understanding the correct method of Salah ensures that all essential aspects are fulfilled.
Cultivate Humility and Sincerity – Imagine standing before Allah and conversing with Him; this mindset fosters devotion.
Focus on the Meaning – Understanding the supplications and verses recited in Salah enhances engagement and reflection.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"If a person's Salah does not prevent them from immorality and wrongdoing, then their Salah is meaningless."
Thus, it is essential that Salah is not seen as a mere burden to be fulfilled but rather as a means of true spiritual connection with Allah.
How Salah Influences Personal Development
Many Muslims perform Salah daily, but not all may experience its full spiritual and moral impact. The key lies in understanding and performing Salah correctly with sincerity and devotion. Here’s how it aids in self-improvement:
Strengthens the Connection with Allah – When performed with complete devotion, Salah becomes a means of direct communication with Allah, bringing inner peace and spiritual strength.
Encourages Self-Discipline – Praying five times a day instills discipline and structure, helping individuals lead an organized life.
Purifies the Heart and Soul – Regular prayer cleanses the heart from negative thoughts, arrogance, and malice, making a person more compassionate and kind.
Develops a Sense of Accountability – Knowing that one has to stand before Allah regularly encourages ethical behavior and mindfulness in daily actions.
Provides Emotional and Mental Stability – Engaging in prayer helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression by fostering mindfulness and reliance on Allah’s mercy.
Can Salah Help Overcome Bad Habits and Sins?
There was a man who used to perform Tahajjud (late-night prayer) but would steal during the day. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was informed about him, he said:
"Very soon, his Salah will stop him from stealing." (Reference: Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
After some time, the man repented and completely abandoned theft. This hadith shows how prayer gradually helps a person leave sins and bad habits behind.
Self-Reflection on Our Prayers
Nowadays, many people perform Salah regularly but still engage in various sins or immoral actions. According to the hadith, this means that there is some deficiency in their prayer. If they correct this deficiency and perform Salah with sincerity and proper etiquettes, then, as per Allah’s promise, Salah will certainly prevent them from evil deeds.
Thus, Salah is the best means for self-reform and moral development.
Making Salah a Transformative Experience
Salah is not just an obligation; it is a divine tool for self-improvement and spiritual elevation. By committing to sincere and mindful prayer, believers can experience profound personal growth, moral discipline, and a deeper connection with Allah.
Let us strive to perfect our Salah and experience its true impact in our lives. May Allah guide us in establishing our prayers with sincerity and devotion. Ameen.
A Prayer for Guidance
"O Allah, grant us the ability to perform Salah with all its outward and inward etiquettes so that we may benefit from its blessings in this world and the Hereafter. Ameen."
Makruh is of two types as Makrooh-e-Tahrimi and Makrooh-e-Tanzihi What is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ? Makrooh-e-Tahrimi is an impermissible act in Deen. It's status is close to status of a haraam act. If one carries out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act, one will be sinful. The consequence of continuously carrying out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act could be disastrous.
What is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi ? "Makrooh Tanzihi" is the opposite of Sunnat-e-Ghair-Muakkadah". The one who avoids it earns goodness and reward and in case of commission he is liable to neither torment nor Divine anger
Conditions for Makrooh-e-Tahrimi in Namaz
Rule: To cough without reason or to yawn without reason is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If you yawn naturally then there is no harm but you should try and stop it and if you cannot then you should bite your lips and if you still cannot then cover your mouth with your hand, whilst in Qayam use your right hand and in all other position use your left.
Rule: To pray Namaz with only your trousers or 'Tehband' on and there is another blanket on top available then it is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi, and if you have no other clothing available then there is no harm.
Rule: To delay in the Namaz because you are waiting for someone to join you is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi. If you are delaying it so that they can join the Namaz then it is all right as long as it is no longer than saying 'Subhanallah' twice [Alamgiri].
Rule: To pray Namaz with a grave in front and nothing in between is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Alamgiri].
Conditions for Makrooh-e- Tanzihi in Namaz
Rule: In Sijdah or Rukooh, to say the Tasbeeh less than three times is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If however, you do this because there isn't enough time or you are going to miss the train, then there is no problem.
Rule: To pray Namaz in your working clothes is Makrooh-e-Tanzihi. If however, no other clothes are available then there is no harm.
What is Sijdah-e-Tilaawat ? This is the Sijdah which becomes Wajib when you pray or hear the verse of Sijdah. It's proper method is to stand up and say Allaho-o-Akbar whilst going into Sijdah and then pray at least three times 'Subhana Rabbi'al Aalaa' and then whilst saying Allah-o-Akbar stand back up. Sunnat way of performing Sajda Tilaawat
Rule:It is Sunnat to say at the start and the end 'Allaho Akbar in Sijdah-e-Tilaawat. Also to start the Sijdah by standing up and then going into Sijdah and then standing back up again after. Both of these Qayams are Mustahhab [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.].
Rule: If you did not stand before or after the Sijdah or you did not say Allaho Akbar or you did not pray 'Subhana Rabbi'al Aala', then even still your Sijdah will count. However, you should not miss Takbeer as it is against procedure [Alamgiri, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: When saying the Takbeer you do not lift your hands nor do you pray Attahiyat or perform Salaam in Sijdah-e-Tilaawat [Tanweer, Bahar].
Rule: In total there are fourteen verses in the Holy Quran whereby whichever verse is prayed, both the person praying and listening will have to perform Sijdah-e-Tilaawat as it will become Wajib on them, whether the person listening made the intention of listening to it or not.
Conditions of Sajdah-e-Tilaawat
Rule:Except for Tahrimah, for Sajdah-e-Tilaawat all conditions remain which are in Namaz; For example, cleanliness, facing the Qibla, intention, time and covering of the body, also if you have access to water then you cannot perform Sijdah-e-Tilaawat by performing Tayammum [Durr-e-Mukhtar, etc.].
Rule: If a verse of Sijdah is prayed in Namaz then it is Wajib in Namaz to perform Sijdah and if you delay it you will become a sinner. Delay means to pray three or more verses after the verse of Sijdah. If however, the verse is at the end of a Surat then there is no harm in finishing the Surat. For example, in Surah Inshaaq if you performed Sijdah at the end of the Surat there is no harm.
Rule: If you prayed a verse of Sijdah in Namaz, but forgot to perform Sijdah then as long as you are in the state of Namaz (whether you have performed Salaam) then you must perform it and then perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If you pray a verse of Sijdah in Namaz then to perform it's Sijdah is Wajib in Namaz not outside, and if you deliberately missed it then you are a sinner and repentance is necessary as long as you did not perform Rukooh and Sijdah straight after the verse.
Rule: It is not a condition to state in the intention for Sijdah-e-Tilaawat the verse that you have prayed, but a general intention of Sijdah-e-Tilaawat is sufficient.
Rule: Whatever action breaks the Namaz also breaks the Sijdah-e-Tilaawat, such as releasing wind, talking, laughing in Namaz etc. [Durr-e-Mukhtar etc.].
Rule: Sijdah does not become Wajib by writing a vferse of Sijdah or just by looking at the verse [Qazi Khan, Alamgiri, Guniya].
Rule: For the Sijdah to become Wajib, it is not necessary to pray the whole verse of Sijdah, but by just praying the word that makes the verse Wajib and a joining word before or after the word would make the Sijdah Wajib [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: By spelling or listening to the spelling of a verse of Sijdah does not make the Sijdah Wajib [Alamgiri, Durr-e-Mukhtar, Qazi Khan].
Rule: If the translation of a verse of Sijdah is prayed or is heard then the Sijdah becomes Wajib, whether the person who heard it understands it or not that it was the translation of a verse of Sijdah. However, it is important that if he does not know then he should be informed. If however, the verse is prayed and then the translation is prayed then it is not necessary to inform him that this was the translation [Qazi Khan, Alamgiri, Bahar].
Rule: If a woman on her menstrual cycle of bleeding after childbirth has prayed the verse then the Sijdah won't be necessary for her to perform the Sijdah, however those who have heard her pray the verse will have to perform the Sijdah as it is still Wajib for them [Bahar].
Rule: Just as it does not become Wajib for a woman on her menstrual cycle or bleeding after childbirth to perform a Sijdah, it also does not become Wajib for her if she hears the verse.
Rule: If a person for whom it is obligatory to bathe has prayed the verse of Sijdah or heard the verse or a person who is not in Wuzu prays or hears it then it still becomes Wajib for them to perform a Sijdah.
Rule: If a child prays a verse of Sijdah then it becomes Wajib for those who hear it but not for the child [Alamgiri etc.].
Rule: If the Imam has prayed the verse of Sijdah but did not perform Sijdah, then the Muqtadee will also not perform Sijdah and continue following the Imam even though they might have heard the verse [Guniya]. Whenever the verse is prayed and for some reason the person praying or hearing do not perform the Sijdah then it is Mustahhab to pray "Sam'1 Na Wa Ata'na Gufranaka Rabbana Wa'ilaikal Masir [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: To pray the whole Surat and to miss the verse of Sijdah is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi [Qazi Khan, Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If in one Masjid one verse is repeated many times or heard many times then only one Sijdah is Wajib even if different people have prayed it. Also if you pray a verse and you hear the same verse from someone else, then again only one Sijdah will be Wajib [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
SAJDAH-E-SAHOO / Sajdah Sahw (SAJDAH FOR FAULTS / Prostration of Forgetfulness) What is Sajdah Sahw ? When is Sajdah-e-Sahoo Wajib or compulsory ? If those actions which are Wajib in Namaz are not performed by mistake, it is Wajib to perform the Sijdah-e-Sahoo to substitute for the action missed. Method of performing Sajdah Sahw? The method of performing this is, when you finish praying 'Attahiyat' in the last Qaidah, turn your head to the right side and then perform two Sajdahs. Then repeat Attahiyat from the beginning and complete your Namaz. Rule1: If a Wajib was missed and you did not perform Sajdah Sahw and completed the Namaz, then it is Wajib to repeat the Namaz. Rule2: If a Wajib is missed deliberately, then a to perform A Sajdah Sahw would not be sufficient and therefore it would be Wajib to repeat the Namaz. Rule3: If any of the Farz actions are missed, then Sajdah Sahw would not compensate for them and therefore the Namaz would not count and to repeat the Namaz would be Farz. Actions which by missing would not make the Sijdah-e-Sahoo necessary
Rule: If the actions that are Sunnat or Mustahhab in Namaz are missed, such as 'Ta'awwuz', 'Tasmee' 'Aameen', 'Takbeers when changing positions', the Tasbeehs (of Rukoo and Sijdahs) etc. it would not make it necessary to perform Sajdah Sahw , but the Namaz would count [Radd-ul-Mohtar, Guniya]. However, it would be better to repeat it.
Rule: If in one Namaz many Wajibs are missed, then the two Sajdahs of Sahoo would be sufficient, it is not necessary to perform a Sijdah-e-Sahoo for ever Wajib missed [Radd-ul-Mohtar, etc.]
Rule: If in the first Qaidah after Attahiyat and before standing for the third Rakat there is a delay as long as it takes to pray 'Allahumma Salleh Ala Muhammad' then Sajdah Sahw would become Wajib, whether you pray it or not, in both situations Sajdah Sahw would become Wajib [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If in Qiraayat etc at any time you start thinking and there is a gap long enough for someone to say 'Subhanallah' three times, then it would be Wajib to perform Sajdah-e-Sahoo [Radd-ul-Mohtar].
Rule: If you think that the first Qaidah is the last Qaidah in a four Rakat Namaz and you perform Salaam and then remember and stand back up and complete the Namaz, you must perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo [Alamgiri]. If you forgot to pause between actions then Sijdah-e-Sahoo is Wajib [Hindiya].
Rule: If a Muqtadee had not completed his 'Attahiyat' and the Imam stood up for the third Rakat, it is necessary for the Muqtadee to complete his Attahiyat, regardless of whether it causes delay.
Rule: If the Muqtadee had not prayed the Tasbeeh in a Rukoo or Sijdah three times and the Imam finished it and stood up, it is necessary for the Muqtadee to stand up and not finish the rest of the Tasbeeh.
Rule: If a person forgot to perform the first Qaidah and had only started standing up then he should sit back down and pray Attahiyat and the Namaz would be correct, a Sijdah-e-Sahoo would not be necessary. If however, he stood up and was close to completely, standing then he should stand up and continue with his Namaz and then finally perform Sajdah Sahw [Shareh Waqia, Hidaaya etc].
Rule: If you forgot to perform the last Qaidah and had not yet performed a Sijdah for the extra Rakat then you should sit back down straight away and perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo. If however, you had performed a Sijdah for the extra Rakat then except for Maghrib you can join another Rakat and they would all count as Nafl, because your Farz Namaz would not count and therefore you would have to pray the Farz Namaz again [Hidaaya, Shareh Waqia].
Rule: If in the last Qaidah you prayed Tasahhud and then stood back up, you should sit straight back down and as long as you have not performed a Sijdah for the extra Rakat, perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and complete the Namaz. If however, you had performed a Sijdah in the extra Rakat, your Farz Namaz would still count but you should join another Rakat and then finally perform Sijdah-e-Sahoo and the last two Rakats would count as Nafl, but do not join another Rakat for Maghrib Namaz [Hidaaya, Shareh Waqia].
Rule: If in one Rakat you performed three Sijdahs or two Rukoos or forgot the first Qaidah then perform Sajdah Sahw .
Rule: Order of sequence is obligatory in Qayam, Rukoo, Sijdah and the last Qaidah, therefore, if you performed Rukoo before you performed Qayam then this Rukoo is cancelled and will not count and if then you perform another Rukoo your Namaz will count otherwise it will not, and in the same way if you performed Sijdah before the Rukoo and then performed the Rukoo and performed the Sijdah again after, then the Namaz will count.
Rule: Order of sequence is obligatory in Qayam, Rukoo, Sijdah and the last Qaidah meaning, whichever is due first should be done first and whichever is due next should be done next and if this done in,the wrong order then the Namaz will not count, for example, if someone performed Sijdah before Rukoo then their Namaz will not count, however, if they performed the Sajdah again after the Rukoo meaning they rectified the order of sequence again then their Namaz will count. In the same way if they perform Rukoo before Qayam and they stand back in Qayam and then perform another Rukoo, their Namaz will count Radd-ul-Mohtar]. All Qaidahs in Nafl Namaz are counted as last Qaidahs and therefore are obligatory and so if you forgot to perform a Qaidah and stood up then as long as you have not performed a Sijdah for the new Rakat sit back down and perform the Qaidah and then perform Sajdah Sahw and all Wajib Namaz are in the same rule as Farz Namaz, therefore if you forget to perform the first Qaidah of Witr then the same rule applies as a Farz Namaz [Durr-e-Mukhtar].
Rule: If you forgot to pray Dua-e-Kunoot or forgot to perform the Takbeer-e-Kunoot then perform Sajdah Sahw . Takbeer-e-Kunoot means the Takbeer that is said in the third Rakat after Qirat and is done and then Dua-e-Kunoot is prayed [Alamgiri].
"Praise be to Allah, the Sustainer of the Worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Only you do we worship, and only your help we seek
Show us the straight way
The way of those whom you bestowed your Grace,
Those whose (portion) is not wrath
And who go not astray."
"Sub-hana Rabbi-al 'azeem"
“Glorified is my Lord, the Almighty”
"Sami 'allah hu liman hamida.
"Allah listens to him who praises Him"
"Rab-bana lakal hamd"
"Our Lord, praise be for you only”
"Allah u Akbar"
"Allah is the greatest"
“Sub-hana Rabbi yal a'la”
“Glory to Allah, the Exalted"
"At-tahiy-yatu lil-lahi was sala-watu wat-tay
yibatu. As-salamu 'alayka ay-yuhan-nabiy-yu
wa rahma tullahi wa bara-katuhu
As-salamu 'alayna wa'ala 'ibadil-la his-sali-heen”
"All our salutations are for Allah, and prayers, and good
deeds. Peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be on you, O
Prophet. May peace be upon us and on the devout slaves
of Allah.”
“Ash hadu al-la ilaha il-lal lahu
wa ash hadu an-na Muhammadan
'ab-duhu wa rasuluh.”
“I testify that there is no god but Allah
and I testify that Muhammad
is His slave and messenger".
"Allah humma sal-li 'ala Muhammadin
wa 'ala ali Muhammadin,
Kama sal-layta 'ala Ibraheema
Wa'ala ahli Ibraheema
innaka Hameedum Majeed
Allah humma barik 'ala Muhammadin
wa 'ala ali Muhammadin,
Kama barakta 'ala Ibraheema
Wa 'ala ahli Ibraheema
innaka Hameedum Majeed.”
"Oh Allah send your Mercy on Muhammad
and his posterity
as you sent Your mercy on Abraham
and his posterity.
You are the Most Praised, The Most Glorious.
Oh Allah, send your Blessings on Muhammad
and his posterity
as you have blessed Abraham
and his posterity.
You are the Most praised, The Most Glorious".
“Rubbana ‘atayna fi dunya hasanatuh, wa fil
akheratay hasanatuh, wa qina a'zaban nar.”
Our Lord, grant us the good of this world and of the
Hereafter and save us from the torture of the Fire
When beginning salaat, men raise both
hands. The tips of thumbs must touch the earlobes. Palms must be turned
towards the Qibla. Saying of Allahu Akbar (Takbir) begins as the hands
leave the ears and finish as they are folded under the navel.
NOTE:
Women raise their both hands as high as their shoulders and say the
takbir of beginning. Then they put their hands on their chest.
Watch video of Namaz Steps ( Namaz ka Tarika)
There are seven conditions for a salaat to be corrected.
NIYYAT (intention) is made while saying the takbir at the beggining. It is permissible to make niyyat before that, too.
(I)
To make niyyat for salaat means to intend in the heart to perform a
particular Salaat - Its name, time, qibla, to wish to follow the imam
(when performing salaat in jama'at) etc. Such as saying, "I pray two
rakat (or as many required for that time) Fard (if its Fard or say
Sunnat if its Sunnat or say Wajib if its Wajib or Say Nafil if its
Nafil) of Fajr (or whichever Salaat it is) for Allah Ta'ala and facing
towards the Ka'aba."
(ii) Knowledge only, that is, knowing what is to be done will not be niyyat.
(iii) The niyyat made after the takbir of beginning is not correct and that salaat is not acceptable.
(iv)
When making niyyat for prayers that are fard or wajib, it is necessary
to know which fard or wajib they are. For example, it is necessary to
know the name of the fard and to say for instance, "To perform today's
early afternoon prayer (Zuhr)," or, the time's fard." When performing
the salaat of Eid or witr, it is necessary to think of its being wajib
and its name.
(v) It is good (mustahab) but not necessary to make niyyat for the number of rak'ats (cycles).
(vi) When performing a sunnat the niyyat "To perform salaat will suffice."
(vii)
When beginning to worship, saying orally only is not called niyyat.
Worships done without niyyat are not acceptable in all four Madhhabs
(Hanfi, Shaafi, Maliki and Hambali). Thus niyyat is done from the heart.
TAHRIMA
means to say "Allahu Akbar"
When
beginning salaat it is Fard to say Tahrima. No other word to replace it
is acceptable. If the takbir is said too long, like AAllah (with AA
instead of one A) in the beginning or Akbaar (with aa instead of one a)
at the end, salaat will not be accepted. If 'Takbir' is said before the
Imam, salaat will not have started.
QIYAMmeans to stand.
(I) When standing, the two feet must be four finger's width apart from each other.
(ii)
In Fards,Wajibs and in the sunnat of Fajr salaat Qiyam is Fard. It
means a person who is healthy but performs the above mentioned salaat
while sitting, is not acceptable, He must perform all of the mentioned
Salaats with qiyam for his salaat to be accepted.
(iii) He who is
too ill to stand should perform salaat sitting, and if too ill to sit
he should lie down on his back and performs it with his head (by
moving,nodding his head,etc,). A pillow must be put under his head so
that his face will be towards the qibla instead of towards the sky. He
bends his knees, so that he will not stretch his legs towards the qibla.
(iii) As qirat is wajib to recite Surah
Fatiha and to also recite a sura or three ayats in every rak'at of
sunnats and of witr prayer and in the first two rak'ats of the fard.
(iv)
In the fard (prayers of salaat that are obligatory), it is wajib to say
the Fatiha and the other sura at the two first rak'ats. Additionally,
it is wajib to say Surah Fatiha before the sura. Furthermore, it is
wajib to say the fatiha once in every rak'at. If one of these five
wajibs is forgotten, it is necessary to make sajda-e-sahw.
(v) In
the third and the fourth rak'ats of the fard, it is sunnat for the Imam
as well as for a person who performs salaat individually to say the
Fatiha. [Ibni Abidin shami, p 343].
(vi) A settled (resident)
person who follows a traveling one stands up when the imam makes the
salam after the second rak'at,and performs two more rak'ats,but he does
not make the qirat. That is, he does not say the Fatiha or the other
sura. He does not say any prayer as if he were praying salaat behind the
imam.
(vii) In every prayer of salaat except Friday prayer and
Eid prayer, it is sunnat for the imam that the sura he says in the first
rak'at (after the Fatiha) be twice as long as the one he says in the
second rak'at.
(viii) It is makruh to say a sura in the second
rak'at three ayats longer than the sura said in the first rak'at.It is
always wajib to read the suras or ayats from the Qur'an.
(xi) A
person who is too ill to stand, or feels dizzy or has a headache or
toothache or pain in some other part of his body or can not control wind
or bleeding when he stands should perform salaat sitting.
QIRAT:
Means to read (recite) by mouth gently. Reading gently means to read
only as loud as can hear yourself. (I) The recitation is called Jahri,
that is, loud if its heard by people who stand on each side of the
recitor. (ii) It is fard to say an ayat (verse) of the Quran while in
Qiyam (standing) in every Rakat and it must be in the order as they are
written in the Quran. For example one cannot recite Surah Naas in first
rakaat and Surah Ikhlas in second.
RUKU: After
the sura you bend for Ruku whilst saying takbir. (I) In ruku men open
their fingers and put them on their knees. They keep their back and head
leveled in ruku. Also the arms and legs must be straight and then you
say, "Subhana Rabbiyel Azeem" at least thrice. (ii) If the imam raises
his head before you have said it three times you must raise your head
too. You must not wait to complete the recitation thrice. In Ruku women
do not open their fingers, they do not keep their head and back level,
nor their arms and legs straight.
It is sunnat, for the imam as
well as a person who is performing salaat alone, to say 'Sami Allahu
liman hamidah' while straightening up from Ruku. The Jama'at does not
say it. Right after saying it (if praying alone) or upon hearing the
imam recite it (if with jama'at), you must say 'Rab'bana lakal hamd',
and stand upright. Then, saying takbir (Allahu Akbar) start to kneel
down for the Sajdah. First place the right knee and then the left knee,
followed by the right and then left hand on the floor. Finally, the nose
and the forehead bones are placed put on ground.
SAJDAH
(prostration)
(i)
In Sajdah, fingers must be closed (no gap in between fingers), pointing
towards the qibla in line with the ears, and the head must be between
hands. It is fard to put the forehead on something clean, such a clean
stone, clean ground, clean wood or clean cloth and it is wajib to put
the nose down too. It is not permissible to put only the nose on the
ground without a good excuse. It is makruh to put only the forehead on
the ground. Thr nose should be pressured enough so that the bone of nose
feel the ground, its very important to keep in account when perfoming
salat on a soft carpet.
(ii) In sajda, you say, 'Subhana Rabbiyal A'la' at least thrice.
(iii)
It is fard to put two feet or at least one finger of any foot on the
ground. If both the feet are not placed on ground, salaat will be
annulled and not be accepted.
(iv) It is sunnat to bend the toes
and turn them towards the qibla. (v) Men must keep their arms and thighs
away from their abdomen.
(vi) Sajda must be done on the ground
on condition that you will press on them until you feel their hardness,
that is until your forehead cannot move downward any more. Same applies
for the nose. Special precaution is required on this issue when
peroforming salat on a carpet.
(vii) It is written in 'Halabi':
"When going into sajda it is Makruh-e-Tehrimi to pull up the skirts of
your loose long robe or your trousers, and it is Makruh-e-Tehrimi to
fold them before beginning salaat. It is Makruh-e-Tehrimi to perform
salaat with folded sleeves, cuffs or skirt." Special attention is needed
on this issue for the people of India and Pakistan who wear Shalwar and
Kurta. If pulled or folded one must repeat the Salat.
(viii) It
is Makruh to perform salaat with a bare head because of laziness or
without realizing the importance of performing salaat with a covered
head. For, not to cover one's head means to disobey the ayat: "Take your
ornamented clothes and cover yourself for salaat!"
(xi) It is sunnat to wrap a turban (Imama)
around the head whether in white or black color as Rasulullah Salallahu
Alaihi Wasallam used these colours or any other color.
(x) Allama
Ibne Abidin Shami Rehmatullahi Ta'ala Alaih said, "Direction towards
qibla is fard for salaat. That is, salaat is performed by turning
towards the direction of the Ka'aba. Salaat is performed for Allah.
Sajda is done for Allah Ta'ala only, not for the Ka'aba. One who makes
sajdah for the Ka'aba becomes a disbeliever."
QAI'DA-I-AKHIRA:
Means
sitting in the last rak'at. it is fard to sit as long as it takes to
say the Athiyyat, "Atthayyato Lillahe Wassalawato Wat Tayyebato Assalamu
Alaika Ayyohan Nabiyo Wa Rehmatullahe Wa Barakatoh Assalamu Alaina Wa
Ala Ibadillahis Sualaiheen Ashadu An La ilaah illal Laho Wa Ashadu Anna
Mohammadan Abdohoo Wa Rasooloohoo" When sitting, men put their left foot
flat on the ground with it toes pointing towards the right. They sit on
this foot. The right foot should be upright, with the toes touching the
ground and bent and pointing towards the qibla.
NOTE 1: Women
sit by Tawarruk. That is, they sit with their buttocks on the ground.
Their thighs should be close to each other. Their feet should jut out
from the right.
NOTE 2: When you reach at Ashadu An La raise your
index finger of your right hand upward facing about 45 degrees by
closing the fist, and drop it back and spread the hand to its original
position at illal Laho.
KHUROOJ BI SUN'EEHI:
To
signify the completion of prayer by word or action. It means to finish
out prayer by saying or doing something. Salaat is completed by saying,
"Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rehmatullah" First by moving head towards right and
saying it, then towards left and saying it. PRAYER AFTER THE SALAAT:
(i) It is mustahab (good) for the imam to turn right or left or towards the jama'at.
(ii)
It is stated in a hadith, 'If a person says, "Astaghfirullah
Al'azim-il-llazi La ilaha illa Huw-al-hayy-ul-qayyuma Wa Atubu ilayh",
after every prayer of salaat, all his sins will be forgiven.
(iii)
Imam and the followers raise their hands as high as their chest and
pray (Dua) for themselves and for all muslims. A hadith declares,
'Prayers (Dua) sent after the five daily fard will be accepted.'
(Tirmidhi). But the prayers (Dua) must be done with a vigilant heart.
Not with fingers turned towards the qibla, arms not opened apart in the
right-left direction, arms too close to each other, too far forward etc.
(iv)
While saying Dua, the fact is that it is mustahab (good) to say salaat
and salaam upon RasoolAllah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam),
(v) After making your Prayers (Dua), it is sunnat to rub the hands gently on the face. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN PERFORMING SALAAT:
(i)
When beginning to perform salaat, a woman raises both hands up to the
level of her shoulders. While standing she puts her right hand on the
left hand. However, she does not grasp her left wrist the fingers of her
right hand. She puts her hands on her breast. While making ruku, her
hands are placed on the knees, but do not grasp them. She keeps her
fingers close together. She does not keep her legs straight, nor her
back level. While making sajda, she lowers herself, bringing her arms to
her side while she keeps her abdomen placed over her thighs. She sits
on the buttocks, her legs inclined towards right.
(ii) A woman cannot be imam for men. If they follow a man as imam, they should be in last line of the jama'at.
(iii)
While performing salaat in jama'at, if a woman stands besides or in
front of a man, the man salaat will be Fasid (nullified). PAINFUL TORMENT AT THE TIME OF DEATH, IN GRAVE, ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT AND IN HELL.
A
hadith shareef, quoted in the book 'Qurratul'uyun,' declares, "If a
person does not perform salaat though he has no good excuse, Allah
ta'ala will give him fifteen kinds of punishment. Six of them will come
in the world, three will come at the time of death, three will come in
the grave, and three will come when rising from the grave. The six
plagues in the world are:
1-Person who does not perform salaat will not have barakat {blessings} in his life.
2-He will not have the beauty afforded to those who are loved by Allah ta'ala.
3-He will not be given reward for any good he does.
4-His supplications (duas) will not be accepted.
5-No one will like him.
6-Supplications that (other) Muslims invoke for him will do him no good. Kinds of torment he will suffer when dying are:
1-He will expire in an abhorrent, unsightly, repugnant manner.
2-He will die hungry.
3-No matter how much water he has, he will die with painful thirst. Kind of torment he will suffer in the grave are:
1-The grave will squeeze him. His bones will intertwine.
2-His grave will be filled with fire, which will scorch him day and night.
3-Allah
Ta'ala will send a huge snake to his grave. It is not like terrestrial
serpents. It will sting him at every prayer time each day. It will never
leave him alone any moment. Kinds of torment he will suffer after rising are:
1-Angels of torment will drag him to hell will never leave him alone.
2-Allah Ta'ala will meet him with wrath.
3-His
accounts will be settled in a very vehement manner, and he will be
flung into hell. (May Allah save us) On the other hand, we see that one
who performs salaat five times a day his sins are forgiven. As it is
stated in the hadith, RasoolAllah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) asked his
companions: "If there were a river in front of one's house and if he
washed himself in this river five times every day, would there be any
dirt left on him?" We (Jabir bin Abdullah and other sahaba present
there) said, "No, O Rasulallah." Allah's most beloved Prophet (salallahu
alaihi wasallam) said, "Likewise minor sins of those who perform the
five daily prayers are forgiven." Ibn Jawzi (may Allah be pleased with
him) wrote in his tafsir Elmugni: Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased
with him) said that, "When the time of a daily prayer of salaat comes,
Angels say, 'O the sons of Adam, stand up! Extinguish the fire prepared
to burn human beings by performing salaat.
Method of praying Qaza Salahs Quickly
If
someone has missed Salahs in their account. Either one time's or of
many years, they must pray their Qaza as soon as possible. Salah is a
Fard and not forgiven. On the day of judgement Salah will be the first
thing asked about.
For the people who have many years of missed
Salahs. There is a way to pray them quickly. Following instructions have
four exceptions and has all Fards and Wajibs for a complete Salat.
Please pray your Qaza as soon as possible. Even of you could pray one
days Qaza Salahs every day which are only 20 rakahs (3 wajib witr),
please do it. It only takes few mins to perform 20 rakahs according to
the following instructions.
1) In Ruku and
Sajdah instead of reciting "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem" and "Subhaana
Rabbiyal A'la" three times, say it only once. But make sure do not leave
Ruku posture untill the Meem (M) of Azeem has been said properly.
Similarly do not leave the posture of Sajdah until Ala has been said
completely. Just make sure to say these Tasbeehaat properly and do not
rush.
2) In third and four Rakah of Fard Salah
instead of reciting the whole Soorah Fatiha say "Subhan Allah" three
times and go to Ruku, . Make sure "Subhan Allah" has been recited three
times properly, do not rush. This exeption is only for Fard. In third
rakah of Witr it's a must to recite full Soorah Fatiha followed by at
least three ayahs of Quran or a soorah (as we usually do in first and
second rakah). 3) In last Qaidah (when we sit
for Attahyyat) before Salam, after Attahyyat instead of full Durood and
Dua just say, "Allah Humma Salle Ala Sayedena Mohammad Wa Aalihi", then
finish the Salat with Salam. Dua is not a must here.
4) In Witr, instead of full Dua-e-Qunoot just say "Rabbigh Fir Lee" one or three times.
(Fatawa Rizvia, Part 3, Page 622)
Salatul Tasbih - For forgiveness of All Sins
Benefits of Salat-Ul-Tasbih
Our
Beloved Prophet Mohammed (Sallallaho Alihiwa Sallam) said to his uncle
Sayyiduna Abbass (may Allah be pleased with him), "Oh uncle, Shall I not
give you? Shall I not grant you? Shall I not award you? Shall I not do
mercy on you? When you do 10 things Allah will forgive your sins: of the
future and of the past; new and old; those you have forgotten and those
you did knowingly; big and small; hidden and revealed."
Then he
(Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) explained the taught the way to pray
Salatul Tasbih and then said if you can pray this salah once a day, if
you can not pray once a day then every Friday, and even if this is not
possible then once a month and even if this is not possible then once a
year and even if this is not possible then at least once in a lifetime
(Abu Dawood & Tirimzi) How to perform Salatul Tasbih
This
salaat (namaz) is offered in four rakat at a time and can be read in
any part of the day and night besides Zawal and Sunrise and Sunset
makrooh times, keeping in mind the forbidden times for performing Salat
(namaaz). But is is preferred before Zuhr (Fatawa Alamgeeri)
The Tasbih to be read in Salaat-Ul-Tasbeeh:
" Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamdulillahi Wa Laa ilaha illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar "
Method:
Goal is to recite above Tasbih 300 times in Four Rakah with the following method. In the first rakaat, after reading Sana "Subhaana Kallahumma...", read the tasbih 15 times.
Now
recite "Aoozubillah...", "Bismillah...", Then read sura Fatiha and a
Surah or minimum of three small Ayayhs then read the tasbih 10 times
again.
Go to ruku saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar), after
reciting "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem" minimum of three times read the
tasbih 10 times in Ruku.
Saying "Samee Allahu Liman Hamidah Rabbana Lakal Hamdh" get up from ruku to qiyam position.
Now read the tasbih 10 times.
Go
to Sajdah saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar) and after reciting "Subhaana
Rabbiyal A'la" minimum of three times read the tasbih 10 times in
Sajdah.
Now go after first Sajdah go to Jalsa (sitting position)
saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar). Sitting in Jalsa read tasbih 10 times.
Go
to sajda again saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar) and after reciting
"Subhaana Rabbiyal A'la" minimum of three times read the tasbih 10 times
in Sajdah again.
Get up to begin 2nd rakat saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar).
Do
rakah #2 in same fashion, but before reading Bismillah "Bismillah...",
and Surah Fatiha, read the tasbih 15 times. Follow the rest as you did
in first Rakat.
After second Sajdah of Second Rakat sit in Qaidah
Oola (first sitting) read Attahiyat, Durood and Dua then get up for 3rd
rakaat without saying Salam.
Begin third Rakat, just like the first Rakat, with Sana "Subhaana Kallahumma...", read the above tasbih 15 times.
Follow the rest as you did in first Rakat untill you sit for Qaidah Akihra (last sitting) after second sajdah of fourth Rakah.
In Qaidah Akihra Attahiyat, Durood, Dua finish Salah with Salam. Special notes for Salat-Ul-Tasbih:
1) Do not count loudly. It will break Salah
2) Do not count on fingers or by holding a Bead Tasbih in hand. It is Makruh.
3)
You may count by pressing the fingers as a reminder. For example if you
are in Ruku. You me press pinky of your right hand first for the first
count, then the finger next to it for second count, then the middle
finger for third count, following this method untill you reach the pinky
of left hand will give you an exact count of ten. Use the same method
in Qayam, Sajdah and Jalsa.
4) If missed a count then make it up
in the next posture. For example if forgot to recite Tasbih after Surah
in Qayam. Then you may recite Tasbish 20 times instead of 10 in Rukuh
after "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem". Missed Tasbih cannot be recited in
Qayam after ruku and Jalsa between Sajdah. If you missed the Tasbih in
Ruku then recite 20 in the first Sajdah instead of the Qayam after
rukuh. Similarly if missed the Tasbih in first Sajdah then do not make
it up in Jalsa. Instead recite missed tasbih in the second Sajdah. If
Tasbih has been missed in last sajdah of second or fourth Rakah then you
can recite the missed ones before Attahiyat in Qaidah.
5) If you
miss a wajib in Salah and have to do Sajdah Sahaw. You dont have to
recite Tasbih in Sajdah sahoo, since the 300 count has been estalished.
But if you had missed Tasbih in any of the postures and remeber it now.
Then you may recite the missed Tasbih in Sajdah Sahaw now.
6) It
is preferable to recite after Surah Fatiha Sura Takathuur in the first
raka’, Surah Wal A’sr in the second raka’, Surah Kaferoon (qul ya
aiyuhal Kafiroon) in the third and Surah Akhlas (Qul hu Allah-hu ahd) in
the fourth raka’. If one does not remember these surah they can recite
the ones they prefer.
May Allah accept this dua’ (supplication)
for the sake of the trustworthy PROPHET MOHAMMED (Allah’s Grace &
Peace be upon him)
Step 1
Start with a sincere intention to perform the prayers purely for the sake of GOD alone. Say to yourself (in any language) that you intend to offer this Salat [Fajr (Morning), Zuhr (Noon), Asr (Afternoon), Maghrib (Sunset) or Isha (Night) Prayer] and the number of rakats (example- "I intend to offer two Rikat of Fajr prayer for GOD").
This posture is called qiyam (Standing) and it is assumed after having made the intention to pray. Raising both hands up to the ears (palms facing the Qiblah) "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("Allah is the greatest") ("ALLAH sab se badaa hai" ) is said.
Step 2
Next this position is assumed by holding the left hand with the right hand on top and following prayer (al-fatihah) is recited: Al-Fatihah. "Bismillah i rrahman i erraheem. Al humdo lil-lahi rab-bil al ala-meen. Arrahman i rraheem. Maliki yaum i eddeen. Iyyaka nabudu wa iyyaka nasta een. Ihdinas sirata almustaqeem. Siratal lazhina anamta alaihim, ghairil maghdubi alaihim, wa la adhdhaal leen." "In the Name of GOD, The Gracious, The Merciful. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the Worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and you alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those on whom you have blessed, not of those who have deserved wrath, And nor of the strayers."
Step 3
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer"(the back & leg should be perpendicular to each other) this position is assumed as shown in the figure. This position is called ruku (bowing) and the prayers as given are recited (three times). "Subhana rabbiya al azeem" "Glorified is my Lord, the Great" " Mera Rab (yaani ALLAH) her aib(burrayee) se paak hai , azmat waalaa hai ."
Step 4
Then start to stand up saying, "Samee
Allahoo Layman Hamidah"
“Allah listens to him who praises Him" ("ALLAH TAALA ne uski dua sun li jis ne Us ki taareef ki")
and then
- "Rabbana Lakal Hamd"
Start
to say Samee when leaving Rookh (bowing poster) and end with Hameedah
when you are fully errect. Wait a little.
Then having taken this position the second prayer is said: Say; "Allah u Al-kabeer"
Step 5
This position is called sujood (prostration). Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") one prostrates as shown and then the prayer below is said (three times). "Subhana rubbiyal a'ala" "Glory to GOD, the Exalted" "Mera rab her aib(burrayee) se paak , sab se Buland hai" .
Step 6
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") and rising from the Sujood position.
Step 7
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") the sujood position is re-assumed and the prayer below is recited (three times).
"Subhana rubbiyal a'ala"
"Glory to GOD, the Exalted"
This completes one rakat.
Step 8
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") this position of qiyam is assumed once again to begin the second rakah, and the following prayer is recited:
Al-Fatihah.
Step 9
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer", this position is assumed as shown in the figure. This position is called ruku and the prayers as given are recited (three times). "Subhana rabbiya al azeem" "Glorified is my Lord, the Great"
Step 10
While going back to qiyam position the first prayer, as given below, is said. Then having taken this position prayer the second is said:
"Samia Allah u liman hamidah"
"Allah listens to him who praises Him"
"Rabbana wa laka al hamd"
"Our Lord, praise be for you only"
Or just say; "Allah u Al-kabeer"
Step 11
This position is called sujood. Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") one prostrates as shown and then the prayer below is said (three times).
"Subhana rubbiyal a'ala"
"Glorified is my Lord, the Exalted"
Step 12
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") and rising from the sujood position.
Step 13
Saying "Allah u Al-kabeer" ("GOD is the greatest") the sujood position is re-assumed and the prayer below is said (three times).
"Subhana rubbiyal a'ala"
"Glory to GOD, the Exalted"
Step 14
In this posture the following is to be recited: "Tashahud" Ashehadu alla ilaha illa Allah. " I testify that there is no god but GOD"
Step 15
Having said the above mentioned prayers, turning the face to the right. This following prayer is read: "Assalam u a'laikum wa rahmatu Allah".
"Peace and mercy of GOD be on you".
Note: This Salam (Prayer for Peace) is directed to the angels and the muslims to our right and to the left
Step 16
Then turning the face to the left, the prayer above is said again: "Assalam u a'laikum wa rahmatu Allah".
Juma ka din hum Musalmano ke liye EID jaisa darja rakhta hai. Juma ke din ki hui ek neki ka ajr 70 guna badh kar milta hai. Aur ek burai ka Gunah bhi 70 gunah badh kar milta hai. 1. Juma ko gusal zaroor kare. Huzur saw ne farmaya"Jis shakhs ne JUMA ko (paak hone ke bawjood sirf sawaab ki niyat se) gusal kiya to uske agle pichle sab gunah maaf ho jate hain "Ek dusri hadees me hain ki "Juma ka Gusal baalo ki jadon me se bhi Gunaho ko bhi nikal phekta hai" 2. Juma ko Kasrat se Durood padhe. Kyunki Juma ko farishto ki ek jamaat sirf isi kaam me hoti hai ki Huzur saw per padha jane wala DUROOD aap ke paas pahuchati hai. Sabse afzal DURROD IBRAHIM hai. 3. JUMA ko SALAAT-ut-TASBEEH ki namaz bhi padhe. Huzur saw ne farmaya ki "Ye namaz jo padhta hai uske agle-pichle, chote-bade, jaan bijh kar kiye hue aur anjane me kiye hue, sageera aur kabeera, sab Gunah maaf ho jate hain." Aur JUMA ko sab amal ka sawaab 70 guna badh kar milta hai to is ki Fazeelat aur badh jati hai. 4. JUMA ko ASR ki namaz ke baad jo shaks ye DUROOD 80 padhega "ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALAA MUHAMMADIN NABIYIL UMMIYEE WA ALAA AALIHI WASALLIM TASLEEMA" to uske 80 saal ke Gunah maaf honge aur 80 saal ki Ibadat uske aamaal-naame me likhi jaegi. 5. JUMA ko SURA KAHF padhe, Huzur saw ne farmaya "Jo shakhs Juma ko Sura Kahf padhega to agle hafte tak uske saath ek noor rahega jo KAABE tak pahuchta hoga aur agar is dauran DAJJAL nikal aaya to uske fitne se mahfooz rahega" Ek dusri Hadees me hai ki "Jo shakhs JUMA ko SURA KAHF padhega to agle hafte tak ke uske Gunaho ka kaffara ho jaega" ALLAH hum sab ko tofiq de aur zyada se zyada DEEN ki mehnat karne wala banaye. Jumma Namaz Q&A
