1 [Class by Sister Eman al Obaid on Tuesday, 4 th December 2012] Sifat As-Salaat (The Description of the Prayer) http://alhudasisters.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/fiqh3.pdf - Page 66 QIYAAM/STANDING 1- The one who wants to pray stands facing the Qiblah, with the feeling of standing before Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, and (he stands) with humility in his prayer.
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[Class by Sister Eman al Obaid on Tuesday, 4th December 2012]
Whenever a person says Takbeer (‘Allaahu Akbar’) in his prayer, he should
remember that he is magnifying Allah by saying ‘Allah is the Most Great’.
a) And places his hands on his knees spreading his fingers
on it, as if grasping it and stretching his back and
making his head level with it.
One should spread his back and make it level so that if water is poured on
it, it would stay there (not run off). He should not lower or raise his head,
but make it level with his back. His legs should be straight and he should be
looking at the place of prostration (as seen in this picture below).
Not allowed!
It is not allowed to lower or raise his head in the Rukoo’, but make it
level with his back.
b) Then he says (3 times):
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There are other kinds of dhikr/du’aa which may be said in the Rukoo’,
and in all these dhikr/du’aa, the one who is praying praises Allah
Subahanahu wa Ta’ala by glorifying or magnifying Him.
c) Then he (ie; imaam and the one who is praying alone)
rises up/straightens up (from the Ruku’, raising his
hands) saying:
And (when stands up erect/straight) they say:
Rabbana wa laka al-hamd mil'as-samaawaati wa mil'al-'ardhi wa mil’a maa baynahumaa wa mil'a maa shi'ta min shay 'in ba'd. Our Lord, All praise be to you, (A praise that) fills the heavens and the earth and what lies between them and whatever else You please .
They can also say other dhikr/supplications such as:
Not allowed!
Do not raise the hands when saying: “Rabbanaa wa-lakal hamd”
When a person is making Rukoo’ his body is bent and when he rises up
from Rukoo’ and straightens his body to stand, he says: “Sami’Allaahu
liman hamidah” (Allah hears whoever praises Him), as if he is thanking
Allah by praising Him and glorifying Him, knowing that Allah hears and
responds to whoever praises Him.
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The one who is praying praises Allah by glorifying or magnifying Him in
every position in his prayer as he could move from one position to another
in his prayer only due to Allah’s mercy and help and he also praises for all
b) And he places his hands on the ground parallel to the ears or
shoulders, and keeps his fingers together, pointing to the
Qiblah.
c) And he raises his elbows from the ground, and separates his
arms from his flanks, and his stomach from his thighs and he
says (3 times):
He prostrates on seven parts of his body on which the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) commanded to prostrate. They are: the face (including the forehead and nose); the two hands; the two knees; and the edges of the two feet (i.e.the toes).
One should be at ease in sujood, distributing his weight equally on the
parts of the body which should be in contact with the ground during the
sujood. These parts are: the face (including the forehead and nose), the
two hands/palms, the two knees, and the toes of the two feet-
The forehead and the nose should be firmly placed on the ground
The elbows should be away from the ground and the arms should
be separated from the flanks and the stomach from the thighs.
Both the hands should point to the Qiblah with the fingers close to
one another.
And the knees should be firmly placed on the ground with the
feet/heels touching each other and the toes pointing towards the
Qiblah.
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The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If any of you
prostrates, then keep straight and not spread his arms along the
ground like the sitting of a dog.”
d) And he makes a lot of du’aa (supplications) in his sujood.
The closest that a person can be to his Lord is when he is prostrating (i.e. in
his Sujood), and while he is in this lowest position placing his face on the
floor, he says: “Subhaana Rabbiyal A’laa” (Glory is to my Lord, the Most
High -> 3 times) as Allah is the Most High in everything- His Names, His
Attributes, His actions and all). Also he makes a lot of du’aa in his Sajdah
because it is a time when du’aa’ is likely to be answered.
Reciting Qur’aan in Rukoo’ and Sujood is not allowed because of the
hadeeth narrated by Ibn ‘Abbaas (radhiyAllahu ‘anhu) in which the Prophet
(sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Indeed I have been told not to recite
Qur’an in rukoo’ and sujood.” (Reported by Muslim, 738).
4- Then, he raises his head (from the sajdah saying Takbeer/
Allahu Akbar) , and he does not raise his hands.
Sitting between the Two Prostrations/Sajdah
a) And sits in iftiraash (muftarishan), which is to lay his left
leg on its side and to sit (ie; to rest himself) on it while
keeping his right foot erect/upright with its toes facing the
Qiblah.
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(At times, the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sat between the
two sujoods on the heels of his two erect feet and this type of sitting is
known as iq'aa').
b) And places his hands extending on his thighs and his fingers
facing the Qiblah. And he says:
“Rabbi-ghfir-lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, wajburnee, wa’aafinee, warzuqnee, warfa’nee. My Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, support me, protect me, provide for me and elevate me.
[In the above du’aa one can also say: “Allahumma-ghfir-lee (O Allah,
forgive me)……..” instead of “Rabbi-ghfir-lee (My Lord, forgive me)………”]
5- Then he prostates (i.e. makes Sujood) a second time like
the first. Then he rises up (saying Takbeer without raising
hands and stands) for the Second Rak’ah (of his prayer),
and performs it like the first. But he does not recite the
opening du’aa/supplication (in his second Rak’ah).
When he raises his head from the second sujood to get up for his second
rak’ah, he sits for a while and uses his fists to support himself and gets
up while saying the Takbeer.
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In the second rak’ah of the prayer one recites Surat Al-Fatihah, and after
that any other Surah/Chapter from the Qur’an and he makes the second
rak’ah shorter than the first one. Also in the 2nd rak’ah, he does not recite
the invocation which was recited at the beginning of the first rak’ah.
The Isti’aadhah (A’oodhu billahi min ash-shaytaanir-rajeem) is likely to
be recited only in the first rak’ah before the recitation of Surat Al-
Fatihah and not in every rak’ah of the prayer. And Allah knows best.
AT-TASHAHHUD AL-AWWAL /THE FIRST TASHAHHUD
6- When he is done with his first two Rak’ahs, he sits for At-
7- Then he rises up (to stand) if the prayer is more than 2
Rak’ahs, and raises his hands with the Takbeer. And he
does not recite anything except Surat Al-Fatihah in the
remaining Rak’ahs (of the prayer).
So when getting up for the third rak’ah after the First Tashahhud, one
should raise his hands, while saying the Takbeer.
In the last Rak’ah of the Maghrib prayer and the last two Rak’ahs of
Dhuhr, ‘Asr and ‘Ishaa’ prayers, one does not recite anything except
Surat Al-Fatihah.
AT-TASHAHHUD AL-AKHEER/THE FINAL TASHAHHUD
8- And he sits in Tawarruk/Mutawarrikan, for At-Tashahhud
Al-Akheer (Final Tashahhud) and he says more words than
what he said in Tashahhud Al-Awwal (First Tashahhud):
Sitting for the Final Tashahhud (Mutawarrikan)
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At the end of the Final Rak’ah of the prayers which are prayed in more
than 2 rak’ahs/units (e.g. Maghrib, ‘Isha, Dhuhr & ‘Asr that has 2
Tashahhuds), one sits for the Final Tashahhud in the position of
Tawarruk/ Mutawarrikan, resting on his left thigh with his left leg under
his right and keeping his right foot upright. He places his hands on his
thighs and he folds his right hand in the same way he did in his First
Tashahhud and points its index finger towards Qiblah. He looks at it and
moves it while saying the supplications. He begins with what he said in
his First Tashahhud (i.e. “At-Tahiyyatu lillaahi…..(till) ’abduhu wa
Rasooluhu) and then after that he says:
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Sending Blessings to the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه وسلم)
9- Then he says:
Invocation before ending the prayer/Tasleem
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Seeking refuge from four things
Before Tasleem we should seek refuge in Allah from four things: Punishment of the Hell-Fire Punishment of the grave Trials of life and death Evil of the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal/Antichrist)
When one is pointing his index finger in the direction of the Qiblah in the
Tashahhud, he intends to affirm the Oneness of Allah and to affirm his
exclusive devotion to Him.
It is proven that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to point
with his index finger and move it during the Tashahhud when praying.
Hadith: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “It is harder on the Shaytaan than iron,” meaning the index finger. [This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al Albaani in Sifat Salaat an-Nabi (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), p. 159. Reference: http://www.islamqa.info/en/ref/11527/moving%20the%20index%20finger
The scholars differed concerning the matter that whether one should move
his index finger or not while pointing it during the Tashahhud. However, if
one decides to move his index finger or not, based on his conviction of what
the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) may have done, then there is
nothing wrong in doing so as long as he thought to follow him (sallAllahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) and took the appropriate means to do so.
The Prophet (SallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Pray as you have seen me praying.” [Bukhaari]. (This is addressed to both men and woman.) -And Allah knows best
The one who is praying sits for the Final Tashahhud (Tashahhud Al-
Akheer) in the position of Tawarruk/Mutawarrikan only in those prayers
which are prayed in more than 2 rak’ahs/units (e.g. Maghrib, ‘Isha, Dhuhr
& ‘Asr that has 2 Tashahhuds). So for the Fajr prayer and the Sunnah
prayers which are prayed in 2 rak’ahs/units (and has only one Tashahhud),
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he sits for the Tashahhud in the position of Iftiraash/Muftarishan as he did
in the First Tashahhud (Tashahhud Al-Awwal) mentioned above.
TASLEEM (SAYING SALAAM AT THE END OF THE PRAYER)
10- Then he makes Tasleem to his right side (saying):
“Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah" (Peace and the
Mercy of Allah be upon you) and then to his left as well.
After completing the prayer and making the Tasleem, one says:
And then he also says the other dhikr/supplications that are recommended
to recite after completing the prayer.
In the Salaah (prayer) one can make du’aa while he is in two positions- In Sajdah & In the Final Tashahhud before making the Tasleem (i.e. before ending the prayer)
Actually the whole Salaat (prayer) is a form of du’aa (invocations or
supplications).
When saying du‘aa’/supplications after the obligatory prayers, it is not
Sunnah to raise the hands, whether that is done by the imam, ma’moom or
munfarid. Rather that is bid’ah, because it was not narrated that the
Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) or any of his companions
(radhiyAllahu ‘anhum) did that.
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The Committee was asked about raising the hands for du’aa’ after the five daily prayers – is it proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) raised his hands or not? If it is not proven is it permissible to raise the hands after the five daily prayers or not? They replied: It is not proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) raised his hands in du’aa’ after the obligatory prayers as far as we know so raising them after the salaam of an obligatory prayer is contrary to the Sunnah. Fataawa al-Lajnah 7/104 Reference: http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21976
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Let me mention here the Aayah from the Qur’an which our dearest teacher
reminds us every time while discussing the matters or issues during the class-
It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every act of obedience to Allah, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masakin (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and gives the Zakat, and who fulfill their covenant when they make it, and who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.) in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting (during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and they are Al-Muttaqun (the pious). [Surat Al-Baqarah, 2:177]
May Allah grant us the beneficial knowledge and the best guidance and help us to
perform our Salaat (prayers) and all our acts of worship in the best manner and
may He make us among His righteous slaves. May Allah forgive our sins and