How to pray ? (The Right Way To Pray(

The Right Way To Pray

1- Takbeer

The First step to enter the prayer is Takbeer .. the prophet
peace be upon him used to say:

Allaahu Akbar
This means: Allah is the greatest

Notes :
1- You should raise your hands with the takbeer. Look at the picture
2- Then you should place your right arm on you left arm and place it overy our chest.
3- You should place the right arm on the back of your left palm, wrist and forearm
4- Then you should incline your head during prayer and fix your sight towards the ground ... as the Prophet peace be upon him do...
5- Be careful: When you start to pray don't look at the sky because it is forbidden as the Prophet peace be upon him said :" People must refrain from looking up at the sky in prayer, or their sight will not return to them (and in one narration: or their sight will be plucked away)

2- Opening Supplications

2- Allah humma ba'id baynee wa bayna khatayana kama ba'adta baynal mashriqi wal maghribi, Allah humma naq-qinee min khatayaya kama yunaq-qath thuwabul abyadu minad danasi , Allah hum maghsilnee min khatayaya bil maee wath thalji wal bardi
This means: O Allaah! Separate me (far) from my sins as you have separated (far) the East and West. O Allaah! Cleanse me of my sins as white cloth is cleansed from dirt. O Allaah! Wash me of my sins with water, ice and snow.

3- Recitation of Suratul Fatiha

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The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to say:
- A'uzu bil-llahi minash shayta nir-rajeem
This means: I seek refuge with Allaah from the Evil One, the Rejected

1- Bisimllah hir-rahman nir-raheem
This means: In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

2- Alhamdu lil-lahi rab-bil 'alameen
This means: Praise is only for Allah, Lord

3- Ar-Rahma nir-raheem
This means: The Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

4- Maliki yawmid-deen
This means: Master of the Day of Judgment

5- Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een
This means: You alone we worship and u to you alone we pray for help

6- Ihdinas siratal mostaqeem
This means: Show us the straight way

7- Siratal lazeena an'amta 'alayhim ghayril maghdubi 'alayhim walad dal-leen
This means: The way of those whom you have blessed .. Who have not desrved your anger, Nor gone astray
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Ameeen
This means: Oooh Allah please accept

After completing his recitation, the prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would pause for a moment, then raise his hands in the way described earlier , say takbeer
Allaahu Akbar

Notes :
1- You should raise your hands with the takbeer. Look at the picture
2- Be careful: When you start to pray don't look at the sky because it is forbidden as the Prophet peace be upon him said :" People must refrain from looking up at the sky in prayer, or their sight will not return to them (and in one narration: or their sight will be plucked away)

Then .. you make Ruku' and say :
Subhana Rabbi yal azim
This means: How Perfect is my Lord, the Supreme!

Note :
The Prophet said : Verily, I have indeed been forbidden from reciting the Qur'aan in rukoo' or sujood. In the rukoo', therefore, glorify the Supremity of the Lord, Mighty and Sublime, in it; as for the sujood, exert yourselves in supplication in it, for it is most likely that you will be
answered ..so it is forbidden to read Quran in Rukoo' or Sujood

The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would straighten up his back out of rukoo', saying :

Sami' Allah hu liman hamidah
This means: Allaah listens to the one who praises Him

Then .. while he is still standing he would say :
Rab-bana wa lakal hamd
This means: Our Lord, to You be all Praise

Note : When you Straightening up from Rukoo': you would raise your hands like what we discribed early in the Takbeer.

8-Prostration (The sujud):

The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would say
takbeer: Allaahu Akbar
This means: Allah is the greatest

& go down into sajdah saying :
Subhana Rabbi yal a'la
This means: How Perfect is my Lord, the Most High

Note :1- You should say Subhana Rabbi yal a'la three times on each Sujud .
2- The right postion of Sujud:
a)You would support yourself on your palms [and spread them]
b)put his fingers together
c)point them towards the qiblah
d)Make your nose touch the ground cause the prophet said : There is no prayer for the one whose nose does not feel as much of the ground as the forehead
e)Put your knees and toes down firmly and point with the front of the toes towards the qiblah and put your heels together and keep your feet upright.
f)These are the seven limbs on which he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would prostrate: the palms, the knees, the feet, and the forehead and nose.

9-Rising from Sajdah:

The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would raise his head from prostration while saying :

Allaahu Akbar
Then you will sit in a specific postition and say:

Rabb ighfirlee wa irhamnee
This means: O my Lord! Forgive me, and have mercy on me

Note :1- The right position of sitting down:
The Prophet peace be upon him would lay his left foot along the ground and sit on it [relaxed].
2- You should stay a while in this sitting, cause the prophet peace be upon would sit straight on his left foot, upright, until every bone returned to its position.

10-The second Sajdah:

The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would say takbeer:
Allaahu Akbar
This means: Allah is the greatest

& go again to Sujud postition saying :
Subhana Rabbi yal a'la
This means: How Perfect is my Lord, the Most High

Note :1- You should say Subhana Rabbi yal a'la three times on each Sujud .
2- The right postion of Sujud:
a)You would support yourself on your palms [and spread them]
b)put your fingers together
c)point them towards the qiblah
d)Make your nose touch the ground cause the prophet said : There is no prayer for the one whose nose does not feel as much of the ground as the forehead
e)Put your knees and toes down firmly and point with the front of the toes towards the qiblah and put your heels together and keep your feet upright.
f)These are the seven limbs on which he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would prostrate: the palms, the knees, the feet, and the forehead and nose.

11- The Second Rak'a:
The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to say Faatihah which we teach you how to say it in step number 3

& then do all the steps which the prophet peace be upon him did in the first Rak'a

Note :When you rise up from Sujud to the second Rak'a you can rise up supporting one self with hand . Take a look at this video

12- The First Tashahud:
The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would sit for Tashhud after finishing the second rak'ah and say :

At-Tahiy-yatu lil-lahi was-salawatu wat-tay yibatu, As-Salamy 'alika ay-yuhan-nabiy-yu wa rahma tullahi wa barakatu, As salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadil-la his-saliheen , Ash hadu al la ilaha illal lahu, wa ash hadu an-na Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh

This means: All compliments, all physical prayer , and all monetary worship are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be on us and on all righteous slaves of Allah . I bear witness that no one is worthy of worship except Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him ) is his slave and Messenger.

Note :1- What is the right sit position in The first Tashahud? : In the Fajr there is only one Tashahud so it there is no first or second Tashahud so in the first Tashahud on the other prayers and in Al-Fajr Tashahud you would sit as you are setting between the two sujud, but if you can't sit in this way you can sit in any way you can, but this is the way the prophet used to sit.
2-While reading : " Ash-hadu .......... to : Abduhu wa rasuluh" a person should raise the index finger of the right hand slightly and returt it previous position after he had finished saying it.

13- The Second Tashahud

The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would sit for the second Tashhud after finishing the last rak'ah and would say the first Tashuhud which is in step 12 and then say :

Allah humma sal-li 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammadin, Kama sal-layta 'ala Ibraheema wa 'ala aali ibraheema innaka hameedum majeed, wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammadin, Kama barakta 'ala Ibraheema wa 'ala aali ibraheema innaka hameedum majeed

This means: O Allah, send Grace and Honour on Muhammad (peace be upon him) and on the family and true followers of Muhammad (peace be upon him) just as you sent Grace and Honour on Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and on the family and true followers of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Surely, you are praiseworthy, The Great . O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad (peace be upon him) and on the family and true followers of Muhammad (peace be upon him) just as you sent blessings on Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and on the family and true followers of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Surely, you are praiseworthy, The Great .

Note :1- What is the right sitting position in The second Tashahud ? : In the prayers like Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and 'eisha, in the last rak'a you should sit in a position called "Iftirash" click here to see how you can sit in this position ... but if you can't sit in this way you can sit as you feel comfortable ..
2-While reading : " Ash-hadu ...... to : Abduhu wa rasuluh" a person should raise the index finger of the right hand slightly and returt it previous position after he had finished saying it.

14-Salution of Peace (The Tasleem):

Next, The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would salute to his right saying:

As-Salamu 'alikum wa Rahmatul lah
This means: Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah.

Next, The prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would salute to his left saying:

As-Salamu 'alikum wa Rahmatul lah
This means: Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah

ma sha Allah
how nice is this topic May Allah bless you
and gather us in Paradise

so many thanks for this great effort
may it be forgiveness of your sins
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