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by:
Researched
and
Renearched
andEdited
Editedby:

Mohammed
Abdul Karim
KarimSaqib.
Mohammed
Abdul
Saqib.

Translated
by:
by:
Translated
Ijaz
Saqib.
ljazBegum
Begum
Saqib.

FOREWORD
FOREWORD
Salat in
There
books dealing
dealing with the
There are
are many
many books
the Subject
Subiectof Salat
lvell written
both
Many of these
Arabic and
thesebooks
books are
are well
both Arabic
Urdu. Many
and Urdu.
provide an
and
view of
informative and
and provide
an informative
and comprehensive
comprehensiveview
performed according
teachhow Salat
the teachbe performed
Salat should
according to the
should be
(SAW). Unfortunately~.
Muhammad (SAW).
ings
ings of Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
there
Unfonunately( there
in
are
in English
which deal
are very
very few
few books
Englishwhich
subjectin
books in
deal with the
the subject
the
way.
The books,
the same
same informative
informativeand
books,
and comprehensive
comprehensive
way.The
which do exist,
which
three main
main disadvantages.
disadvantages.
exist, have
havethree
Firstly, literature
Englishis
is
Firstly,
literature concerning
in English
concerningSalat
Salat available
availablein
points in
either
either so
so brief that it does
does not cover
essentialpoints
cover essential
nearly enough
nearly
is so
that it
enough detail,
detail, or it is
so bulky
bulky and
and detailed
detailedthat
quick reference,
becomes difficult to use
esbecomes
reference,and
and es~
use it for quick
points may
get lost
sential
detail.
sentialpoints
lost in
in the
the unnecessary
may get
detail.
unnece$sary
quality of direct
Secondly,
Secondly,the
direct
the Salat
Salat lacks
lacksthe
the quality
the text of the
research from
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
research
from the
zunnah of the
the Prophet
the sunnah
(SAW). There
with(SAW).
There are
also books
books which
which contain
are also
materialwithcontain material
out any
any reference
referenceto the
the original
originalsources.
sources.
Thirdly, the
the majority
accordmajority of books
books have
have been
been written according to the
ing
the views
views held
held by certain
certain schools
schoolsof thought
thought and
and for
peoplehesitate
reasonsome
this reason
this
hesitateto follow them.
some people
them.

literaturein
Because
in
Becauseof these
weaknesses
in English
English
theseweaknesses
in existing
existingliterature
prgduce a medium
we felt that the
we
the need
need existed
existed to prpduce
medium sized
sized
book on
book
on Salat
would approach
approachthe
Salat which
which would
the subject
according
subjectaccording
(SAW). The
Prophet Muhammad
to
io the
the teachings
teachingsof the
the Prophet
Muhammad(SAW).
The
Prophet,himself,
Prophet,
himself,said,
said,
"Pray as
you have
praying."
"Pray
as you
haveseen
seenme
me praying."
Such a book
book needs
needs.to
Such
to contain
contain all
detailsof
all the
the essential
essentialdetails
Salat without being
Salat
being'too
too bulky
bulky or complicated
that the
the
complicatedso
so that
journey or at
readercan
can use
reader
referenceon a journey
use it as
as a point 01
oJ reference
home.
home.
ft was
was also
felt that
also fE~lt
that a comprehensive
It
comprehensivebook
book on
Salat in
in
on Salat
English would
would be
be useful
English
useful for converts
converts to Islam
lslam and
and for
youth brought
Muslim youth
brought up
Muslim
in this
up in
this country.
country. Keeping
Keeping in

needs of our brothers

brothers and
and sisters
sisters every
every effort
effort has
has
mind the needs
been made
made to produce
produce this book in simple
simple and
and easy
easy
been
language.
language.
During our research
research we sometimes
sometimes found that differences
differences
During
practices in various
prayer
various prayer
occurred between
established practices
occurred
between established
books.
these circumstances
circumstances we referred
authentic
referred to authentic
books. In these
(SAW), so
hadiths
of the Prophet
so that the
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (SAW),
hadiths of
possible.This
points could
points
could be
be clarified
clarified as
as much
as possible.
This was,
was,
much as
because,
for a true Muslim
there is
is no greater
greater proof for
Muslim there
because, for
practices
hadiths and
settling arguments
arguments than
than authentic
authentic hadiths
and practices
settling
(SAW).
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad(SAW).
of Prophet
We hope
Allah will accept
accept this
this humble
humble attempt bebeWe
hope that Allah
cause
and help
help we
we would never
never have
have
without his
his support and
cause without
been
been able
abfe to do this work.
Finally
and sisters
sistersto study
Muslim brothers
brothers and
study
Finally we
we ask
ask all
all our Muslim
lf anyone
the text and
anyone
according to it. If
strive to pray according
and to strive
be against
finds
sunnah
againstthe sunnah
finds anything
anything unacceptable
unacceptableor to be
(SAW) we
grateful if they wo!!ld
of the Prophet
worrld
Prophet (SAW)
we would be
be grateful
inform us.
us.

Muhammad
Abdul Karim
Muhammad
Abdul
KarimSaqib
Saqib

CONTENTS
c0ilrEilrs
Pages
Pages

Foreword
............................. 5
Foreword
0
Notes
.............................. t10
Notes
. . . .12
.t2
..............................
Chapter One
. . . .12
.t2
Before doing Wudu
Wuqu (Ablution)
..............................
Before
. . . .I12
.2
..............................
(Siwak)
Tooth Stick (Siwak)
J2
..............................12
Niyat for Wuflu
Wuc;lu (Ablution)
Niyat
. . . .12. r 2
..............................
Actions of
of wudu (Ablution)
(Ablution)
Actions
, . . . .I13
.3
..............................
Special facilities
facilities in Ab.ution.
Ab.ution.
Special
. . . .I13
.3
.
Du'a at the end
end of
of Ablution
Ablution
Du'i[
4
.............................. l14
Tayammum
r6
.............................. 16
Two
Chapter Two
. . . . .16
I6
..............................
of $alat
~alat (Prayer)
(Prayer)
Time of
,
.
.
.
..t7
..............................
17
Player
for PraYer
Forbidden Times for
.
.
.
.
l
.8
..............................
18
(PraYer)
~alat (Prayer)
Place for $alat
Place
l
8.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..............................
18
(Prayer)
Dress
Dressfor ~alat
$alat (Prayer)
.
.
.
.
I
.
9
..............................
19
(Prayer)
Types
of
$alat
(Prayer)
Types of $alat
.
.
.
.
I
.
9
..............................
19
FarQ
or
Obligatory
Pra}er
ObligatoryPraPr
Far{
l
9
.
.
.
,
.
..............................
19
Nafl Prayer
Prayer
, . . .20
..20
(conPulsory) ..............................
Sunnat
Mu'akkadah(canpulsory)
SunnatMu'akkadah
20
.............................. 20
Nafl (extra)
(extra) Prayer
PraYer
22
.............................. 22
Number
Rakats
Number of Rakats
22
..............................22
Chapter
Three
Three
Chapter
23
Story of Azan
..............................23
Aian
23
The
.............................. 23
Muai2in
The Muazzin
24
Text
.............................. 24
the Aian
of the
Text of
Azan
24
.............................. 24
Fajr
for Fajr
Aian for
Listening
25
.............................. 25
Aian
to the
the AZan
Listeningto
25
.............................. 25
Dariidafter
A2an
the Azan
Danidafter the
26
Du"a
..............................26
the Azan
Aian
after the
Du'ii after
26
..............................26
lqamat
lqamat
Text
Iqamat
of Iqamat
Text of

Chapter
. . . 28
..28
Four
ChapterFour
'Sutra
. . . 28
..28
'Sutra
.
.
.
..28
Qiblah
28
Qiblah
. . . 28
..28
Intention
(NiYat)
Intention(Niyat)
.....29
Talcbir
29
Tahrimah
TakbirTahrimah
. . . 29
..29
Folding
hands
Foldingof hands
.
.
.
..29
.Recitation
before
Fatihah
29
Fatihah
before
Recitation
. . . 30
..30
Ta'awwuz
Ta'awwuz
30
'fasmiah
.....30
fasmiah
. . . 31
. .I3
Surah
Fatihah
SurahFatihah
Recitation
32
FatihahBehind
Recitationof Surah
Bdrindan
an Imam
Imam ..-.-.32
SurahFatihah
Ameen
. . . .32
.32
Ameen
.........-....-.33
Recitation
33
Recitationafter
Fatihah ._
after Surah
SurahFatihah
34
Ruku
(&owing)
Ruku (J,owing)
Du'as
in
Ruku
35
Du'as Ruku
(standing
................36
36
Qawman
after
Rukfr)
afterRukii)
Qawman(standing
Du'as
in
Qawmah
37
.
.
.
.
.37
Du'is Qawmah
.....38
First
Sajdah
.38
First Sajdah
. . . .38
.38
Du'as
Du'[s in Sajdah
Sajdah
(sittingbetween
.....39
Jalsah
.39
Sajddrs)
two Sajdcbs)
Jalsah(sitting
betweentwo
.....40
Second
40
Sajdalt
Second Sajdah
.........40
Jalsah-e-Istarahat
(sitting
40
(sittingfor
for rest)
rest)
Jalsah+-Istarahat
Second
40
.....40
Rakat
SecondRakat
Tashahud
40
.....40
Tashahud
................41
.41
Standing
up for
up
for third
Rakat
third Rakat
Standing
................42
(Darfid)
~alat Alan-Nabi
-.
.42
Alan-Nabi(Dariid)
$alat
(Darfrd)
........42
Du'as
~a1at Alan-nabi
.42
Du'5safter
after$alat
Alan-nabi(Dari"xl)
Ending
45
Fnding the
the Prayer
Prayer
Du'as
.45
Du'6s after Salutation
Chapter Five
48
Witr Prayer
Prayer
.48
Witr
Witr PraYer
of Rakat of
ofWitr
Prayer
48
Number of
Time of Witr Prayer
Prayer
49
Time
Pray Witr
49
How to Pray
How
Du'i Qunfit
Quniit in witr Prayer
Prayer
50
Du'i
................50
Text of Du'E
Du'i Qunilt
50
.................5
511
Jumah (Friday
(Friday Prayer)
Prayer)

Jumah
..---...........51
Importance of Friday
Friday Prayer
Prayer
51
Importance
Prayer
for
lriday
Importance
of
Cleanliness
Iriday
Prayer
51
.....51
lmportanceof Cleanliness
...-............52
Going
early
to
Friday
Prayer
52
Prayer
Goingearly Friday
Prayer before
before Jumalt
Jumah
52
Prayer

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Listeningto Khutbah
Khutbah (Sennon
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Fint Takbir
l-akbir
Du'as
Du'Esof starting
starting
Surah
Fatihah
Surah Fatihah
Recitation
Surah
Recitationof aa Surah
Second
Takbir
Second
Third
Third Takbir
Takbir
Du'as
Du'frsof Janazah
Janazah
Ending
Ending the
the Janazah
JanazahPrayer
Prayer
Takbir
Fourth Takbir
PrayerDuring
Prayer
During aa Journey
Journey
Whento shorten
When
Prayers
shortenand
combinePrayers
and combine
journey
D-uration
Duration of journey
journey
Natl
Nafl Prayer
on aa journey
Prayeron
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the Transliteration
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adoptedto
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sounds
of
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sounds
of the
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the Arabic
Arabic language.
language.
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lengthening of
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Abbreviations
Abbrwirtionr
Thefollowing
following
The
abbreviations
have
been
used
ininthis
abbrwiations
been
have
used
thisbook.
book.

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11
11

Chcrpter I
Chapter
B E F O HDOING
D
EO I N G
WIJOU
BEFORE
WUQU
goto
someone
needs
to go
to the
Iflf someone
needs
to
thetoilet,
toilet,he
heshould
usethe
thetoilet
toiletand
anddo
do
shoulduse
before
istanja
doingwudu.
wudu.
istanja
before
doing
A B L U T IN
O
ABLUTION
( T OO T H- S T I C K )
S I W A K(TOOTH--STlCK)
SIWAK
goodpractice
practice
to clean
ItIt isis aa good
to
or
cleanthe
theteeth
teethwith
with aa tooth-stick,
tooth-stick,
or aa toothtoothperforming
brushbefore
beforeperforming
you can
brush
wudu.
wudu.In
In this
thisway
way you
canavoid
many
avoidmany
whichare
diseases
arecaused
by unclean
caused
diseases
which
by
teeth.
unclean
teeth.
(R.A.)reported
mentioned
As
in
Allah's
messenfu mentioned
in the
thehadith
hadithAisha
Aisha(R.A.)
reported
Allah's
messen'The use of a tooth-stick is a means of purifying
geras
assaying:saying:ger
''The
the
useof a tooth-stick
is a means
of purifying
the
pleasing
mouthand
andisis pleasing
to the
the Lord
Lordas
aswell"
well"
mouth
to
)
(Ahmad.
(Ahmad.
Oarmi,
Nisai..l
0armi,and
andNisai
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
Muhammad
"lf I wouldn't
Prophet
Muhammad
(S.A.WJ
also
alsosaid:wouldn'thave
said:-"If
havefelt
felt
peopleI would
diffic,ult
that itit isis difficult
for my
my people
woufd have
that
for
them
haveordered
ordered
themto
to use
useaa
prayer,that
tooth-stickwith
with every
tooth-stick
everyprayer,
that is,
is, before
beforedoing
doingeach
wudu.So"
eachwuQu.
So,
(S.A.W.).
muslims
shouldalways
muslims
should
try
(S.A.W.).
always
try to
fulfilthis
thiswish
Prophet
to fulfil
wishof
of our
ourProphet
(N|YAT)
IGN T E N T | 0 N
M A K T N INTENTION
MAKING
FOR
F 0 RWUI}U
W U g U(NIYAT)
Beforestarting
startingthe
the actions
actions0o wu{u
Before
wu~u it is
is necessary
necesaryto
t0 make
makeniyat.
niyat.
Make
Make Niyat
Niyat that
that the
the act
act of
of performing
performing wuf,u
wu~u is
for the
the purpose
purpose of
is for
purity
purity onfy.
only. Niyat
Niyat should
should be
be made
made in
in the
the heart
heart because
because it is
is an
an action
action
of
of the
the heart
heart and
and not
not of
of the
the tongue.
tongue.
Niyat
Niyat by
by words
words is
is not
not approved
approved by
by Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.l.
(S.A.W.).
Then
Then start
start the
the wu{u
wu~u by
by saying:saying:- Bismillbh
Bismillah hir-ra[rma
hir-ra~ma nir-raheem
nir-raheem
(ln
(In the
the name
name of Allah,
Allah, most
most graciou$,
gracious, most
most merciful)"
merciful)
II

FORMIIIIG
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PER
PERFORMING
ABLUTION.
ACTIO]tIS
A8
LUTIOI{.
l.
1. Wash
Wash the
the hands
hands up
up to the
the wrist
wrist making
making sure
sure that
that n0
no part
part of the
the
hands
hands is
is left
left dry.
dry.
2.
2. Rinse
Rinse the
the mouth
mouth taking
taking up
up water
water w;th
with the
the right
right hand.
hand.
3.
3. Clean
Clean the
the nose:
nose: sniff
sniff water
water up
up from
from the
the right
right palm
palm and
and then
then eject
eject
water
water with
with the
the left
left hand.
hand.
122
1

a.
4. {ash
Wash the
the face,
face, from
from ear
ear to -eat,
ear, and
and forehead
forehead to chin
chin making
making sure
sure
that
that no
no part
part of the
the face
face is
is left
left dry.
dry.

5. Then
Then rvash
wash the
the forearms
forearms (right
(right forearm
forearm first)
first) up
up to the
the elbou,s
elbows
5.
making sure
sure that
that no
no part
part of them
them is
is left
left dry.
dry.
making
6.Rub
the head
head as
as follows:follows:Rubthe
6.
Wet your
your fingers
fingers and
and then
then wipe
wipe the
the head
head with
with your
your fingerqnstarting
fingers,starting
Wet
from the
the forehead,
forehead, taking
taking them
them to
to the
the nape
nape of the
the neck,
neck, then
then
from
bring them
them back
back to
to the
the forehead.
forehead.
bring
7.
7. Clean
Clean the
the ean
ears by
by inserting
inserting the
the tips
tips of the
the index
index fingers
fingers wetted
wetted with
with
unter
water into
into the
the ears,
ears, twist
twist them
them around
around the
the foids
foids of the
the ears
ears then
then
pass
pass the
the thumb
thumb behind
behind the
the ears
ears from
from the
the bottom,
bottom, upwards.
upwards.
*Washthe
(right foot
8.
makingsure
sure
to the
the ankles
anklesmaking
the feet
feet (right
fint) up
up to
8. *Wash
foot first)
toes.
the toes.
that
parts of the
between the
betrueen
left dry,
dry, especially
that no
no parb
the feet
feetare
areleft
especially
* S P E C I AFACILITIES
*SPECIAL
ABLUTION
IS
il A
FLA C I L I T I EIN
BLUTIOT{

Rubbing
the
Eubbingthe
the socks
handsinstead
insteadof washing
the feet;
feet;
with wet
wet hands
washing
sockswith
allowed,
provided that
been put
put on
perfonr',lg
,rg
allowed,provided
havebeen
afterperfonr'
that the
the socks
sockshave
0n after
an
washing
the
for
an ablution,
ablution,including
feet.This
Thisis
hours
including
washing
the feet.
is allowed
for 24
24 hours
aflowed
person
from
and
3 days
is
on a journey.
journey.
fromthe
the time
for3
timeof
of ablution,
daysif the
isona
ablution,
andfor
theperson
After
Similarly
if there
After this
thistime
feetmust
time the
the feet
bewashed.
washed.
thereis
isa wound
wound
mustbe
Similarly
pars of the
ablution,and
in
in
in any
bodywhich
washed
in ablution,
any parts
whichhas
hasto
to be
bewashed
andif
the body
particularpart
part isis likely
permisible
washing
that
is permissible
washing
likelyto
harm,it is
that particular
t0 cause
causeharm,
to wipe
wipethe
thedressing
thewound
dressing
of the
to
of
woundwith
witha wet
wethand.
hand.
HADITH
HAOITH
(S.A.W.)performed
"Prophet(S.A.W.)
performed
Mughira
bin
ablution
ablution
Mughira
binshu'bah
said, "Prophet
shu'bahsaid,
and
andwiped
wipedover
hissandals."
sandals."
overhis
andhis
hissocks
socksand
(Ahmad,
(Ahmad,
Tirmizi,
and
andIbn
lbn Majah).
Maiah).
Dawild,
Tirmizi,Abu
Abu Dawud,
performed
Muhammad
Each
by
Muhammad
by Prophet
Prophet
detailof
hasbeen
beenperformed
of ablution
ablutionhas
Eachdetail
(exceptrubbing
(S.A.W.)once,
and
(S.A.W,)
of head
headand
times(except
rubbingof
threetimes
once,twice
0r three
twice or
bb done
doneonce).
cleaning
of
ears,
i.e.
actions
6
and
7
should
and
only be
once).
actions
shouldonly
cleaningof ears,i.e.
(S.A.W.)tapproval
we
Since
we
meetProphet
Prophet(S.A.W,}'s
approval
methodsmeet
the above
abovemethods
Sinceall
all the
can
once,
performablution
by doing
doingthe
theactions
0r three
threetimes.
times.
once,twice
twiceor
ablutionby
canperform
actions
parthas
drY.
provided
that
provided
beenleft
left dry.
hasbeen
that no
no Dart
grand'
quotinghis
hisgrandAmr
quoting
theauthority
of his
fatheron
on the
authorityof
hisfather
bin Shuaib,
Shuaib,
Amr bin
"lf anyone
father
(S.A.W.)
said,
Muhammad
anyone
ProphetMuhammad
said,"If
that Prophet
fathernarrated
narratedthat
{S.A.W.)
donewrong,
wrong,
timesrhe
hasdone
performs
actions
has
performs
morethan
than3 times,he
ablutionmore
actionsof
of ablution
transgressed,
and
wickedly.
anddone
donewickedly.
tramgresed,
(Nisai,
(Nisai,
Ibn
lbn Majah)
Majah)

DU'A
T H EEND
A T THE
O FABLUTION
ABLUTIOT{
E i l DOF
O U ' AAT
"Ashhadu
"Ash
aha
anIii
haduan
l5iIitaha
iIIallahu
lahu
illalldhuwah
rmhdahu
dahuIfshareeka
lf shareeka
lahfi
13
13

wa
atrna
haduan-na
ashhadu
waash

'abduhE
wa
Muhammadan
'abduhu
wa
illuhammadan
(Mrnliml.
rasuluhu:
rruluhu:(Muslim).

fi;*l t f

$jli,Et
"e,j'i

l,frglilfS *r;i;*i

rfi'i-*$s;#l

'alnseminat
minat
"Allah
hummaj
mai'alnn
"Allahhum
hlneo
minal
sni
taw-wlbeen"Mj
'alnee
minal
trpwlbmn
(Tirmiril.
ph-hiren."(TirmizH.
muta
mub18h-hireen."

<tr;:toiriFi"isl..v}bQy*;5lrtirest;ay;$rf
alone.And
"1
deityexcept
Allahalone.
AndI testify
testify
"l testify
thereisis no
tctify that
that there
no rjeity
exceptAllah
(S.AW.IisisHis
that
(S.A.W.)
and
Hisservant
andmessenger."
messenger."
Muhammad
servant
thatMuhammad
(Muslim)
(Muslim)
penitent
whoare
me
"0 Allah
and
Allahmake
amongthose
thosewho
arepenitent
andmake
makeme
makeme
meamong
purified."
among
those
arepurified."
thosswho
whoare
among
(Tirmizil
(Tirmizi)

TAYAMMUM
TAYATIi,IUIt|
whenwater
In
when
just enough
is
rvatercannot
In circumstances
be found,
found,or
or just
is
circumstancs
cannotbe
enough
or
available
for
drinking,
or
it
is
injurous
to
health:
in
such
for
drinking,
is
iniufous
in
situations
t0
health:
suchsituations
arailable
(dryablution)
performed.
Tayammum
(dry
can
beperformed.
ablution)
Tayammum
canbe
procedure
givenaccording
Hadith.
The
below
to
belowisis given
according
to Ouran
Ouranand
The procedure
and Hadith.
you don't
".........And
if you
".........And
don'tfind
water,then
thentake
find any
anywater,
takeclean
eafth
cleanearth
(orsand)
yourface,
Allahdoes
(or
Allah
face,and
andhands.
doesnot
notwish
wish
rub it on
on your
hands.
andrub
sand)and
youclean,
put you
you in
wantsto
andto
to
but
and
difficulty,
but he
hewants
to make
makeyou
to
in aa difficulty,
clean,
to put
youshould
grateful
you,so
to Him."
Him."
complete
-His favour
to
frvourunto
untoyou,
so you
shouldbe
be grateful
complete-His
(Thepermission
(SurahV.
permisionto
purpose
to use
for this
(Surah
isis
usesand
V. verse
verse6).
sandfor
thispurpose
6). (The
allowed
in
theQuran).
Ouran).
in the
allorved
PROCEDURE
U8E
PRO
CEO

in the
hmrt.
1.
Makeniyat
niyatin
theheart.
l. Make
withthe
2.
with
thename
nameof
of Allah.
2. Begin
Begin
Allah.
palmsof
bothpalms
3.
conof hand
dustor
Strikeboth
handon
on clean
or anything
anything
con3. Strike
cleansand,
sand,dust
palms.
these,e.g.
taining
tainingthese,
wall or
blowinto
e.g.wall
or stone
stoneetc.
etc.then
fren blow
into the
the palms.
pafmsof
pan the
pass
the palms
both hands
overthe
ruh
of both
the face
faceonce
onceand
thenrub
handsover
andthen
palmand
yourright
rit'rt hand
your
handwith
with the
the left
left palm
right
andleft
lett hand
handwith
theright
with the
palml.
palm).
(Bukhari
(Bukhari
and
Mrslim).
andMuslim).
14
14

4. Finish
Finish with
with the
the same
same Du'd
Du'a as
as given
given at the
the end
end of ahlution.
ablution.
4.
Note: 0ther
Other procedures
procedures include
include the
the forearms
forearms and
.and shoulders
shoulders as
as well
well m
as
f{ote:
armpits. These
These have
have been
been transmitted
transmitted by reputable
reputable scholan
scholars but the
the
armpits.
most preferable
preferable and
and authentic
authentic is
is that
that given
given above.
above.
most

o o o
oooooo

15
15

Chapter
Chspter 22
TIME - PLACE
PTACE -- DRESS
DRESS and
TIME
TYPES OF
and -- TYPES
OF SALAT
SALAT
I . TIME
T I M EOF
O FSALAT
SALAT
1.
Each,qalat.
beoffered
offeredat
propertime..
at or
orduring
Each
~alat must
its proper
during_iu
time..No
plat Cln
Noflist
crn
Tult be
be offered
offeredbefore
beforeits
its time.
time.There
Thereare
be
obligatory falat
in
a day.
arefive
five.obligatory
iiiiaai.
dat
F A J RPRAYER
PRAYEB
FAJR
Thetime
time for
for the
the Fajr
Fajror
or the
the morning
The
morningprayer
prayerstarts
startsat
at dawn
dawnand
and
atsun-rise.
endsat
sunrise.
ends
Pnyer
ZuhrPrayer
Zuhr
prayerstarts
The time
for Zuhr
Zuhr or
The
time for
the early
or the
earlyafternoon
aftemoonprayer
rtartswhen
whenthe
the
beginsto
to decline
declinefrom
sun
sunbegins
f rom its
its zenith
zenithand
andends
wtrenthe
thesize
an
endrwhen
rizeof an
obiecttshadow
object's
isisequal
to the
the~ize
sizeof
of the
shadow
equalto
theobject.
obiect.
'The angel Jibreel came
(R.A.l narrated,
Jabirbin
bin Abdullah
Abdulfah(R.A.)
Jabir
"The
narrated,
angelJibreelcams
'Standup and
(S.A.W.)
to Prophet
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
to
(S.A.W.)
and
andsaid
saidto
to him,
him, 'Stand
up and
(S.A.W\I prayed
pray Zuhr'.
Zuhr'.So
prayedZuhr
the messenger
pray
of
messenger
of Allah
So the
Allah (S.A.W
Zuhr
when the
the sun
had decl
declined
from its
when
ined from
sun had
its zenith.
zenlth.Then
Then the
tne Angel
Anget
'Standup and
Jibreelcame
againat
at the
the time
time of
Jibreel
cameagain
of Asr
Asr and
andsaid,
said,'Stand
up and
(S.A.W.)prayed
PrayAsr~
AsriThen
ProphetMuhammad
ThenProphet
Muhammad
prayedAsr
Pray
(S.A.W.)
when
Asr'when
the
shadowof everything
everything
the shadow
was equal
Jibreel came
was
equalto itself.
itself.Then
ThenJibreel
came
(S.A.W.)and
the
day to
the next
next day
to Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.)
and said,
said,'Stand
Stand
(S.A.W.)prayed
and pray
up and
pray Zuhr'.
Zuhr', Then
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.)
prayed
ThenProphet
!p
Zuhr
Zuhr when
when the
the shadow
shadow of everything
everything was
was equal
equal to itself.
itself. Then
Then
Jibreel
Jibreel came
came again
again at
at Asr
Asr time
time and
and said,
said, 'Stand
'Stand up
up and
and pray
pray Asr'.
Asr'.
Then
Then he
he prayed
prayed fur
Asr when
when the
the shadow
$hadow of everything
everything rvas
was trvice
twice
its length
length
_
its
(after
Therr
praying
Jibreel
Then Jibreel said,
said, (after praying 10
10 prayers
prayers with
with Prophet
Prophet MuhamMuhammad
mad (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) in
in nruo
two consecutive
consecutive days)
days) that
that the
the time
time of prayer
prayer
is
is in
in between
between th$e
these two
two timesl"
times:"
Ahmad,
Ahmad, Nasai,
Nasai, Tirmizi
Tirmizi and
and Bukhari
Bukhari remarked
remarked that
that this
this is
is
the
the most
most authentic
authentic hadith
hadith giving
giving the
the times
times of prayer.
prayer.
We
We find
find that
that many
many books
books on
on $alat
~alat state
stat~ the
the ending
ending time
time
of Zuhr
Zuhr prayer
prayer and
and the
the starting
starting time
time of fui
Asr prayer
prayer whEn
when the
the
shadow
shadow of something
something is
is twice
twice itself.
itself. But
But this
this contradicts
contradicts the
the
above
above hadith
hadith as
as 0n
on the
the first
first day
day Jibreel
Jibreel asked
asked Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) t0
to pray
pray fur
Asr when
when the
the shadow
shadow of everything
everything was
was equaf
eQuat
to
to itself.
itself. This
This means
means that
that was
was the
the end
end time
time of
of Zuhr
Zuhr prayer.
prayer. And
And
we
we already
already know
know that
that all
all the
the ulamas
ulamas of
of the
the Muslim
Muslim Ummah
Ummah
116
6

agree unanimously
unanimously that
that n0
no prayer
prayer can
can be
be offered
offered before
before its
its time.
time.
agree
Asr
Prayer
Arr Prryer
The trme
time for
for Asr
Asr or
or late
late afternoon
afternoon prayer
prayer starts
starts when
when the
the shadow
shadow
The
just
bef
and
sunset.
of
something
is
equal
to
itself
and
ends
just
before
sunset.
itself
ore
to
ends
is
equal
of something
orethe
It is
is better
better to
to offer
offer fur
Asr prayer
prayer bef
before
the sun
sun beeomes
becomes yellow
yellow
It
because even
even though
though itit is
is allowed
allowed to
to offer
offer the
the orayer
prayer at
at this
this
because
time the
the Prophet
Prophet (S.A.Y{.}
(S.A.W.l disliked
disliked Muslims
Muslims to
to 0elay
Oelay fur
Asr prayer
prayer
time
up to this
this time.
time. He
He remarked
remarked that
that the
the Munafiq
Munafiq (Hypocritel
(Hypocrite)
up
offered his
his prayer
prayer at
at this
this time.
time.
offered
Maghrib Praycr
Prayer
Maghrib
The time
time for
for the
the Maghrib
Maghrib 0r
or th0
th~ sunset
sunset prayer
prayer starts
starts just
just after
after
The
sunsp.t and
and ends
ends when
when twilight
twilight has
has disappeared.
disappeared.
sunset
!sha Prayer
Prayer
!sha
The time
time for
for lsha
Isha or
or night
night prayer
prayer starts
starts from
from the
the disappearaitue
disappearance
The
of twilight
twilight and
and ends
ends just
just before
before midnight.
midnight.
of
preferable io
to offer
offer this
this prayer
prayer before
before midnight
midnight but
but it
It iiis preferable
the
dawn'
can
be
offered
right
uo
to
thp.
break
of
dawn.
break
tn
of
right
uo
canbe offered
Note:
In countries
countries where
where due
due to
to cloudy
cloudy weather
weather the
the sun
sun is
is not
not
l,lote:- In
always
visible it is
is advisable
advisable to
to follow
follow printed
printed calendars
calendars giving
giving the
the
visible
alurnys
accurate
time of
prayer.
of each
eachPraYer.
time
accurate

FORBIDDEN
TIMES
PRAYER
HAYER
F
O R B I D D ET
N
I M E SOF
O FP
Therewere
uqbahbin
bin Amir
werethree
Uqbah
Amir said,
said," There
threetimes
timesat
at which
whichAllah's
Allah's
(S.A.W.)
messenger
forbidus
prayor
messenger
(S.A.
W.) used
usedto
to forbid
us to
to pray
bury our
0r bury
our dead.
dead.
(i) When
Whenthe
began
(i)
to
thesun
sunbegan
riseuntir
untitit was
to rise
wasfully
fullyup.
up.
(ii) When
Whenthe
the sun
sun was
was at
at its
passed
(jj)
heightat
at midday
its height
middaytil!
til! it p~sed
the
themeridian,
meridian,
(iii) When
Whenthe
(iii)
till
thesun
sundrew
drewnear
nearto
to setting
setting
till it had
hadset:'
setl'
(MUSLIM)
(MUSLIM)
FORBIDDEN
TIMES
FOR
NAFl
PRAYER
F O B B I D D ETiIl M E SF O RN A F LP R A Y E R
H,

(i)
{i}

(R.A.)reported
mes$enger
Abu
reportedAllah's
Allah'smessenger
Khudree(R.A.)
Abu Sa'eed
Sa'eedalal Khudree
Fair
"No prayer
the Fajr
(S.A.W.)as
prayerisis to
afterthe
(S.A.W.)
be said
to be
saidafter
as saying,
saying,"No
prayeruntil
the
until the
the Asr
prayer
prayeruntil
rises,or
or after
afterthe
fur prayer
the sun
sun rises,
until the
sun
setsl'
sunsets:'
( B u k h a r i 'Muslim)
&uslim)
M
(Bukhari-&
missed
but aa missed
prayerisis forbidden
timesbut
Only
at
thesetimes
at these
forbidden
nafl prayer
Only naf1
Muslim
of the
theMuslim
theulamas
ulamas
fard
of
Mostof
of the
prayercan
de offered.
offered.Most
sande
fardprayer
prayerafter
after
Um'mah
missedfard
fard prayer
of missed
offeringof
allowedthe
the offering
Ummahallowed
hadith
Fair
of
hadith
following
thefollowing
because
of the
Fajrand
andAsr
fur because
'1/Vho
(S.A.W.)said,
forgotten
Prophet
(S.A.W.)
has
ProphetMuhammad
said, 'Who
hasforgotten
Muhammad
pray
remembers
iti'
prayer
prayer
he
should
pray
it
whenever
he
it:'
the
he remembers
it
whenever
he should
the
( B u k h a&&
r i Muslim)
Muslim)
(Bukhari

(ii)
(ij)

lqamatfor
prayercannot
the Iqamat
for fard
fard
A
be offered
oncethe
A nafl
offeredonce
nafl prayer
cannotbe
prayerhas
prayer
that
Hurairahnal'rated
that the
the mes:
mesbeensaid.
Abu Hurairah
flarrated
hasbeen
said.Abu
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't{hen the Iqamat

(S.A.W.lsaid,
hasbeen
beensaid"
said,
lqanlathas
senger
sengerof
Allah(S.A.W.)
of Allah
said,"When the
(Nafl or
prayervalid
then,
there isis no
thenrthere
valid(Nafl
the
no prayer
or sunnat)
sunnat)except
exceptthe
prayerfor
Fardprayer
Fard
wassaid."
for which
whichthe
lqamatwas
the Iqamat
said."
(Ahmad
(Ahmad
& Muslim)
Muslim)
practicethat
peoplecontinue
in practice
It isis seen
that many
manypeople
seenin
with the
the
continuewith
prayereven
sunnatprayer
sunnat
thoughthe
the iqamat
iqamathas
wen though
hasbeen
beensaid
saidfor
for the
the
prayerespecially
prayer.They
far{ prayer
Fajr prayer.
far~
epeciallyin
in the
the Fajr
They feel
feelthat
that the
the
Rakatsunnat
Fajrcan
2 Rakat
sunnatof
of Fajr
be offered
canonly
only be
offeredbefore
beforethe
Far{.
the Far~.
practiceisis against
This practice
againstcongregation
This
Philosophy,
discipline
Philosophy,
congregation
discipline
Jamd'at,and
and a clear
of Jama'at,
violationof Hadith.
Hadith.They
clearviolation
They should
should
offer 2 rakat
rakatsunnat
Fairimmediately
immediately
offer
after
sunnatof
of Fajr
Fardor
afterthe
the Fard
or
aftersunrise.
after
sunrise.

2.
FOR
PLACE
2 . PLACE
F O RSALAT
SALAT
purpose
placeor
A place
of
usedfor
woship
buildingwhich
for the
the purpose
of worship
or a building
whichisis used
(Mosque).
"all
prayerisis called
tellsus
and
A hadith
us that
that "all
and prayer
mciid (Mosque).
hadithtells
calleda masjid
(Pureand
for the
Muslims,
and
the
for
a mosque
beenrendered
rendered
the Muslims,
mosque(Pure
the earth
earthhas
hasbeen
clea!l)."
clmn)."
be he
he can
This
This means
wherevera muslim
muslimmight
offer his
his
mearsthat
that wherever
mightbe
can offer
grmEr
prayeroffered
prayerbut
prayer
in a mosque
but the
reuardof a prayer
offeredin
mosqueis
is far
far greater
the revvard
place.The
pointsshould
than
an ordinary
Thefollowing
followingpoints
thanthat
that offered
in an
ordinaryplace.
should
offeredin
prayer.
placefor
for prayer.
be
a place
whenchoosing
benoted
notedwhen
choosing
(a) The
pure.~Iat
placeshould
be clean
in a dirty,
dirty,filthy
The place
(a)
andpure.
filthy and
and
shouldbe
clan and
$alatin
placesuch
impure
tip, slaughter
house,bathing
impure place
such as
if a rubbish
rubbishtip,
bathing
slaughterhouse,
penis
placeand
place
anda camel
isforbidden.
forbidden.
camelpen
(bl The
placeshould
The place
from danger.
(b)
The
be free
free from
danger.
The danger
danpr could
shouldbe
be
could be
due to
due
or
that
to someone
that may
someone
or something
maydisturb
disturbthe
the worshipper.
something
worshipper.
(c) A prayer
prayerplace
placewhere
(c)
wherethe
the worshipper
worshippermight
mighthinder
hindermovement
movement
pavements,
publicroadothersshould
of
public
be avoided,
busy pavements,
avoided,e.g.
e.g.busy
roadof others
shouldbe
waysetc.
ways
etc.
(Ka'bahl.
(d) It
prayon
(d)
to pray
(Ka'bah).
lt is
isforbidden
forbidden
on the
the roof
roofof
of Saitullah
Baitullah
(e) It
lt is
forbiddento
prayon
isforbidden
grave.
(e)
to pray
on top
top of or
facingtowards
or facing
towardsa grave.
DRESS
3.
FOR
3. DRESS
FORSALAT
SATAT

MEN
MEN
(i)
(j)

The dress
dres for
for the
The
the men
menshould
shouldbe
besuch
that it covers
suchthat
coversfrom
from the
the
navelto the
kneemtleast.
navel
the kneesat
lect.
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(iil
(in

The shoulders should

should not
not be
be left
left uncovered.
uncovered.
ThEshoulders

(iiil
(iii)

$alat can
tan be
be prayed
prayed in
in one
one garment
garment if it covers
covers the
the body
body
$alat
from the
the navel
navel to the
the knees
knees as
as well
well as
as the
the shoulders.
shoulders.
from
"None of you
you must
must pray
pray in
in a sin$e
single garment
garment of whirh
whilh no
no
"None
part comes
comes over
over the
the shoulderj'
shoulder:'
part
((BUKHARI
B U K H A R&
USLIM}
&I M
MUSLIM)

If, however,
however, the
the grment
garment is
is not
not long
long enough
enough to
to uover
cover the
the
lf,
shoulders then
then parts
parts of the
the body
body between
between the
the navel
navel and
and
shoulders
the knees
knees should
should at
at least
least be
be covered.
covered.
the

WOMEN
W
O ME N
The dress
dress of the
the woman
woman should
should be
be such
such that
that it covers
covers her
her whole
whole
The
body from
from head
head to foot
foot leaving
leaving only
only the
the face
face and
and the
the hands
hands un'
un
body
covered. A
A prayer
prayer offered
offered in
in transparent
transparent clothing
clothing is
is not
not valid.
valid. Also
Also
covered.
the body
should
tight
body should
of the
whichshows
the shape
shapeof
showsthe
fitting clothing
tight fitting
cfothingwhich
be avoided.
avoided.
be
4.
OF
~ALAT
4 . TYPES
TYPES
O FS
ALAT

a)
or obligatory
obligrtory$alat.
Salat.
Fardor
a) Far~
prayer.Every
ordered
Far~
isis ordered
prayeris
[very believer
Fardprayer
believer
is an
obligatoryprayer.
an obligatory
prayers
Failureto
to
day. Failure
by
prayers
in
in aa day.
five obligatory
Allahto
to offer
obligatory
by Allah
offer five
prayers
observe
anyone
prayers
isis aa serious
seriousand
five obligatory
obligatory
any one of
the five
and
observe
of the
punishable
punishable
sin.
sin.
b)
Prayer.
ltlaflPrayer.
b) NafJ

(S.A.W.)
prayerwhich
This
prayer
(S.A.W.)
observed
Prophet
observed
theProphet
voluntary
whichthe
Thisisis aa voluntary
occasions.
also
before
and
occasions.
Itlt also
isolated
Fardat
and isolated
beforeor
or after
at special
special
after Far~
prav.
includes
those
Muslims
to
Muslims
to pray.
whichhe
heencouraged
includes
thosewhich
encouraged

The
can
into
NaflPrayer
Prayer
divided
intothree
threecategones.
bedivided
TheNafl
categortes.
canbe
(compuhory)
(i) Sunnat
(i)
Mu'akkadah
(compulsory)
Mu'akkadah
Sunnat
(S.A.W.)
HolyProphet
Prophet
That
which
are
by
(S.A.W.)
by the
theHoly
whic,h
areemphasized
Thatisisthose
those
emphasized
prayrlr.
FardpraYI~r.
and
by
or after
afterthe
regularly
by him
him before
beforeor
the Far~
offeredregularly
and offered
(optional)
(iil Ghair
(ii)
(optional)
Mu'akkadah
GheirMu'akkadah
Prophet
Muhammad
by
Muhammad
That
by Prophet
Thatisis those
thoseoffered
offeredonly
onlyoccasionally
occasionally
(s.A.w.l.
(S.A.W.).

r9
19

(iiil Nell
(Extnl
(iii)
Prryrr(Extrl)
thfl Preyer
prayer.
Thb isis an
anextra
praying
Thereisisaa reward
reward
for praying
This
There
for
itit and
extraprayer.
andno
no
forleaving
leaving
it. Itlt can
beoffered
sinfor
sin
it.
at
instante
atcordatany
instance
canbe
offered
anyisolated
isolated
accordingto
to the
thetime
timeand
andcapacity
ing
of
Prophet
Muhammad
capacity
of the
thebeliever.
Prophet
believer.
Muhammad
(S.AW,)encouraged
praynatl
(S.A.W.)
the
to
encouraged
the believers
believers
t0 pray
nall to
to help
helpmake
make
up for
for any
anyminor
minoromissions
ombsions
up
or
or other
otherdefects
defec$in
in the
theobligatory
obligatory
praysr.
prayer.
5. NUMBER
TUTIBEROF
FORTHEFIVE
OFRAKATS
RAKATSFORTHE
FIVEOBLIGATORY
5.
PRAYERS
OETIGATORY
PRAYERS
(il Fejr
(0
FrirPrlyer.
Prryrr.
rakarsunnat
Mu'akkadah,
sunnat
Rakats
22 rakats
Mu'akkadah,
22 Rakats
Far~.
Fard.
(ii) Zuhr
Prryrr,
ZuhrPrlver.
(ii)
rakats
Mu'akkadah,
rakats
2 or
sunnat
4 rakats
sunnat
or 4 rakats
rakabfar~,
sunnatMu'akkadah,
far{,2 rakats
sunnat
Mu'akkadah
Mu'akkadah
and
number
of
andan
number
timeand
anunspecified
unspecified
of nafl
andcapnaflas
ro time
capalloun.
acityallows.
acity
(R.A.)said
"l prayed
prayed
Ibn
alone
lbn Umar
Umar(R.AJ
with Allah's
Allah'smessenger
mesengel
said"I
alonewith
(S.A.W.)
prayer."
rakatsbefore
rakatsafter
Zuhrprayer."
(S.A.WJ
2 rakats
afterthe
the Zuhr
beforeand
and2 rakats
( B U K H A R&I MUSLIM)
(BUKHARI
MUSLIM)
practiceto
familiarpractice
Zuhr
It isis a familiar
offer 4 rakats
rakatssunnat
beforeZuhr
to offer
sunnatbefore
prayer,but
provesthat
rakatsunnat
prayer,
but this
this hadith
that 2 rakat
hadith proves
beforethe
the
sunnatbefore
prayeris
Zuhrprayer
Zuhr
isalso
alsoallowed.
allowed.

(iiil Asr
Arr Praver.
Prryrr.
(iii)
0r 4 rakats
rakat sunnat
2 or
4 rakats
sunnatghair
Mu'akkadah,
rakatsFard.
Fard.
$rair Mu'akkadah,
(R.A.)said,
"Allah'smessenger,(S.A.W,)
Ali (R.A,)
(S.A.W.}
Ali
used
pray 4 rakats
said,"Allah's
messenfr
usedto
t0 pray
rakafu
before
Aer prayer
before Per
prayer separating
them
ssparatang
themwith
withaasalll
salutation........"
tation........"
(TlBftllZll
(TfRMIZI)
(R.A.)says,
"Allah'smessenger
Ali (R.AJ
Another
by Ali
"Allah's
Anotherhadith
hadithnarrated
narrated
by
says,
mesenger
(S.A.W.}
(S.A.WJ
used
pray two
before Asr
prayer."
_
to pray
tw'orakats
rakasbefore
Asrprayer."
usedto
(ABU
(ABU DAWUO}
DAWUO)
(ivl
(iv) Mrghrib
Meghrib Prryar.
Preyer.
2 rakats
fard,2 rakats
rakats nafl,
nafl, 3 rakan
rakats fard,
rakats sunnat
sunnat Mu'akkadah
Mu'akkadah and
and
an
an unspacified
unspecified number
number of
of' nafl
nafl 6
as time
time and
and capacity
capacity allows.
allows.
Abdullah
Abdullah bin
bin Mughaffal
Mughaffal reported
reported the
the Prophet
Prophet (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) as
as saying,
saying,
2
0
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"Pray before
prayerj'adding
beforethe
the Maghrib
Maghribprayer;'
"Pray
addingwhen
whensaying
sayingit the
the
"Thisapplies
thirdtime,
time,"This
third
to
who
applies
to those
those
whowish
wishto
to do
d0so."
s0."
(EUKHAR
&USL|MI
(BUKHARI
&tMUSLIM)
M
peopleto
Thatwas
wasbecause
because
did not
he did
wish people
That
he
not wish
t0 treat
treatit as
asaa comcompulsory
pulsory
sunnat.
sunnat.
rakatsnafl
naflafter
aftersunset
2 rakats
and
prayer
beforethe
prayer
sunset
andbefore
themaghrib
maghrib
a r eallowed
a l l o w e dfor
f o r tliose
t l i o s ewho
l v h owish
w i s hto
are
t o do
F o r this
d o :::0.
0 . For
t h i sthe
t h e above
above
hadithisis aa sure
proof.However,
sureproof.
However,
peopleforbid
hadith
some
somepeople
forbidthis
thisand
and
find it very
othersfind
personoffer
very suange
others
if they
srrange
theysee
seeaa person
rakats
offer2 rakats
naflbefore
beforeMaghrib.
natl
Maghrib.
(v) Isha
(v)
lshaPrayer.
Pmyer.
rakatsaccording
An unspecified
numberof
nafl rakats
An
number
to
unspecified
0f nafl
according
the time
time
to the
andcapacity
capacity,4 rakats
and
unfard,2 rakats
rakatssunnat
rakatsfard,
Mu'akkadah,
sunnatMu'akkadah,
unnumberof
specified
number
allows
and
specified
of nafl
nafl'as
as time
time and
and capacity
alloran
capacity
and 3
witr.
witr.
I

peopleinsist
very emphatically
Some
upon
insistvery
Somepeople
upon the
emphatically
offeringof
the offering
of 4
prayerbut
beforethe
rakats
rakatsoptional
ishaprayer
optionalsunnat
the isha
but during
duringour
sunnatbefore
our
proof,any
practice
find aa single
entire
we
research
we could
not find
singleproof,
any practice
could not
entireresearch
(S.A.W.)
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
or
(S.A.WJ
or
from Prophet
hiscompanions
or order
or his
orderfrom
companions
praynafl
to
justify this
itit isis allowed
Certainly
allowedtQ
while
thisclaim.
ta pray
naflwhile
to justify
claim.Certainly
waiting
for Jama'at.
Jamd'at.
waitingfor
prayer.Howpeopleoffer
HowSome
rakats~nafl
the witr
witr prayer.
afterthe
Somepeople
offer 2 rakats
.nafl after
whichstates
ever,
hadith
thereisis an
an authentic
authentic
hadithwhich
that the
the witr
witr
statesthat
evet,there
person
prayershould
be offered
wishcs
prayer
wishes
afterall
all the
the nafl
naflwhich
offeredafter
whichaa person
shouldbe
prayhave
to
to pray
havebeen
beenoffered.
offered.
(S.A.W)
(H.A.)reported
Mesenger
Ibn
that
of
Allah(S.A.W.)
lbn Umar
reported
thatthe
the Messenger
of Allah
Umar(R.A.)
prayerl'
"Makewitr
prayerof
yournight
said,
nightprayer:'
lat prayer
of your
asthe
thelast
witr as
said,"Make

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(MISHKAT)
KATI

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Chapter
Chspter J
t
AZAN ..... IQAMAT
AZAN
IQAMAT

you know,
As
in all
Muslimcountries
Aian is
is called
aloud
As you
know, in
alf Muslim
countriesAian
calledaloud
you ever
youmust
wondered
it. Have
five
fivetimes
heardit.
Haveyou
timesaa day
day and
everwondered
musthave
haveheard
andyou
how
howit started?
stafted?

n2nr*r
STORY
OF
0FAZAN
sroRY
Madinah
A long
migrated
from
to
longtime
timeago
agowhen
theMuslims
Muslims
migrated
fromMakkah
Makkah
whenthe
to Madinah
prayer.
they
about
prayer.
timefor
for the
the congregational
they used
usedto
to agree
agree
aboutaa fixed
fixedtime
congregational
prayer
remember
for the
They
the
They found
foundit difficult
difficultto
time fixed
fixed for
the prayer
t0 remember
the time
especially when
sometimes,
when they
were busy
busydoing
doingtheir
work. One
they were
their work.
One
sometimesrespecially
(S.A.W.)and
Muslimsdiscussed
discusedthe
day
(S.A.WJ
day Prophet
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
and the
the Muslims
the
prayerat
peoplefor
prayer
matter
for the
the congregational
at the
the
matterof
congregational
of calling
the people
callingthe
believers
suggested
the
like
exact
time.Some
the believers
suggested
the use
useof
like
exacttime.
Someof
of the
of something
something
the
others
the
the bell
bell of the
the Christians,
Christians,
othes suggested
the use
suggested
ussof aa horn
hornlike
likethat
that
(R.A.)suggested
of
sending
someone
to
somsone
t0 announce
announce
the Jews,
but Umar
suggested
sending
of the
Jews,but
Umar(R.A.)
(S.AW.)appointfd
prayer.
Messenger
prayer.
Then
Allah's
(S.A.W.)
the
appointedBital
Bilal to
Then Allah's Messenger
t0
the
peopleto
prayer.But
call
through
t0 prayer.
But it seems
throughthe
the people
seems
thestudy
ahadith
callthe
studyof ahadith
ProphetMuhammad
Then
that
that the
methodwas
was not
Then Prophet
Muhammad
the method
not satisfactory.
satisfactory.
(a oooch),
(S.A.W.}agreed
(S.A.WJ
(a
like
Naqoose
like the
bell
agreedto
to use
useaa NaQoose
something
the bell
eonch),something
of
but
of its
wc not
to use
because
of Christians
but he
hewas
not happy
happyto
useit because
itssimilarity
Christians
similarity
with
with the
the Christians.
Christians.
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
hadordered
After
Muhammad
(S.A.WJ
had
aa bell
AfterProphet
Muhammad
ordered
bellto
to be
bemade
made
gatherthe
peopleto
prayer;on
so
to gather
the people
to prayer;
on that
that
that it could
be struck
struckto
couldbe
so that
"l
bin Zaid
Abdullahbin
Zaidbin
Abd Rabbihi"said,
Rabbihirsaid,
same
Abdullah
"1
day aa companion,
bin Abd
sameday
companion,
was
sleeDing
when
aa man
aa naqoose
in
nagoose
hishands,
whenI saw
mancarrying
in his
hands,and
and
vrras
sleeping
saw
carrying
'Servant
you sell
Whenhe
I said,
will you
to me?'
me?'When
Allah,will
selfthis
this to
he asked
said,'Servant of Allah,
cked
replied,that
what
that we
we would
woufddo
do with
with it?t
it?l replied,
woulduse
to call
what I would
useit to
callthe
the
guideyou
youto
peopfeto
prayer.He
people
better
Hesaid,
not guide
to something
better
ShalfI not
somsthing
t0 prayer.
said, 'Shall
tnld me
he told
than
so
repliedr'Certainly',
t0 sav.
thanthat?'
that?'I replied/Certainly',
so he
meto
sav,

'Allehu
Akbar, A/llJhu
'AI/ahu Akbar,
AllEhu Akbar,
Akbar, Allahu
Allahu Akbar,
Akbar, AI/shu
Altdhu
,Ash hadu an Ii
AkMr, Ash
lE ilaha
ildha illal
illal lah,
Akbar,.
lEh, ash
hdu an la
xh hadu
li ilaha
il6ha
illal lEh, Ash
Ash hadu an-na
an-ru,Mul)ammadar
Mufiammadar resulu//iJh,
iI/allah,
resitut4en, Ash
Ash hadu
'al4 $a/ah,
MuQammadAr rasulul-llJh,
galEh, payya
an-na Mul)ammadilr
rafilullEh,
an-na
I)ayya
bayya 'a/Sf
bayya
'alq galdh
'alal
'alal-falEh
'alSf ~aISh, payya
'alaI-fa
Ilh' Allahu
fa6h, Qayya
AllEhu
fuayya 'alaI falal),
fuayya
Aktur, AI/ahu
AllEhu Akbar,
Akbar,

illal lilh.'l'
Aktur, La
G ilaha
ilffia iI/allah.

22
22

After the
the Aian
Aian the
the stranger
stranger kept
kept quiet
quiet for
for aa while
while and
and then
then
After
said, {lhen
When the
the congregation
congregation is
is ready
rea~y you
you should
should say:say:- Allihu
Allahu Akbar,
Akbar,
said,
lah,fuh
Allfihu Akbar.
Akbar, Ash
Ash hadu
hadu an
an liIii lilaha
lilaha illal
iIIallah,
Ash hadu
hadu an'na
anna [luhamMuhamAll6hu
'alal fal-ah,qad qEmatis
'alaq
galih,
madar
rasOlul-lah,
~ayya
'ala,
salah,
bayya
'alai
fala~, qad qama tis
bayya
madarras0lul-lifr,
hayya
~Iah, qad
qad q6ma
qama tii
tis iaieh,
salah, A[l6hu
AII3hu Akbar,
Akbar, All6hu
Allahu Akbar,
Akbar, lila ilihillal
ilatll illal
satah,
lah.
H
h.
When II told
told Allah's
Allah's Mesenger
Messenger (S'A.W.)
(S.A.W.) in the
the morning
morning what
what
When
had seenrhe
seen1he said,
said, 'lt
'It is
is a true
true vision,
vision, insha'Allah,
inshaAllah, so
so get
get up
up along
along with
with
II had
Bilal, and
and when
when you
you have
have taught
taught him
him what
what you
you have
have seen
seen let
let him
him use
use
Bilal,
it in making
making the
the call
call to prayer,
prayer, for
for he
he has
has stronger
stronger voice
voice than
than you
you
have'.
have'.
So II got
got up
up along
along with
with Bilal
Bilal and
and begnn
began to teach
teach it to him,
him, and
and
So
he used
used it in making
making the
the call
call to grayer..
praver.
he
Umar bin
bin al-Khattab
al-Khattab heard
heard this
this' when
when he
he wu
was in
in his
his house,
house, and
and
Umar
he came
came out
out trailing
trailing his
his cloak
cloak and
and said,
said, 'Mesenger
'Messenger of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.),
(S.A.W.),
he
by Him
Him who
who has
has sent
sent you
you with
with the
the truth,
truth, II have
have seen
seen the
the same
same kind
kind
by
(S.A.W.)
Mesenger
of
thin~
as
has
been
revealed",
To
this
Allah's
Messenger
(S.A,WJ
To
this
Allah's
revealed''
as
been
has
oi thing
'Praise
replied,
'Praise be
be to Allah!"'
Allah!'"
replied,
'
(Darmi,
(Oarmi, Ntmad,
Ahmad, lbn
Ibn Maiah,
Majah, lbn,
Ibn, Khuzahah,
KhuzaicDah, Tirmizi)
Tirmizi)
present
Aian
is
So
from
that
day
on
to
the
present
day
Aian
is said
said to gather
gather
day
day
0n
t0
the
from
that
So
prayer.
people for
the congregational
prayer.
people
for the
congregational
THE
THEMUAizlN
mun2iru
is called
peoplefor
called
A person
prayer
personwho
the congregational
congregational
for the
who calls
callspeople
Frayeris
facingKa'bah
Ka'bah
Aian he
shouldstand
standfacing
aa Muaziin
heshould
the Aian
Beforesaying
sayingthe
Mua2iin Before
puttingthe
the tips
tips
in
his ears
ean putting
raisehis
his hands
handsto
to his
He should
Makkah.He
shouldraise
in Makkah.
Whenhe
loud voice.
voice.When
he says
says
in aa loud
of
into
andcall
call in
into his
his ears
earsand
of forefingers
forefingers
'alC ~alah
whenhe
to the
the right
rightand
andwhen
faceto
he
~ayya
turn his
his face
he should
shouldturn
Saldhhe
Havva'al~
left.
face
to
the
says
~ayya
'alai
Fala~
he
should
turn
his
face
to
the
left.
turn
his
FalElr
he
should
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23
23

Allihu Akbar
Akbar
Allihu
greatest
Allahisisthe
thegreatest
Allah
AllEhu Akbar
Akbar
AlliJhu
greatest
Allahisisthe
thegreatest
Allah
Allahu Akbar
Akbar
Allahu
greatest
Allahisisthe
thegreatest
Allah
Allihu Akbar
Akbar
AlliJhu
greatesr
Allahisisthe
thegreatest
Allah
hadu an
Ash hadu
an la
lE i!ha
il6ha iI/allah
illal l1h
Ash
bearwitness
witnesthat
thatthp.re
thereisisno
nodeity
deitybut
II bear
butAllah.
Allah.
iilat Lah
hadu an
Ash hadu
ld ilaha
an la
it1ha illal
LEh
Ash
bearwitness
witnesthat
thatthere
thereisisno
nodeity
deitybut
II bear
butAllah.
Allah.
hadu an~na
Ash hadu
rasulul Eh
Ash
Muhammadar rasululliJh
an-na Muhammadar
(S.A.W.I
bearwitness
witnesthat
Muhammad
thatMuhammad
I bear
(S.A.W.)
islsthe
of
themessenger
messenger
Allah.
of Allah.
an-na Muhammadar
Ash hadu an-na
Mul"tammadarrasululliJh
rasulul lEh
Ash
bearwitness
witness
Muhammad
thatMuhammad
II bear
that
(S.A.W.)
isisthe
of
themessenger
messenger
of Allah.
Allah.
tS.A.tiJ.)
galah
l;Iayya~/a~
Hayyalalag~alah
prayer
tiometo
to prayer
(;ome
sal1h
1;Iayya
'ala1 salah
Hayya'alag
Prayer.
Cometo
to Prayer.
Come
falah
/;/ayya
'alaI falal)
Hayya'alal
yourGood
Good
Cometo
to your
Come
falah
I;!ayya
'alaI falalJ
Hayya'alal
yourGood.
GodA.
Cometo
to your
Come
Alldhu Akbar
Akbar
Allihu
greatest
Allahis
is the
the greatest
Allah
Allahu Akbar
Akbar
Allihu
greatest
Allahis
the greatest
is the
Allah
ildha illal lah
LE iliha
LlI
Lah
Thereis
deitybut
There
is no
no deity
but Allah.
Allah.

ainru
AZAN FoR
FOR FA"IB
FAJR
An
An additional
additional phrase
phrase is
is included
included in
in the
the Aian
Aian for
for the
the Fajr
Fajr prayer
prayer
'alal
after
after the
the second
second thyya
~ayya 'alai Fal6h
Fal~~

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A~ ~al5tu Kh-ayrum
~hayrum minan
minan nawm
nawm -.

4tr+1lfl!

As.~aliJtu
~
Khayrum minan
minan narvmnawmralatu Khayrum

prayer
Prayer is
is better
better than
than sleep.
sleep.
prayer
Prayer is
is better
better than
than sleep.
sleep.

TISTEIIIilG
LISTENING TO
TO THE
THE A2Ail
A!AN
ll1) when
When the
the beliaren
believers hear
hear the
the Aian
Aian they
they shourd
should risten
listen to
to ir
it in
in
224
4

silence and
and repeat
repeat each
each phrase
phrase of the
the Aian
Aian in
in silence
silence immedi'
immedi
silence
ately after
after the
the Muaiiin
Muaiiin has
has finished
finished sayingthe
saying the phrase.
phrase.
ately
2) When
When the
the Muaiiin
Muaziin says:says:- tlayya
t:tayya 'al4
'al~ salEh
~alah and
and Havya'alalI:tavya 'alat
2l
Wala
fal'ah
.
the
listener
should
say
in
reply:-Lahawla
Wala quw'
quwLahawla
reply:-fal-ah:. thQ.ljstener
shouldsayin
wata rlla
Ina Bil-hh.
Bil-lah.
wata

d+V,Ei-id;JF!
3) When
When the
the Aian
Aian has
has been
been completed,
completed, the
the listener
listener and
and the
the
3)
Muaziin
recite Oariid
Dariid unto
unto Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.}
(S.A.W.)
recite
Muaiiin
followed by
by the
the Du
Du'a.
follomif
f;.

OARUO AFTER
AFTER THE
THE AZAN
AiAN
OARiiD

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"Allah
1li Muf1am
Muftam"AlEh humma l1li
Mufiammadin wa
wa 'ali ali
hlE Mul)ammadin
Eal-li 'ala
'ald
madin kama
'ali Ibraheema
qal-layta'alE
lbr1hffima wa
wa 'ala ali
ili Ibraheema
lbrEhema
kamE ~/-Iayta
innaka lJameedum
maied." "
fiamedum majeed.
(S.A.W.)
and
peacecome
"Oh
(S.A.W.)
and
your peace
Muhammad
upon Muhammad
"0h Allah,
Allah, let
comeupon
let your
(S.A.W.}as
peaceupon
you have
upon
sent peace
the
(S.A.W-l
havesent
Muhammad
as you
of Muhammad
the family
family of
praiseworthy
you are
and
Ibrahim
and
are praiseworthy
Truly you
his family.
family.Truly
and his
lbrahim (A.S.)
tA.S.) and
gloriouJ~"
glorioug:"

'alE ali
'alE Mul}ammadin
6li Mu/;JamMultamhumma barik
wa 'ala
Mul\ammadin wa
ffirik 'ala
'alE
'ali
Eli Ibraheema
lbrEheema
madin kama
wa 'aliJ ali
lbrhheema wa
bitakta 'alll Ibraheema
kamd blJtakta
innaka
maied." "
hamedum majeed.
innaka I}ameedum
!!ilEh
~'Allah

(S.A.W.)
Muhammad
of Mlihammad
"Oh,
(S.A.W.)
and
thefamily
familyof
andthe
bles Muhammad
Muhammad
Alah,bless
"0h, Allah,
(A.S.)and
Truly
(S.A.W.)as
family.Truly
(S.A.W.)
Ibrahim
hisfamily.
andhis
you have
lbrahim(A.S.)
blessed
hare blessed
as you
glorious."
you
and
praiseworthy
andglorious."
youare
arepraiseworthy

OU'A
OF
OFAZAN
DU'A
A2AN

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"AllEh humma rabba
rabba
"Allah
Hazhi
da'wa tit
Hathi hid da~wa
tit
tdm mati was
wassala
sald
tam
imati iJii
til
Oi imati
hii
tit Qa
ni I waseelata
Mufiammada nil
waseelata
Muhammada
'ath-hu
waf
Fa{eelata wab
wab ~ath-hu
wal Far;Jeelata
mahmhda nil
maqamam
maqimam mahmuda
lazee wa
wa ad
ad tahu."
tahfi."
taiee
"0h Allah!
prayerof
Allah!Lord
Lord of
of this
this complete
"Gh
prayer
By the
the blessing
complete
of ours.
blesing
oun. By
(S.A.W.)his
give Muhammad
Muhammad
of it,
it, give
of
(S.A.W.)
his eternal
rightsof
intercesion,
of intercession,
eternalrights
(in paradise).
paradise).
and highest
distinctionand
highestclass
distinction
And
And raise
class(in
raisehim
him to
t0 the
the
promised
youhave
promised
rankyou
promised
rank
him.
him.
havepromised
(R.A.)reported
(S.A.W.)
Jabir(R.A.)
reported
Mesenger
"lf
Jabir
Alla~'s
(S.A.W.)
as
Allah'sMessenger
assaying,
sayin$"If
'0 God,
anyonesays
sayswhen
perfect
whenhe
anyone
,
'0
Lord
he hears
hearsthe
the Aian
God,
Aian .
Lordof
of this
thisperfect
prayerwhich
grantMuhamandof
of the
the prayer
whichisis established
forall
call
for
all time,
calland
Muham'
established
time,grant
(S.A.W.)
rmad(S.A.W.)
praisethe Wasila
Imad
the
and
and
him
Wasila
andexcellency,
andraise
raise
excellency,
himup
up in
in aa praisepositionwhich
you have
promised',
worthy position
worthy
he
whichyou
he will
havepromised',
will be
asuredof
of
h assured
my intercession."
intercession."
my
(Bukhari)
(Bukhari)
IOAMAT
IQAMAT
prayerand
lqamatis
is the
thesecond
to prayer
Iqamat
call
before
second
andis
isuttered
immediately
callto
utteredimmediately
before
prayeroffered
beginning
of the
the
of
the beginning
the obligatory
obligatoryprayer
with congregation.
offeredwith
congregtion.
T E X TOF
O FIOAMAT
TEXT
IOAMAT

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tCi: \'r;:Ltt Sag
c,,arr
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cAY.aSt
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6'-qrt
i. :rlr* y:r{'1.,'i$fi;{\'i3 %i
Akbar
Allahu Akbar
Allah is
is the
the greatest
greatest
Allah
Akbar
Allahu Akhar
Allah is
is the
the greate$t
greatest
Allah

26
2
6

en ld
Ii il6ha
ilaha illal
il/alliJh
l6h
Ashhadu an
bear witnes
witness that
that there
there is
is no
no deity
deity but
but Alah.
Allah.
I bear
Ash
hadu anna
anna Mufiammadar
Muhammadar nsfrlul
rasulullah
lEh
Arh hadu
bear witnes
witness that
that Muhammad
Mu'hammad (S.A.W.}
(S.A.W.) h
is the
the m$sengpr
messenger of Allah.
Allah.
I bear
'alaq$Blah
/:Ia yya 'alaf
ldh
Hayya
Come to
to prayer
prayer
Gome
/:Iayya 'alaI
fa/a/}
hlal faldh
Hayya
Come to
to your
your good
good
Come
qmatiS galEh
Dad QiJmatis
salah
Qad
Jaml'atis rcady
ready'
Jaml'atis
qlmatiqsalah
Dad qamatis
sal6h
Qad
Jam. 'at is
is reaCy
rea~y .
Jamt'at
Allihu Akbar
Alldhu
Allah is
is the
the Gnatest
Greatest
Allah
AI/shu Akbar
Akbar
All1hu
greatest
Allah
thegreatest
Allahisisthe
La
illal lEh
LE ilaha
ildha illallah
There
but Allah.
Allah.
deitybut
nodeity
Thereisisno

hadith
in the
the hadith
This
in
mentioned
that mentioned
the same
of Iqamat
lqamatisis the
samec~ that
Thistext
text of
haYe
the first
fint to
to have
wttoW~
wc the.
of
bin Zaid
bin Abd
who
Rabbihi
bin
Zaidbin
Abd Rabbihi
of Abdullah
Abdullah
aa vision
about
.
Azan.
vision
aboutAzan

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Chapter4
Chopter 4
(PRAYER)
C O N D U C T OF
O t ' SALAT
S A L A T (PRAYER)
CONDUCT

SUTRA
SUTRA
personstarts
Beforeaa person
pray he
placesomething
staru to
Before
t0 pray
he should
shouldplace
something8a
(doe
placewhere
distance
prmtratc(does
in front
frontof
of him
shortdistance
him of
short
in
of the
the place
wherehe
he prostrates
Sajdah).
Suc,h
pemon
an object
objectisis called
Sajdah).
Such
an
SUTRA
and
is
used
when
the
person
calledSUTRAandis usedwhenthe
prayingalone.
personpassing
pasinginfront
alone.A person
penonin
prayer,
isis praying
infrontof
of the
the person
in prayer,
passon
shouldpass
on the
should
of
theoutside
outside
of the
thesutra.
sutra.
prayingin
lf someol'le
someone
If
isis praying
then
in congregation,
congregation,
then the
the imam
imamacts
ac8 as
as
The imam,
the sutra.
imam,however,
however,
sutra.The
musthave
havehis
the
must
sutra
individual
his own
own individual
sutra
i n f r o nof
ot f him.
him.
infront

QIBlAH
0 fE t A H
personisis in
Wherever
in the
the world,
world,he
Wherever
aa pernon
d face
facetowards
he shoul
towardsthe
the
should
Ka'bah
goingto
pray.The
whenhe
he isis going
to pray.
Ka
'bah when
isisin
sacred mosque
The Ka'bah
Ka'bah
thesacred
mosgue
in the
(Ka'bah)isis aa very
Makkahin
of Makkah
in Saudi
Facing
of
towards
SaudiArabi.
Arabi.Facing
towardsQiblah
very
0iblah(Ka'bah)
performance
prayer.However,
importantcondition
conditionof
of performance
important
of
However,if the
of prayer.
the
jungle,
personisis in
placesuch
in aa place
suchas
person
jungle, unknown
city
asa desert,
desert,
unknownstrange
city
strange
placewhere
wherehe
doesnot
or aa place
knowthe
or
he does
not know
the direction
diiectionof
of the
Oiblah,he
the Qiblah,
he
try his
his best
bestto
to find
find out
should
of
shouldtry
out the
the direction
direction
Oiblahfrom
from others.
othen.
of Qiblah
However,
possible
However,
if it isis not
then
judgment and
not possible
then he
he should
shoulduse
usehis
his judgment
and
facein
in a direction
direction
thinksisis that
face
which
whichhe
he thinks
that of
Oiblahand
of Qiblah
Allahwill
will
andAllah
prayer.
hisprayer.
accept
accept
his
ft isis important
importantto
to start
facingthe
It
prayer facing
startthe
the prayer
directionof
0iblah
the direction
of Qibtah
doesnot
not matter
and it does
matterif his
d;rectionchanges
and
while
praying
his o;rection
while he
changes
he is
is praying
trainor
anaeroplane
in a ship,
e.g.
etc.
ship,a train
aeroplane
etc.
e.g.in
0r an
givesthe
N0TE:
NaTE: Nowadays,
Nowadays, a compass
which
whichgives
available
direction
the direction
compasisis available
In strange
strangeplaces
of
places and
it isis a useful
of Qiblah.
0iblah.In
usefulinstrument
instrument
and aeroplanes
aeroplanes
to
possess.
to poses.
IINTENTION
ilTEttlT|ON
After
After facinq
fac.ing the
the 0iblah
Qiblah the
the person
person should
should make
make niyat
niyat (inten(intenT
h
e
i
n
t
e
n
t
i
o
n
p
e r s osshould
nh o u l d
ttion).
i o n ) ,The intention iiss m
a d ew
i t h i nh
made
within
hisi s m
mind,
h e person
i n d ,sso0 tthe
articula
rb l i g a t o r0
tthink
h i n ka
b o u tthe
r a y eh
r e Iinabout
particular
obligatory,
optional
orr n
natl
prayer
he
nh ep
o
y p, t i o n a lo
a f lp
ten ds t0
to perform.
perform. He
He should
should not
not utter
utter the
the words
words of
of niyat
niyat aloud,
aloud,
tertds
o ta
a
h i siiss n
u t h e n t0
i cr a
r o p h e((S.A.W.L
tS . A . W . ) .
asstthis
not
authentic.
or
approved
bydy tthe
Prophet
p p r o v eb
h eP

28
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TAKBIR
TAHRIMAH
TAHRIMAH
TATBIR

penonshould
After
prayer saying
After making
niyatthe
the person
starthis
his prayer
saying
makingnivat
shouldstart
(Allahisis the
greatest)
"AII'Ihu
raising
both
his hands
hands to
to
thegreatest)
bothof
of his
"AllEhuakbar"
akbar"(Allah
raising
th~
with
stretching
to
He should
He
fingers
to the
the earlobes.
the shoulders,
shouldsrs,
with fingers
stretching
should
earlobes.
then
over
hand. This
This
thenfold
fdd his
righthand
lefthand.
overhis
overthe
hishands
hands
hischest
handover
theleft
chestright
tim
because
after
"AlliihuAkbar"
Akbar"isis called
TakbirTahrimah
Tahrimah
because
aftersaying
saying
first"Anihu
calledTakbir
Takbir
every
and
moveTahrimah
worldlyaction,
talk or
or moveTakbirTahrimah
everycommon
andworldly
action,talk
common
prayer
ment
the
theeyesof
the
worshipper
Throughout
theprayer
theeyesof
forbidden.Throughout
thewonhipper
mentisisforbidden.
pointto
should
point
the
rests
in
rests
to the
forehead
should
spotwhere
where
theforehead
in Sajdah.
thespot
Sajdah.

WHERE
AND
F O T D E DA
T H E HANDS
H A I { D SBE
B E FOLDED
f { O PLACED
PLACED
S H O U T DTHE
W H E R ESHOULD
AFTER
TAKBIRTAHRIMAH?
TAHRIIIAH?
SAYITGTAKBIR
AFTERSAYING

peopleplace
placetheir
Some
place
handsunder
othersplace
their hands
underthe
the navel,
navel,others
Somepeople
them
Prophet
uoderthe
that Prophet
themuDder
but there
arehadiths
whichstate
the chest
thereare
hadithswhich
statethat
chestbut
(S.A.W.)
placehis
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
used
hishands
overhis
hischest.
Muhammad
ued to
to place
handsover
chest.
(S.A.W.)
(R.A.)reported:
"l saw
pfacing
Prophet
a)
(S.A.W.)
placing
HalbA!aee
repofted:"1
Alaee(R.A.)
sawthe
the Prophet
al Halb
(Ahmadrlirrrnizi).
righthand
his
overhis
hisleft
lefthand
handover
hisright
handover
overhis
hischest:'
chesti'(Ahmad"Tirtnizi).
(R.A.)said:
"l prayed
prayedwith
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
b)
Wlll b.
b. Hajr
Hair(R.A.)
with Prophet
bl Wi'il
said:"I
(S.A.W.)and
put his
right hand
overhis
(S.A.W.)
hand over
his
his left
left hand
he put
handover
overhis
and he
his right
(lbn Khuzaimah,
Muslim).
chest."
Abu
Khuzaimah,
Dawld,Muslim).
AbuOawtid,
cho$t."(Ibn
someFuqha
There
which
Fuqha
Thereare
narrations
thatsome
someother
othernarrations
whichstate
statethat
aresome
placetheir
abovethe
the navel.
usedto
to place
theirhands
han& under
thechest
but above
used
navel.
underthe
chestbut
positions
Flacing
in either
thesepositions
"Placing
the
isiscorrect
but it is
is better
better
the hands
handsin
eitherof
of these
correctbut
practiceof
placethem
of Prophet
t0 the
the practice
to
to
Prophet
them over
the chest
according
to place
chestaccording
overthe
(S.A.W.)
hadiths.
in the
the above
aboveauthentic
authentic
Muhammad
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
as
in
hadiths.
as mentioned
mentioned
R E C I T A T I OBEFORE
F
RECITATION
BTE{ F O R fATIHAH
EA T I H A H
There are
are several
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad(S.A.W
which Prophet
There
{S.A.W,
severaldu'as
du'ts which
to recite
recitebefore
Fatihah.
Wewill
usedto
of them.
beforeFatihah.
will mention
mentiontwo
them.
used
We
two of

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khat|yEya Kama
"Alleh humma
humma ba'id
wa bayna
bayna khat5yaya
"Allah
be'id barnee
banee wa
humma naq'
maghribi, Allah
Allih humma
mashrigiwal
wal maqhribi,
baynal mashriqi
/ii'adta
naqE'adta baynal
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yunag-qath thawIJul
thawnul abyaqu
qinee
qinee min
Ram'a yunaqqath
min khafiJyaya
kha6yEya kama
bil
min Khatayaya
KhatEyEya bil
minad
maghsilnie min
hum maghsilnee
minad danasi,
AtEh hum
dan*i, Allih
(Bukhari and
Muslim).
maee
and Muslim).
bardi." (Bukhari
wal bardi."
mEeewath
wath thaJji
thalii wal

"0
Allahset
apartfrom
from my
Eastand
"0 Allah
my sins
sinsas
andWest
Westare
set me
me apart
m East
areapan
apart
fromeach
other.
eachother.
from
garment
from my
o0 Allah,
me
isisdeansed
Allah,cleanse
my sins
mefrom
sinsas
asaa white
whitegarment
uleansed
cleanse
wCIhing.
fromdirt
dirtafter
afterthorough
thorough
from
washi
ng.
Allah,wash
frommy
my sins
o0 Allah,
unshme
off from
with water,
water,snow
meoff
sinswith
andhail."
hail."
snowand
penondoes
Iflf aa person
then
know the
the duli
doesnot
not know
du'd just
mentioned
then he
he
iust mentioned
(R.A.) isis reported
recitethe
followingone.
to have
should
shouldrecite
the following
one. Umar
Umar(R.AJ
reportedto
hatre
usedthis
thisdu'i
du'aTakbirTahrimah.
Tahrimah.
used
after
Takbir
aftersaying
saying
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watabhra
"Subpana
" SubfrEna Kallah
KaltEh humma wabi f)amdika
fiamdika wataliiJra
ghamtk.
ildha
wali
'ala
jad-duka
wallJ
illJha
gh;wruk.
kasmuka
wata
wata'ald
kasmuka
iad-duka
"Gfory be
you, 0 Allah,
be to
praisssare
yoor
to you,
"Glory
Allah,and
and alt
all praises
aro due
due unto
uflto you,
yourmajesty
your name
andblessed
blessed
nameand
andhigh
highis
is your
and
isis your
maie$yand
andnone
rwnlry
noneis
iswon'v
youJ'
of worship
wonhipbut
but you:'
of
personcan
readboth
both du'ls,
just one
A persol'1
can read
du 6s,together
togetheror
or just
oneof them
tftemor
or
py of the
otherdu'as
du'6swhich
any
the other
which are
areapproved
approvedby
by Prophet
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
(S.A.W.),andrthere
areabout
about7.
7. These
Thesedu'as
(S.A.W.),and,there
are
du'& tan
befound
fbundin
in different
differertt
canbe
places
sevenl Books
Booksof Hadith,
Hadith,e.g.
places of several
e.g.Muslim,
Mulim, Tirmizi,
Tirmizi, Musnad-.
Musnad.r
Ahmad,Abu.
Dawid, Dar-qutni,
Dar-qulni,Nisai,
Imam Ahmad,
Abu Dawiid,
Nisai, Ibn
lbn Majah,
Majah,Ibn
lbn Hibban,
llibban,
!I.*
MuattaImam
lmamMalik).
Malik).
Muana

All of the
the 7 du'as
du'f,scan
All
be read
before rettting
surah
can be
read together
tqether before
recitfutg
surah
Fatihah.
Fatihah.
This
This recitation
recitation is
is called
called Du'#ul-lstiftah
Dua:ul-Istiftah which
which means
means DuE
Du'i of
starting.
lstiftahshould
starting. 0ui-ul
Du/a-ullstif
tah should only
only be
be recited
retited in
in the
the first
first rakat.
rakat.
TA,A}WYUi
TA'Awwui
Then
Then the
the person
person who
who is
is praying
praying should
should say:say;

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A 'uiu biLEhi
bi/./ahi minah
minash Shaygd
Shayta nir-raipm."
nir-rai-eem. "
" A'uiu
"1 seek
seek Allaht
Allah's protection
protection from
from satan
satan who
who is
is accursed."
accursed."
"l
This should
should only
only be
be said
said in
in the
the first
first rakat.
rakat.
This
TASMIA}I
TASMIAM

Then the
the penon
person who
who is
is praytng
praying should
should say:
say:
Then
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hir-rabma
ir-rahnm. ""
r'nhmd nnir-raheem.
"Bism
il lEh hi
"In the
the name
name of
of Allah,
Allah, the
the mmt
most kind
kind and
and the
the most
most mercifuli'
merciful:'
"ln
be said
said in
in wery
FNery rakat
rakat before
before reciting
reciting rurah
surah Fatihah.
Fatihah.
This should
should be
This

SURAH FATIHAH
FATIHAH
SURAH

praying
recite
iurahFatihah.
should
Thenthepercon

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"Alltamdu
"A/hamdu |li/-/ahi
rab-bill'6lameen.
'a/ameen.
il-Ehi rab-hi
Ar rafrmarahma nir-ralrem.
nir-raheem.
Ar
Mali ki yawmid
yawmid :- den.
deen.
Mefiki
Iyyaka
na'budu wa
lyydka na'budu
iyyaka nasta'een.
nasta'een.
Ihdlna~
mustagmm.
Ihdl nagsiratal
sirital mustaqeem.
'alayhim.
Sira(al
Lazeena
an
'amta 'alayhim.
Laieena
an'amta
$iragal
Ghayril
magh{1ubi
_
Ghayril maghQubi
'alayhim
"
A,mffin."
walay'gal-Ieen.
ddl-leen.Ameen.
hlaVhim walap

"Praise
isis only
"Praise
for Allah,
Allah,Lord
Lord
unlyfor
of
Univene.
of the
the Universe.
The
kind,the
Themost
mostmerciful.
merciful.
mostkind,
themost
The
of
Dayof
Judgment.
of the
theDay
Themaster
master
of Judgment.
youalone
You
we
and
worship
to you
Youalone
weworship
andto
alone
alone
we
prayfor
for help.
help.
un pray
Show
way,
way,
thestraight
straight
Showus
usthe
the
youhave
whomyou
thosewhom
haveblessed.
blessed.
theway
wayof
of those
Who
your
youranger,
anger,
Whohave
notdeserved
deserved
havenot
Nor
goneastray:'
Norgone
astray."
(S.AW.)
Prophet
Muhammad
Reciting
Fatihah
isisso
that
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
thatProphet
soimportant
important
Fatihah
Reciting
of
recitationof
the recitation
wiqhoutthe
said
wi1thout
prayerwas
acceptable
wG acceptable
no prayer
thit no
said that
Fatihah.
Fatihah.
(S.A.W.)
(R.A) reported
Messenger
All:th'sMessenger
a)
(S.A.W.)
reportedAllah's
bin Samit
Samit(R.A.)
Ubadahbin
a) Ubadah
'There no prayer
reciting
with_out
as
without
reciting
Surah
prayeracceptable
acceptable
assaying:
saying:"There isis no
$ol,
Nhai,
Tirmizi,Nisai,
Dalfrd,Tirmizi,
Abu Oawud,
Fatihah."
(Bukhari
Ahmad,Abu
Muslim,Ahmad,
Fatihah.;'
{BukhariMuslim,
Ibn
Maiah).
l b nMajah).
(S.A.W.)
Allah(S.A.W.)
(n.A.)reported
ofAllah
b)
(R.A.)
thatthe
of
Messenger
thattheMessenger
reported
Hurairah
AbuHurairah
b) Abu
prayer
did
anddid
kind
of
prayed
any
was
saying
that
anyone
who
prayed
any
kind
of
prayer
and
who
anyone
that
wassaying
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31

not read
nad in
in that,Ummul
thatrUmmul(luranl.and
Ouranpndinin one
not
oneversion
Fatihah.tul.
versionFatihahtul
prayrrwill
Kitsbhis
hirprayer
willbe
bodeficient,
deficient,
Kitab
will
will
willbe
bedeficient,
deficienr,
willbe
bedeficient,
deficient,
(Bukhrri,Muslim
notcomplete.
andnot
complete.
MrrlimAhmad).
and
(Bukhari,
Ahmad).
(R.A.l reported
Abu Hurairah
Hurrirah(R.A.)
reportedAllah's
(S.AW.}as
c)cl Abu
(S.A.W.)
Allah'sMessenger
Messenger
as
praysrwill
rrying: "No
"[Io prayer
person
wifl benefit
benefitaa pe~an
saying:
who
who did
did not
readinin
not read
(lhn Khuzaimah.
ftrt .nlh
Fatihah."(Ibn
rurdr Fatihah."
Khuzaimah,
that
Ibn
lbn Hibban.
Hibban.Ahmad).
Ahmad).
In the
the Ii-.t
ligrt of
of the
the above
abovehadiths
In
we
that
hadiths
we understand
undentand
thatSurah
surah
Fatihdrmust
murtbe
berecited
rscitedor
readin
or read
in every
Fatihah
rakatof
everyrakat
prayer.
ofany
anytype
typeof
of prayer.
BECITATIOil
OFSURAH
SURAHfATIHAH
FATIHAHBEHIND
RECITATION
OF
AN
BEHIITID
Af{ IMAM.
IMAM.
pgopl.o
$ome.people
gE.ysly
confused
Some
are
very confused
whet~er
whetherthey
theyshould
shouldor
or should
should
not
rsad
surah Fatihah
Fatiharrwhile
prayingin
whirepraying
not l'Iad Surah
in congregation.
congiegrion.But
Bui there
ih;;;
drouldnot
not be
b0any
any confusion
confusionin
in'thii
should
this matter
as ir,Jiorro",ing
the following hadith
niatter-i
tilli;
vry clearty
clmdy.answers
question.
ansnrers
theQuestion.
very
the
'1Ale
al
Ubadah
bin
8) Ubadah bin ~amit
(R.A.) said:
said:'We were
werebehind
behindthe
Prophet
the Prophet
$amit.(R.A.)
(s.A.w.)in
praver,and
in the
the Fajr
Fairprayer,
(S.A.W.)
from
the
and he
he recited
recitedaa passage
passage
from'the
Ouran,but
but the
the recitation
recitation
became
auran,
became
difficult
him. Then when
difficurtfor
for'him.'Then
when
'Do you
he finished
finishedhe
hc said,
said,'Do
recitebehind
he
you recite
We
your Imam?'
behindyour
lmam?'we
replie.{,.'yE,
(S.A.W.)'.Then
of Allah
Attah(S.A.W.)'.
replied, 'yes, ^tlgfenggl
Messenger of
the
Messenger
Th'en
Messenger
the
'Do
(S.A.W.)said:
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
said: 'Do
(behindthe
of
not
not recite
reciteanything
anything(behind
t-he
lmam) except
(surah Fatihah)
Fatihah-tul-Kitab
except Fatihah-tulKitab
Imam)
(Surah
he
raiitratrjbecause
because
he
who does
doesnot
not include
includeit in
who
in
in his
his recitation
recitation
prayerhis
in prayer
prayer
his prayer
(AbuDawiid.
notvalid.'
valid.'" (Abu
DawEd,
isisnot
Tirmizi).
Tirmizi).
(R.A.)reported
bl Abu
Abu Hurairah
Hurairah
reported
b)
(R.A.)
that
of Allah
thst the
the Messenger
Mesenger
Allah
(s.A.w.)said:
"lf anyone
(salatlin
said:"If
anyoneobserves
obsewes
prayer(~alat)
(S.A.W.)
prayer
in which
whichhe
hedoes
does
not read
read Ummul
ummul Quran
0ur5n (Fatihah),
not
it isis deficient,
it isis deficient,
deiicient,
{FatihahLit
deficient,
it is
deficient,
andnot
complete."
is deficient,
and
not complete."
It was
was said
to Abu
Abu Hurairahi
Hurairah:
lt
saidto
'What
shouldwe
do when
(Abu
'What should
we do
when we
we are
behind an
Imam?" He, (Abu
arebehind
an lmam?,,He,
H
u r a i r a h((R.A.)
lR . A . )rreplied,
e p l i e d ,""Read
Hurairah)
R e a diitt iinn ssilence.......
i r e n c e . .". .((Muslim).
.M
..u
" slim).
A
MEEIU:
AMEEN:
It is
is sunnah
sunnah io
to *y
say Ameen
Ameen when
when a person
person finishes-recitation
finishes_recitation
of Surah
Surah Fatihah.
Fatihah. lfIf he
he is
is praying
praying alone
alone he
he should
should say
say "Ameen"
"Ameen" in
in
silence
silence and
and if hg
h~ is
is praying
praying with
with congregation
congregation behind
behind an
an lmam
Imam then
then
he
he should
should say
say Ameen
Ameen fairly
fairly loudly
loudly when
when the
the lmam
Imam finishes
finishes saying
saying
the
the last
last verse
verse of Surah
Surah Fatihah.
Fatihah. when
When saying
saying Emeen
Ameen the
the voice
voice oT
of
the
the wtrole
whole congregation
congregation should
should resound
resound at
at the
the same
same timu.
timlt
There
There are
are many
many hadiths
hadiths which
which prove
prove that
that saying
saying Ameen
Ameen aroud
aloud
is
is Sunnah
Sunnah of
of the
the Holy
Holy Prophet
Prophet (S.A.w.)
(S.A.W.) and
and itit was
was iheiegular
the regular practice
practice
of
of the
the companions.
companions. we
We will
will mention
mention a few
few of these
these hadiths
hadiths here.
here.
a)
a) Naeem
Naeem al
al Mujammar
Mujammar said:
said: "l
"I prayed
prayed behind
behind Abu
Abu Hurairah
Hurairah (n.A.)
(R.A.)
He
He recited
recited Bismilfdh
Bismillah hir-ra[ma
hir-rahma nir-raheem,
nir-raheem, then
then he
hE recited
recited surah
surah
Fatihahrand
Fatihah, and when
when he
he reached
reached walad
walap {alleen,
c)a.!.:lee-n, he
he saidrAmeen
said, Ameen
e o p l ebbehind
aafter
f t e riitt aand
n dtthe
h e ppeople
e h i n dhhim
Ameen
i m ssaid
a i dA
m e e......
n . . .", .((Bukhari).
.d"u k h a r i ) .
b)
b) Abu
Abu Hurairah
Hurairah {R.A.)
(R.A.) reported
reported that
that the
the Messenger
Messenger ol
of Allah
Allah
(s.A.w.)
(S.A.W.) said:
said: 'when
'When the
the lmam
Imam says
says GhayriiMaghd0bi
Ghayril MaghQubi 'arayhim
'alayhim
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youshould
wala{dal-leenrall
of you
shouldsa~,
walaQ..
~al-Ieen} all of
becuase
the
Ameen,
say,Ameen,
becuase
theAngels
Angels
gty Ameen
and the
Ameenand
f mamsays
the Imam
~y
says
saysAmeen.
Ameen.And
And whosoever
whosoever
says
Ameenand
and his
his voice
voiceblends
with that
Ameen
he
that of
of the
the angels
angels
he would
would
blendswith
(Ahmad,
forgiven
beforgiven
hissins."
be
his
Abu
sins."(Ahmad,
AbuDawud,
Dawld,Nisai).
Nisail.
(R.A.) reported
(S.A.W.)
Aisha(R.A.)
reportedthat
c)
of
c) Aisha
that the
the Messenger
Mesenger
Allah (S.A.W.)
of Allah
"Jewsare
aremore
r'noreenvious
said:
of
in
said:"Jews
envious
of Muslims
Muslims
in two
two things
thinp ~)
our
la) our
'alaykum
(b) saying
greeting
someone
with Assalamu
greeting
someone
with
'alaykum
and
and(b)
sayingAmeen
Ameen
Assalamu
( a l o u dbehind
( A h m a dIbn
, nMajah).
b) e h i n the
d
(aloud)
t h eImam:'
l m a m i '(Ahmad,
lb
Majah).
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praying
dl Ata
Atasaid:
d)
praying
in
found200
of the
said:"I
200of
thecompanions
in the
themosque
mosque
companions
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
lmam_said
of
(S.A.W.)
and
wala~
of the
theProphet
andwhen
whenthe
the Imam_said
walad~alleen,
dal-!een,
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heard
voices
resound
I heard
the
resound
with
echoof
of their
theirvoices
withAmeen".
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B E C I T A T I OAFTER
ANF T E R
FATIHAH
RECITATION
SURAH
FATIHAH
SURAH
personwho
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for aa person
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who isis praying
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he should
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from Quran
0ur5nafter
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firsttwo
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aa surah
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oneor
or more
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fewshort
canrer.ite
surahs.
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youcan
recite.
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ldhu ahad.
ahad.
Allah hus-samad.
huq-qamad. .
yalid walam
yhlad.
walam yu/ad.
Lam va/iff
yakul-lahl Kufuwan a,!ad.
Walam yaku/-/ahu
ahad.""
Wa/am
"Say:He
Allah,the
one.
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is Allah,
"Say:
theonly
onlyone.
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help.
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Allahhelps
anddoes
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not need
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He
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d o e snot
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He
produce
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c h i l dand
anyone.
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not born
of anyone.
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born of
Him."
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There
n o one
o n eequal
e q u ato
tlo Him."
i s no
Falaq.
b) Surah
b)
SurahFalaQ.

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Qui AlAIubi
Au}ubi rab-bil
rab-bil falaq.
fs/aq.
ilul
KhaJaq.
Min shar-rimd
shar-rima Khalag.
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Wa min
min shar-ri
shar-ri ghisiqin
iia waqab.
waqab.
gh*iqin iia
Vrla
Wa min
min shar-rin
shar-rin naf-fdthdti
nat-famati fil
fil 'uqad.
#uqad.
Wa
Wa min
min shar-ri
shar-ri hxidin
hasidin lia
/za Hasao
Hasaa
Wa

HSay: II seek
seek refuge
refuge in the
the Lord
Lord of the
the dawn,
dawn,
"Say:
from the
the wil
evil of all
all that
that He
He has
has ereated,
treated,
from
and from
from the
the evil
evil of the
the darkness
darkness of night
night when
when it falls,
falls,
and
and from
from the
the wil
evil of those
those (charmers)
(charmers) who
who blow
blow into
into knots.
knots.
and
And from
from the
the evil
evil of the
the envier
envier when
when he
he envies."
envies."
And

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hin-n*.
n*. IIi
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sil khan-nas.
khan-n-awaswdsil
shar-ril waswa

gudE rin-nas.
rin+,fuAI/ari
fee fudu
'niA
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Yuwaswisufx
Minai iii'nati
jin-nati wan-nas.
wan+t*.'
'Say:I seek
gustainer
of mankind.
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in
of
mankind.
thesustainer
in the
re{uge
seekrefuge
Mankind.
the
of
Lord
of Mankind.
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Mankind,
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of Mankind,
theOwner
From
whisperer.
whisperer.
thesneaking
sneaking
of the
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theevil
wil of
Who
in
mankind.
of mankind.
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in the
thehearts
Whowhispers
wtrispen
mankind."
or mankind."
(Whether
he
jinns
(Whether
among
fromamong
be)from
hebe)
iinnsor

RUKU
BOWITIG
B U K U-_ BOWING
"Alldhu Akbar"
raising
Akbar" raising
prayingshould
Then
personpraying
saY"Allahu
shouldsay
the person
Then the
palms
facing
the
outward
both
his
hands
to
shoulder
level
with
the
palms
facing
outwar~
level
with
shoulder
to
both his hands
rukuso
bendin
thenbend
in ruku
so
Heshould
and
stretching
to
He
shouldthen
to eartobes.
eadobes.
stretching
fingers
andfingers
(i.e.from
perpendicular
rest
to the
the rest
that
to
to hips)
hif) isis perpendicular
from head
headto
trunk (i.e.
his trunk
that his
finpn
knees
with the
his knees
the fingers
of
with
reston
on his
shouldrest
Hishands
handsshould
body.His
of the
the body.
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hisbody.
do not
not touch
body.The
spread
armsdo
touchhis
that his
hisarms
takingcare
carethat
apart,taking
spnadapart,
posture
andnot
not
the ruku
rukuposture
person
in
and
in the
andcomposed
composed
psron should
h calm
calmand
slrouldbe
yal azeem"
lmst
azeem"at
at least
rab-biyal
hurry
:"Subhana rab-bi
read:'tubhana
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shouldread
heshould
it Then
hurry it
three
.
times.
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means:
This
's
"Glory be
be to my
my Lord
lord who
who is the
the very
very grmtmt:'
greatest~'
"Glory
He can
tan read
read it (3,
(3, 5,
5, 7,
7, 9,
9, 1l
11 etc.)
ett.) times.
times.
He
There are
are sgme
some other
other du'&
du'ls which
which Gan
can be
be road
read with
with subfEna
subbina
There
r;rm. Two
rabbi yal
yal a3eem
a~eem or
or imtead
instead of subfrina
sub~ina rabbi
rab-bi yal
yalll~m.
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them
rab.bi
are mentioned
mentioned below:below:are
Other Du'is
Du'as in
in Ruku:
Ruku:
0ther
Aisha (R.A.)
(R.A.) reportod
reported that
that the
the melsengpr
messenger of
of Allah
Allah (S.AW-)
(S.A.W.)
Aisha
mostly
read
the
follo~ng
du'a
in
his
ruku
and
sajdah.
du'i in hisrukuandnidah.
mmtlyreadthefollonring

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Kalla humma
humma rab-banE
rab-bana wabifuamdika
wabi(1amdika
"Sublpflna Kalld
AllAh hum maghfirln."
maghfirlee. " (0ukhari,
fBukhari, Musliml.
Muslim);
AlEh
This means:
means:
This
"Glory
be to you,
you, oh
oh our
our Lord,
lord, and
and all
aU praise
praise
"Glorybe
be to you.
h Allah,
mei'
forgiveme:'
you. 0
Allah,forgive
0h
be

read
usedto read
Aflah used
Ali
of Allah
Messenger
(R.A.) reported
the Messenger
that the
reportedthat
Ali (R.A.)
the
fonowing
Du'a
in
Rttku:
Ruku:
in
Du'a
thefollowing

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"Allah
laka Raka'tu
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,
ffiika amantu,
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walaka
alunru,
vnlaka aslamtu,
rab-bTkhashi'a
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trta rab-bT
Rhahi'a sam'ee
sam'ee
'azme
wa mukh-khee
mukh-kt E wa
Wab~ wa
wa 'azmee
'qafu
wa ~abee wa
wa
vn masta
gal - lat
mista qal
tat .
qada may-va
bihe qada
bihee
mav-ya lil-Iahi.
lil-Ehi.
rab-bil
rabSil 'alameen."
Elameen!'
(Ahmad, Muslim,
Mtslim, Abu
Abu Dawiid
Dawfid etc.)
etc.)

you and
"0h! my
in you
you and
"Ohl
in
subbelieved
andIlrub
borwdto
my Lord,
Lord,I bowed
to you
and I believed
my
mitted
you. You
my brain,
brrin, my
You are'
my sight,
t0 you.
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My ear,
mr, my
sight my
mitud to
are my
my lord.
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my feet
rub'
bones,
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my ten
tendom
hr been
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bones,my
andwhatever
whateverhas
carriedby
mitted
for the
the lord
mittedfor
of the
theworlds:'
worl&l'
Lordof
(S.AW.}.-.d
rnd in
ProphetMuhammad
in
There
(S.A.W.)
Muhammed
Thereare
areother
du'& which
whichProphet
otherdu'as
Hadith.
Ruku
in other
otherBooks
Rukuand
befound
furnd in
Booksof
of Hadith.
andthey
theycan
canbe

Perfection
of
andSaidah.
Saidah.
ol Ruku
Rukuand
Perfection
(R.A) reported
of Allah
Al*t
Meseqrrr of
Abi
Badri(R.A.)
rrportedthlt
ilrrt the
Mrud a'
al Badri
the Messenger
Abi Masud
(S.A.W.)
said:
said:
{S.AW.}
35
35

"Allahdoes
doesnot
prayerofof aa man
not consIder
theprayer
conslder
"Allah
the
manwho
whodoes
doesnot
not
hisback
straighten
backwhen
whenbowing
bowing
forRuku
Rukuand
performing
his
for
Sajdah:'
straighten
andperforming
Saidahj'
( l b nKhuzaimah,
K h u z a i m aIbn
H i b b a Tabrani).
nT, a b r a n i ) .
lhb,nHibban,
(Ibn
(R.A.l reported
Abi Gatadah
0atEdah(R.A.)
reportedthat
Abi
ofof Allah
that the
the Messenger
Messenger
Allah
(S.AW.)
said:
(S.A.WJ
said:
'The n0rst
thiefisisone
whosteals
ininhis
onewho
prayer.,'
''The WOBt thief
steals
hisprayer."
"H0wcan
Thenthe
thecompanions
companions
asked,
Then
asked,
"How
steal
from
cansomeone
someone
stear
fromhis
his
prayer?"
prayer?"
(S.A.W.
Prophet
ansnered.
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
)ansmred,
"He
doesnOlcomplete
nncomplete
hisRUKU
"He does
his
with
Or
Ruxuand
andSajdah
perfection."
sajdah
withperfection."
al
hesaid,
said,
he
"He does
doesnot
not make
makehis
his balk
backstraight
"He
inin Ruku
srraight
Rukuand
andSajdah."
Sajdah.,'
( A h m a dTabrani,
T, a b r a nIbn
lib, nKhuzaimah,
K h u z a i m aHakim).
Hh a, k i m ) .
(Ahmad,
provethat
Thesehadiths
hadithsprove
Rukuand
that RlJku
These
and Sa;dah
saidahshould
shouldbe
be done
done
perfectly,
cafmfy,
slowly
and
calmly, slowty and perfer.tly,
otherwIse
sa/at
otherwrse
penonwill
salatof
of the
the person
will be
be
deficient.
deficient.
(ASHT A i l O I t { AFTER
G
O A U W I , I(STANDING
A F T E RRUKU)
QAWMAH
BUKU}
perfectRuku
After the
the perfect
Ruku the
personpraying
prayingshould
After
the person
raisehis
shouldraise
his
headfrom
from Ruku
Rukusaying:saying:head

6;FdiJ"ol,'*'"Sami'allAh
hllehhu
hu liman
liman~amida:'
"Sami
hamidai,
* raise
"verily.Allah
Allahlistens
listens
t0 onewho
"Verily
toone
praises him."
who praises
him."and
and*
raise~is
han&
hishands
up
up to
to the
the level
level of
of his
his shoulders
shaul deB with
with palms
palms facing
facing outwards
outwards and
and
ffingeB
ingenstretched
stretched to
to the
the earlobes
earlobes and
and then
then he
he should
should lower
lower his
his hands
hands
to his
his sides.
sides. In
In the
the standing
standing position
position he
he should
should be
be erect
erect so
so that
that the
the
joints
joints of his
his body
body go
go hack
hack in
in place.
place. while
While in
in this
this position
position he
he should
should
recite
recite one
one 0r
or all
all of the
the following
following du'is
du'as iN
as many
many times
times as
as he
he likes.
likes.
*some peopteget
*Some people get very
very annoyed
annoyed when
when they
they see
see someone
someone raising
raising
his
his hands
hands while
while going
going inro
into Ruku
Ruku and
and again
again raising
raising his
his hands
hands whili
while
lifting
lifting his
his head
head from
from huku.
kuku.
There
There are,
are, however,
however, authentic
authentic hadiths
hadiths which
which prove
prove that
that rrrophet
?rophet
Muhammad
Muhammad (s-A.w.)
(S.A.W.) used
used t0
to raise
raise his
his hands
hands ai
at the
the beginning
beginning of
of
prayer,
prayer, before
before and
and after
after Ruku
Ruku and
and when
when standing
standing up
up foithe
for the ihird
third
rakat.
Every llngfq
single Book
Book of
of Hadith
Hadith like
like Bukhari,
Bukhari, filuslim,
Muslim, Muatti
Mual~a
rakat. ^Fuglv
lmam
Imam Malik,
Malik, Abu_Dawr.rd,
Abu Dawud, Tirmizi,
Tirmizi, Nisai,
Nisai, rbn
Ibn Majah,
Majah, lbn
Ibn Khuzaimah,
Khuzaimah,
Hakim,
Hakim, Ahmad,
Ahmad, Shafaee,
Shafaee, Tabrani,
Tabrani, Baitraql
Baihaqi etc.
etc. etr.
etc. mentions
mentions these
these
hadiths.
hadiths. Nearly
Nearly four
four hundred
hundred companions
comDanions also
also narrate
narrate this
this practice
practice
of
of Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad {s.A.w.}.s0,
(S.A.W.). So, there
there is
;s not
not the
the slightesi
slightest doubt
doubt
that
the raising
raising of
of hands
hands is
is sunnat
sunnat and
and aa person
person who
who fractises
practises this
this
that the
sunnat
sunnat gets
gets aa greater
greater reward
reward than
than the
the person
person who
who does
does not
not practise
practise
it.
it. However,
However, even
even though
though the
the action
action is
is mentioned
mentioned in
in the
the hadiths,
hadiths,
all
C O n tt n u e d
all the
the ulamas
ulamas agree
agree that
that the
the prayer
prayer of
of aa penon
person who
who does
does not
not raise
raise r ,continued
a g e 37)
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to you;'
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allthe
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rab-bani lakal l;1amdu
mil as
as
samawati
smEwEti wa
wa mil
mil al ardi
mil ama
arQi wa
wa mil
shi'ta
shi'ta min shayin ba'du:ah
ba'du: ah lath
qdlal
thanaee
than1e wal majdiahaq-qu
maidiahag-gu ma
mE qalal
'abdu Wa
/abd, Allah
'abdu
WaKullu-na
Kullu-naLaka
Laka'abd,
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lE mani'a
limi a'tayta
m1ni'a lima
a'tpyta wala
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wal6 mu'tya
lima
mu'Sya lima
yanfa'u tal
mana'ta wala
jad-di minkal
jad:'
wala yanfa'u
minkal iad!'
Zal iad-di
(Muslim, Ahmad,
Ahmad, Abu
Abu Dawud)
Daw0d)
"0h Allah,
Allah,our
praisesbe
our Lord,
Lord, all
all praises
you, as
"Gh
be to
to you,
as much
muchas
asthey
they tan
tan
you want
and the
andeverything
fill
and
which
fill the
the heavens
heavens
the earth
earthand
want to
everything
whichyou
be
to be
praised
You deserve
that. You
deserve
You deserve
filled
to be
and
glorified. You
filled after
afterthat.
be praised
andglorified.
deserve
your servant
your slaves.
what your
more
than what
servanthas
hassaid
and all
saidand
us are
morethan
all of us
areyour
slavc.
prwentwhatever
you want
give
giveand
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Nobodycan
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to give
want to
and nobody
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nobodycan
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you want
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umntto
t0 prevent
with high
rankcannot
whatever
and a person
high rank
cannot
your will."
himselfor
anotherfrom
from his
benefit
benefithimself
or another
his high
high rank
rank against
aginst your
will."
is acceptable.
Muslimsshould
his
Therefore)
Muslims
handsis
acceptable.
Therefore,
his hands
shouldnot
fight over
over
not fight
issue.If
lf someone
doesnot
this
this issue.
someonedoes
not wish
wish to
raisehis
his hands
to raise
handshe
he should
should
discourage
not discourage
from doing
because
othersfrom
doingso
(continuation
not
others
it isis not
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37
37

0awmah
readin
the Qawmah
be read
in the
There
which can
can be
du'is which
other du'as
are some
someother
Thereare
Hadith.
Books
other
position
and
these
can
be
found
in
other
Books
of
Hadith.
found
in
potitionandthececanbe

(PROSTBATIO
FIRST
SAJDAH
(PROSTRATION).
FIRST
TI.
SAJDAH
qawmahthe
personpraying
perfectqawmah
prayingshould
After the
the perfect
After
the person
shouldmove
mwe
perform
to perform
to
sajdah
saying:'
nidahsaying:palms
"AllihuAkbar,"
puttingpalms
ground
Akbar,"putting
downwards
"Allihu
downwards
on
below
on the
theground
below
kneesshould
The knees
be brought
ground.
the
on
the ears.
shouldbe
broughtdownwards
downrvards
ean.The
on the
the ground.
pointingtowards
His fingers
fingenand
and toes
His
Qiblah
toesshould
be pointing
shouldbe
torvards
0iblahwithout
without
prostration
fingersof
Duringprostration
spreadinp
the
seven
parts
the fingers
han&.During
spreading
the hands.
of the
sevenparts
ground:
of
touch
of the
thebody
should
touchthe
bodyshould
theground:
(i)
(j)

forehead
the
along
theforehead
with the
alongwith
tip of
0f the
thetip
the nose.
nose.
both
bothhands
hands
both
bothknees
knees
bottomsurface
the
the bottom
the toes
surfaceof the
toesof both
bothfeet.
feet.

(iil
(ii)
(iiil
(iii)
(ivl
(iv)

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In
he
In this
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heshould
shouldsay:say:-

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tirnes.
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9, 11
He
timesor
5, 7,
this at
at least
least3 times
0r 5,
say this
He should
shouldsay
glorybe
you,the
"0h Allah,
"Oh
high."
themost
mosthigh."
Allah,glory
beto
to you,
in the
the sajdah
sajdah
du'ft which
be read
readin
There
which can
are some
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other du'is
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position.
position.
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OTHER
SAJDAH
DU'ASIN
OTHEBDU'AS

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(R.A.)said
usedto say
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wabika
amantu,
hummalaka
sajadtu,
wabika
lakasajadtu,
Emantu,
walaka
clamtu ,.
rmlakaaslamtu
saiadawajhiya
ranjhiya LillaZikhalaqahii
sajada
Littaiikhalaqahl
guwarah-u,
Wasaw-warahii
suwarahu,
fa ahsana
af.rsana
Waspw-vrarahfifa
qa sam'ahu
FaShaq-qa
Fashaqwabaqa
sam'ahfr waba~rahu
rah-u
kh-al
fatabara
kal-Iahu
khill
iqeen".
kal-l6hua~sanul
fatab-ara
al.rsanul
iqeen".
(Ahmad,
(Ahmad,
Muslim).
Muslim).
38
38

"0h
"0~ Allah,
Allah, for
for you
you I have
have prostrated,
prostrated, and
and in you
you I have
have faith,
faith,
and
and unto
unto you
you I have
have submitted,
submitted, my
my forehead
forehead has
has prostrated
prostrated in
front
front of one
one who
who created
created it and
and gave
gave shape
shape to it and
and made
made it
perfeutly.
perfectly. Then
Then he
he gave
gave power
power of hmring
hearing and
and sight
sight and
and blesed
blessed
is
is Allah'5
Allah's nafils
name who
who is
is the
the perfect
perfect creator."
treator."
ai)
ii) Abu
Abu Hurairah
Hurairah (R.n.)
(R.A.) said
said that
that the
the Mesenger
Messenger of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.}
(S.A.W.)
used to
to say
say in
in his
his saidah:saidah:used
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kul-Iahjj diq-qahi,
diq-qahu,
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.-'

-akhirahf,
wa jil-lahf
jil-Iahu wa
wa aw-walah-u
awwalahu wa
wa akhirahu, wa
wa
wa
'ald
'alii niy-yatah-u
niy-yatahu wa
wa sir-rahfi.
sir-rahu. "
Abu
Oawud,
Hakim).
a w D dH
,a k i m ) .
{(Muslim,
M u s l i mA
,b uD

"0h Allah,
"Oh
all
Allah,forgive
forgive
all of
minor
of my
my sins,
sins,minor
ones
andmajor
majorones,
onesand
ones,
previously
Ones
previously and
0nesI committed
and
committed
Ones
in the
future.
0nesI commit
thefuture.
commitin
Ones
OnesI commit
openly
commitopenly
And
Andones
onesI commit
secretly."
commitsecretly."
Mesengerof
Allah
of Allah
There
are
some
other
'as whith
which the
the Messenger
du'E's
There are some other du
(S.A.W.)used
du'is are
t00 long
longto
to
aretoo
(S.A.W.)
to say
but these
thesedu'as
in his
his Sajdah
Saidahbut
usedto
say in
Hadithlike
like
Booksof
of HaeJith
mention
Books
foundin
in authentic
authentic
be found
Theytan
here.They
canbe
menti0nhere.
not surprising
that
Muslim,
that
lt isis not
surprislng
Dawddetc.
etr,.It
Ahmad, Nisai
Abu DawTId
Muslim,Ahmad,
Nisai Abu
(S.A.W.)
long
in R.uku
for long
Prophet
(S.A.WJ
stayed
for
andSajdah
Saidah
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
stayedin
Rukuand
intervals.
intervals.
withsub~ana
du'dstan
besaid
All
approved
du'as
saidwith
sub[Ena
approved
canbe
authentically
All of
of the
theauthentically
time
Rabbi
according
to
theirown
or altogether
according
to the
thetime
yal a'ia
own or
altogether
0r on
0n their
Rabbiyal
a'ldor
person.
available
and
of
of the
theperson.
andcapacity
available
capacity
to Allah.
Allah.
positionthe
his closest
In
to
at his
closest
the worshipper
wonhipperisis at
In Sajdah
Saldahposition
quietly, without
without
performed
HenLe,
Sajdah
should
calmly,
andquietly,
be performed
calmly,and
Hence,
shouldbe
Sajdah
he
du'asas
ashe
readas
asmany
figgeting,
and the
should
t0 read
manydu'as
try to
theworshipper
shouldtry
figgeting,and
worshipper
possibly
p o s i b l ycan.
can.
JAlSAH
BETWEEN
TWO
TWOSAJDAH)
BETWEEI'I
SAJDAH)
JALSAH{SITTING
{SITTING
------perr,on
perfectly
the person
performing
After
one
andr.almly,
onesajdah
sajdahperfectly and
After performing
calmly,the
"AllaJtu
akbar",
praying
should
saying,
"Allahu
akbar",
from sajdah
praying
his head
headfrom
saidah
saying,
raisehis
shouldraise
rightfoot
foot
while'keeping
theright
bending
the
'keeping the
left foot
on itit while
f oot and
andsitting
sittingon
the left
bending
palms
the palms
pointingtowards
0iblah,the
propped
up
the Qiblah,
towardsthe
toespointing
propped
with its
in toes
up with
knees.
backshould
the back
should
of
the
andknees.
histhighs
thighsand
reston
on his
handsshould
shouldrest
his hands
of his
place.Itlt isis sunnat
go bac.k
in place.
t0 say
say
be
backin
sunnatto
that the
the joints
so that
be straight
straightso
iointsgo
thetwo
saidahr.
the
du
'a while
the
in between
between
twosajdahs.
du'a
whilesitting
sittingin
thefollowing
following

39

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6'c>J;:ti'ciiLtj
wahdinee
hummaghfirlee
maghfirlee
rvarfrmnee
"Allah
warlJamnee
wahdinee
"AlEhhum
'f,finee
warfa'nee"
'ifinee
warzuqnee
wajburnee
war
warzuqnes
wajburnee
fa'nos"
(AbuDawOd).
Dawild).
(Abu

WI
m

Allah,forgive
forgiveme,
andhave
mercyon
0nme,
m0,
"Oh
mercy
"0h Allah,
have
me,and
path,
keepme
theright
rightpath,
andkeep
meon
onthe
and
keepme
andkeep
mehealthy,
healthy,
and
provide
withhalal
sourccof
of living,
living
and
me
sources
andprovide
mewithhalal
andcomplete
myshortcomings,
shortcoming,
and
my
complete
myrank
rankhigh."
andmake
makemy
hidr."
and
The
can
Theworshipper
wonhipper
thisdu'i
du'i'once
0r _G many
oncoor
manytimes
he
cansay
saythis
timr _c he
likes.
likes.
SAJDAH
SECOND
SAJDAH
SECOTIO
person
perform
Then
should
perform
the
sajdah
saying,
".Allahu
Thenthe
theperson
thesecond
".Allahu
should
second
sajdah
saying,
fint siUdah.
Akbar"
.
sqideh.
Akbar"and
andrepeat
wtrathe
didin
in the
thefirst
hedid
npeatwhat
(SITTIITG
E- ISTAFAHAT
FONREST).
JAI$AH-- E-ISTARAHAT
RESTI.
JALSAH
(SITTING
FOR
'AllEhuAkbar"
raisehis
Thenhe
he should
hishead
Then
.All1hu
Akbar" and
shouldraise
headup
up saying
saying
rndsit
sit
for aa short
whileas
Hedoes
shortwhile
hedid
did in
in ialsah.
for
jalsah. He
this
up
c he
dooE
frh before
befonstanding
standing
up
thesecond
rakat.
for the
second
for
rakat.
RAKAT
SECOTD
SECOND
RAKAT
Afterstanding
standing
up for
for the
thesecond
rakathe
After
up
rakat
second
heshould
shouldfold
fold his
hishands
hands
his chest
orcr his
ashe
he did
did in
in the
the first
first rakat
rakatand
chectas
over
recitation bv
bv
andstart
starthis
hb recitation
reading
"Bismill6h..........and
SurahFatihah
reading "Bismillih
and Surah
Fatihah follorrmd
followed by
by any
any pffige
passagl
or
or a chapter
chapter of
of the
the Holy
Holy 0uran."
Ouran." Then
Then he
he should
should complete
complete his
his rscond
second
rakat
rakat in
in the
the manner
manner of
of the
the fint
first one.
one.
While
While choming
choosing a passage
passage or
or a chapter
chapter for
for the
the rocitation
recitation in
in the
the
second or
or a subsequant
subsequent rakat
rakat the
the worshipper
worshipper shoufd
should observe
observe the
the
scond
order
order in
in which
which they
they mcur
occur in
in the
the Holy
Holy OurEn.
Ourin. Al$0,
Also, eoch
each Surah
Surah or
or
wne
verse should
should be
be shorter
shorter than
than the
the one
one recited
recited before
before it.
it. Hence,
Hence, longer
longer
surahs
surahs are
are rcited
recited before
before shorter
shorter surahs.
surahs.
TASHAHUD
TASHAHUD
After
After completing
completing the
the lrot
last sajdah
sajdah of the
the second
second rakat,
rakat, the
t~e penon
person
should
should nise
raise his
his head
head srying:
saying: "All6trAkbar".
"Allah-Akbar". He
He should
should sit
sit as
as he
he sat
sat
betryreon
between the
the two
two sajdah,
sajdah, putting
putting his
his left
left hand
hand on
on hls
his left
left knee
knee and
and
righthan&n
right handon his
his rigrt
riltlt knee.
knee. TheJist
The fist of the
the right
right hand
hand is
is cfosed
closed sxcept
except
for
for ths
the index
index finpr
finger which
which is
is protruded.
protruded. ltIt is
is protruded
protruded so
so that
that the
the
440
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b brought
broughtto
thesecond
second
riqht t~~mb
is
division
of
division
of the
theindex
indexfinger.
finger.In
In
{$t
1othe
ftbporitionthe
pefionshould
theperson
thllposltlon
rhouldread:rad:-

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'At-tal|iy-yEtu lil-Ehi
yiffitu.
salawatu war-ray
"At-tal}iy-yatu liI-lshi
waf
wq ~alawatu
wat-lay yibiJtu.
As-salBmu
'alayka ay-yuhan-nabiy-yu
Aseafiniu-'alayka
ay-yuhrt-nabiy-yu''
ral1ma tUJlahi
W,J
wt ral)ma
tullEhi wa barakiJtuhu
bankEruhi
'alaynE wa'ala 'iblJdil-/a
'ibediLE hi~-~aJiheen."
As+alEmu 'alayna
his+alihen."
As-salamu
wahl6
"Ash hadu
hdu anli
iliha il/al/ahu
anla'ildha
illal lEhu
hdu an-na Mul}ammadan
wa ash
ah hadu
Mul7ammadan
'abduhi
'ab~uhu wa rasOluh.
rafiluh." "
physicalprayer,
prayer,
"All compliments,
"AII
all
all physical
compliments,
for Allah.
Allah.
and
wonhipare
arefor
andall
all monitary
monitaryworship
you,Oh
Peace
be
0h Prophet,
Prophet,
Peace
uponyou,
beupon
and
mercyand
andblessings.
blessing.
Allaht mercy
andAllah's
all righteous
righteous
Peace
be
Peace
on us
andon
beon
on all
u and
slaves
Allah."
slaresof Allah."
isworthy
worthyof
"1
"l bear
that no
witnessthat
no one
oneis
bearwitness
Allah.
worship
worshipexcept
exceptAllah.
Muhammad
And
that Muhammad
witnesthat
And I bear
bearwitness
(S.A.W.}
Messenger."
(S.A.W.l
is
Hisslave
andMessenger."
b His
slareand
person
hadu......'abduh-u
"Ash hadu
rasilluh."a person
While
......'abduhu wa
wa rasiiluh."
reading"Ash
While reading
return
and
right
hand
should
raise
the
index
finger
of
his
right
hand
slightly
and
return
of
his
slightly
finger
shouldrabe the index
it.
pmitionafter.he
finsihed
sayingit.
it to
position
saying
prarious
haofinsihed
afterhehas
in previous
to its
personpraying
praying2 rakats
A person
rakatsonly
nextstage
only should
shouldcontinue
to the
the next
stage
continueto
(Dar[d].
which
(Darud).
is Salat
wfrichis
Alan-Nabi
SalatAlan-Nabi
RAKAT
F O RTHIRD
T H I R ORAKAT
STANDING
UP
U PFOR
STAf{DII{G
prayingthree
penonis
rakats,
If
then
or four
four rakats,
thenhe
lf a person
threeor
shouldstand
stand
is praying
heshould
"All-ahuAkbar"
he
up
sayIng
Akbar"and
and raising
raisinghis
handsas
ashe
his hands
tashahud
up after
aftertashahud
saying"Allahu
"Bismill6h.....and
recitation
his recitation
did
start
with
Tahrimah
start his
with "Bismillah.....and
in Takbir
TakbirTahrimah
did in
prayer
fard prayer
Fatihah."In
third or
rakatof
of far~
men
In the
the third
or fourth
fourth rakat
SurahFatihah."
then Surah
sayanother
another
needto
to say
recitation
Fatihahisis sufficient.
no need
recitationof
sufficient.There
Thereisis no
of Fatihah
41
41

Surah. But
But aa pgrson
person praying
praying sunnat
sunnat or
or nafl
nafl praYer
prayer can
can read
read aa surah
surah
Surah.
after Fatihah.
Fatihah. After
After recitation
recitation he
he should
should continue
continue t0
to complete
complete his
his
after
third rakat
rakat (or
(or fourth
fourth rakat
rakat ifif he
he is
is praying
praying four).
four).
third
After the
the cornpletion
completion of lrot
last rakat
rakat he
he should
should sit
sit for
for tashahud
tashahud
Atter
as described
described above
abpve (as
(as he
he sat
sat after
after praying
praying 2 rakats).
rakats).
as
After Tashthud
TashJhud he
he should
should read
read Salat
Salat Alan'ltlabi
Alan-Nabi (0rr0d]
(Dariid) as
as follor,rrs:
follows:After

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JJ;i,P &'54Y
;#!jt$t CLs\$qk6
;1#rol"+ltjyoa2V.y)lgi:
"Allah humma
humma sal-li
sal-Ii blE
'ala Muhammadin
"AlEh
wa 'atE
'ala ali
Muhammadin,
.
6ti Muhimmadin,
'ald lbrEheema
Kama qal-layta
fal-Iayta 'ala
Ibraheema
KamE
Wa'ala
ali lbrdheema
Ibriheema
Wahld Eli
innaka bameedum
majud."
hameedum majeed."

"Oh
Allah, send
grace and
honour on
on
andhonour
"0h Allah,
sendgrace
(S.A.W.)
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
and
and
Muhammad
(S.A.W.),
Muhammad
On
of Muhammad
(S.A.W.),
follovrnrs
truefolloVYers
andtrue
familyand
0n the
thefamily
just
on
just as
yousent
Honouron
andHonour
Graceand
sentGrace
asyou
(A.S.)
Ibrahim
lbrahim(A.S')
(A.S.)
andon
on the
thefamily
familyand
and
andtrue
followenof
truefollowers
lbrahim(A.S.)
of Ibrahim
Surely,
the
praiseworthy,
the GF1!at.
Grgat'IJ"
youare
arepraiseworthy,
Surely,you
"Allah
"AlEh humma barik
hll Muhammadin
bilrik 'ala
'
wa

htE ali
MuQammadin,
dti Muhammadin,
wa 'ala
Kama
lbraheema
b1rakta'all Ibraheema
KamEblIrakta'ala
'ald
Wa
lbrdheema
Wa 'ala dli Ibraheema
innaka lJameedum
maied. "
fiameedum majeed.

ali

(S.A.W.)
"Qh
on
(S.A.W.)
Muhammad
yourblessing
onMuhammad
blessing
"0h Allah,
Allah,send
sendyour
(S.A.W.)riust
and
of
(S.A.W.),just
Muhammad
of Muhammad
followers
thetrue
truefollowers
andthe
(A.S.)
as
on
lbrahim(A.S.)
yousent
0n Ibrahim
blesings
sentblessings
asyou
and
his
true
followers.
andhistruefollowen.
praiseworthy,
Great."
Surel~
you are
the
theGreat."
arepraiseworthy,
Surelvryou
(DAR[D}
DU'AS
AFTER
(DARUD)
ALAI{-I{ABI
SALATALAN-NABI
AFTERSALAT
DU,ES
(S.A.W-)
to
usedto
Prophet
wtrichProphet
There
(S.A.W.)
used
quiteaa lot
of du'as
du'dswhich
lot of
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arequite
Herewe
we
say
after
Dariid
and
he
taught
them
to
the
companions.
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them
to
the
companiom.
say after DarEdand he taught
will
aafew
ofthem.
them.
fewof
mention
willmention
(R.A.)said
(R.A.)said
the
to the
saidto
Bakr(R.A.)
i)i) Abdullah
bin
thatAbu
AbuBakr
saidthat
Amr (R.A.)
bin Amr
Abdullah

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Messenger of
of Allah,
Allah, "Please'teach
"Please'teach me
me aa du'd
du'f so
so II can
tan say
say itit in
in
Masenger
my prayer."
prayer."
my
So the
the Mesengnr
Messenger of
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.l
(S.A.W.) said,
said,
So
s.y:Sry:-

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hllmma innee
innee zalamtu
zalamtu nafsee
nafsee
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?uJman Katheran
Katheeran , wa|
wala yaghfi
yaghfi ruz
Zulman
ruz
zuncJba
iunr.lba
ilia anta
anta faghfirlw
faghfirlee maghfiratam
maghfiratam min
min
illd
'indika,
'indika, war
war fiamnee
I)amnee innaka
innaka antal
Mtal
ghaflirur ral7eem."
ra!)eem. "
ghaffirur
and
Muslim).
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B u k h aa
r in dM
uslim).
my duty
"Oh Allah,
Allah, II have
have been
been very
very cruel
cruel to myself
myself (by
(by ignoring
ignoring my
duty
"0h
Extept
the
sins
forgive
you) and
and there
there is
is no
no one
one who
who can
can forgive the sins 'except
to you)
you. So
So forgive
forgive me
me because
because ygu
you are
are the
the only
only forgiver
forgiver and
and have
have
you.
andmerciful."
merciful."
forgiverand
mercy
are
theforgiver
arethe
Verily.you
me.Verily.you
on me.
mercyon
Allah
(R.A.)reported
theProphet
ii)
bin
that
of Allah
thatthe
reported
Prophet
Aus(R.A.)
bin Aus
Shadad
ii) Shadad
(S.A.W.)
used
(S.A.W.)
hisprayer:in his
sayin
to say
usedto
PraYer:-

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katn ThubatJ
humma in
as'dtukatn
ThubatA
'azeemata
fil
wal 'azeemata 'alar
blar rushdi,
rushd[,
fil alnri,
amri, wal
wa
shukra ni'matika
ni'matika ,,
as-alukashukra
wa as-aluka
'ib1datixa, wa as-aluka
wa
ai-aluka
l4usna'ibadatil< a, wa
wa I]usna
qalban
q4diqan,
qalban saleeman,
lis-ananfacJiqan,
wa lisanan
saleeman,wa
wa
m:a
min khayri
khaYri rna
as'aluka min
waas-aluka
Ta'lamu,
min
wa a'uzubika
a,uzubika min
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Shar-ri
astaghfiruka,
waas
taghfiruka,
mE ta'lamu,
ta'lamu, wa
Shar-ri rna
lima
Ii m-ata'lamu."(Nisai).
ta'lamu."( Nisai).
"0h Allah,
youfor
"Oh
inin every
ofofdean
and
Allah,II ask
forstrength
askyou
strength
dean
everymatter
matter
and
youto
powerto
path.And
aastron~
will
will power
to be
beon
onthe
theright
rightpath.
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to
stronq
askyou
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make me
me thankful
thankful for
for your
your bountir
bounti. and
and give
gi\lR me
me ability
ability to
m0k0
worship you
you perfectly.
perfectly. And
And I ask
ask you
you to
to make
make my
my hoart
heart rincsrs
sincere
nronhip
and my
my tongus
tongue truthful.
truthful. I aak
ask you
you for
for cvory
every goodnas
goodness known
known
and
you and
and I stek
seek refuge
refuge in
in you
you from
from arerything
everything bad
bad that
that you
you
to you
know is
is bad.
bad.
know
I ck
ask your
your forgiveness
forgiveness for
for all
all mistakm
mistakes you
you know."
know."
(iiil
(iii) Aisha
Aisha (R.A)
(R.A.) reported
reported that
that the
the Prophet
Prophet (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) tsed
used to
to say
say this
this
du'i in
in his
his prayen:prayers:dut

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qabri, wa
Aiibil
va A1iubika
fitna tid daj-jali,
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wa A'iiubika
dai-iEli, wa
mam*t.
min fitna til mal}yi
wal mamat.
mabYi wal
Allih humma
A 'uzubika minal
innee A'friuhika
hummainnee
Alfah
Ma'thami
'1
maghrami.'t
wal maghrami.
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(Bukhari
and
Mrslim}.
andMuslim).
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punishment
you from
of the
the
1I0h
of
refugein
from the
the punishment
in you
AllahI seek
seekrefuge
"0h Allah
you from
dqi'ial,
of daj-jal,
grave,
the troubles
troublc of
grave,and
from the
refugein
in you
and I seek
seekrefuge
you from
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troubles
of
and
in
and
of
fromthe
the difficulties
difficulties
refuge
in you
seekrefuge
and I seek
you from
fromevery
nrery
refugein
in you
the
Allah,I seek
seekrefuge
death.Oh
0h Allah,
anddeath.
life and
the life
kind
troubles."
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bijbtneemuqeemBf
mug*mE salati
gatatiwa
min
wa min
yateerab-bani
gab-bal
zur-riy
tur-riy yatee
rab-banEwata
wata qab-bal
naghfirle waliwaliday-ya
du'a,rab-ba.
du E,rab-banaghfirlee
waliwali day-ya
yawmayaqumul
yaqfrmul
wa
lil mumineena
mumineenayawma
wa iii
/}isab.
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fiisEb.
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"0h Lord,
Lord,make
"Oh
me
keep
make
meand
andmy
prayers,
mychildren
keepup
children
upprayers,
prayer,
Our
our
0urLord,
Lord,accept
accept
ourprayer,
parents
Our
me
OurLord,
Lord,forgive
forgive
meand
andmy
myparents
andall
Believen
and
on
"
allthe
theBelievers
Dayof
0nthe
theDay
ofJudgment.
Judgment."

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mmt people
rmd Rab
Rabbij'alnee
Although
after
itit isis perper.
bij'alnee
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mittedto
reciteany
to recite
any nice
nicedu'i.
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duE However,
mitted
be known
shouldbe
that
knownthat
(S.A.W.)used
this du'i
du'6'isis not
not one
one of
of those
thosedu'as
du'a-s
this
which
Prophet(S.A.W.)
which Prophet
used
t0 say
preferable
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sayafter
after Darud.
to
to
to read
readboth
both Rab
Rabbij'alnee
bij'alneeand
and
(S.A.W.)
du'a-s
whichare
provedfrom
the du'as
areauthentic.ally
authentically
the
which
proved
(S.A.W.)
fromthe
Prophet
the Prophet
and those
thosehe
he taught
taughtto
to his
his compllnions.
and
only
comprniom.We
We have
havementioned
mentioned
onfy
four but
but there
thereare
are about
about twelve.
twelve.However,
four
they
However,
lengthy
they are
are too
too lengthy
to mention
mention
here.
to
here.
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GH EPRAYER
T
PRAYEH
ENDING
prayingfor
After praying
person
f or himself
himselfas
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wishes
he
asmuch
muchas
asthe
theperson
wishes
heshould
should
prayer
endhis
hisprayer
end
saying:saying:j

oiltus:r;j*i$!ji-i\
'ataykum wa ra/;lmatullfJh, "
"As-salflmu~alaykum
''As-salamu
wa rafimatul lehr"
"Peace
youand
andthe
beon
on you
mercyof
"Peace
be
themercy
of Allah,"
Allahr"
the face
facefirst
first to
the right
right and
to the
andthen
turning
to the
the left,
turningthe
then to
lett, both
both
timesover
theshoulder.
overthe
times
shoulder.
prayerto
Thisbrings
bringsthe
four rakats
rakatsof
This
two, three
threeor
or four
t0 tomthe two,
of the
the prayer
completion.
pletion.

DU'AS
D U ' A SAFTER
A F T E RSALUTATIONS
SATUTATIOT{S
(S.A.W.)
which Prophet
ProphetMuhammad
There
There are
du'a-swhich
Muhammad(S.A.W.)
are many
many du'as
personpraying
praying
used
So,
should
aftersalutation.
memusedto
to say
So,a person
try to
t0 memo
salutation.
shouldtry
sayafter
(S.A.W.).
practice
ProphetMuhammad
the practice
Muhammad
arise
of
(S.A.W.).
and follow
followthe
of Prophet
orisethem
themand
wewill
will mention
du'aiwe
Some
Someof
of these
mentionhere.
here.
thesedu'as
(S.A.W.l
practice
ProphetMuhammad
ItIt was
practice
of
(S.A.W.)
wasthe
of Prophet
Muhammad
the continuous
continuous
fromhis
when
prayer to
whenhe
awayfrom
hisprayer
to say:heturned
turnedaway
say:-

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aloud)
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(Allah is
is the
the greatestl
greatest)
b) tutagh
Astagh firul-f6h
firulliih (3
(3 times)
times)
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ask Allah
Allah to
to forgive
forgive mel.
me).
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humma antas
salamu
Allih humma
antassalEmu
Wa minkas saldmu
Wa
salamu
wal ikrim.
tabarakta
ya ialialali waf
ikram.
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you are
the peace,
Oh
arethe
Allah,you
0h Allah,
Peace,
of peace,
'And
you are
thesource
sourceof
arethe
And you
Peace,
posessor
Glory
of Glory
you
0 possessor
of
youare
areblessed,
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and
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. USLIM)
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iikrika
atd Zikrika
2,'
a'inneeali
hummaa'innee
Altahhumma
2.' Allah
'ibadatika'
wa
wa Qunsni
shukrikawa
washukrika
hunsni'ibadatika.

(Ahmad,
(Ahmad,
Abu
Daw-ud).
AbuDawud).
youall
thetime,
time,
allthe
(0hAllah,
(Oh
help
you
remember
to remember
meto
Allah,
helpme
perfectly!.
youperfectly).
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you
worship
you,and
to worship
andto
thinkyou,
to thank
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ta ilaha

Lahul
hul hamdu
Mulku wala hul
Lahul Mulku
Qamdu
'ald kul-li shay-in
qadrer. "''
wa
shay'in qadeer.
wa huwa 'ala kul-li
limd a'tayta
bf'Allah
mdni'a lima
a'gayta
Al'arcn humma la mini'a
limE mana'ta
manata wa la
ld
wa
la mu:riva
mulgiva lima
wa Iii
yanfa'u Zaljad-di
jad. I,"
yanfa'u
minkal iad.
Zaljad-di minkal
(Bukhari,
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
Muslim).
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a) ''There is
a)
is no
Godbut
no God
but Allah,
Allah,
Heis
isthe
partner,
theonly
onlyone
He
oneand
andhas
hasno
no partner,
praise
Sovereignty
Sovereignty
and
are
andpraise
areonly
onlyfor
for Him.
Him.
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hehas
full authority
hasfull
authorityover
And
overeverything."
everything."
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prwentwhatever
b) "Nobody
youwant
b)
you
canprevent
whatever
want
giveand
to give
givewhatever
andnobody
nobodycan
to
you
cangive
whatweryou
prevent
wantto
pers0n
to prevent
want
and
with
anda person
with high
high
rankcannot
benefithimself
cannotbenefit
rank
himselfor
or another
another
fromhis
from
your
hishigh
highrank
rankagainst
yourwilL"
against
will."

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beto
subh6
4.
to
nallah
(33
sunnat
nalfEh
Allah."
to say
saysub~a
timest,"Glory
4. ItIt isissunnat
(33times),
"Praise
Alhamdu
beto
AI~amdu
lillah
"Praise
be
lillah(33
times),
Allah."
to Allah."
(34times)
"Allahisisthe
great6t."
AlldhuAkbar
and
"Allah
andAllahu
Akbar(34
times)
thegreatest."
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Muhammad
There
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
Thereare
du'[swhich
whichProphet
Prophet
verymany
rnanydu'as
arevery
These
be
used
These
can
usedto
to say
canbe
themto
to his
hiscompanions.
andhe
he taught
taughtthem
companions.
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Hadith.
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in famous
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Chapter 5
Cheipter
,OCCASIONAT
'OCCASIONAL PRAYERS
PRAYERS
WITR PBAYER
PRAYER
WITB
Witr Prryer
Prayer b
is runnat
sunnat Mu'akkadah.
Mu'akkadah. lt
It is
is very
very much
much emphrized
emphasized
Witr
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.).
(S.A.W.). He
He did
did not
not leave
leave this
this prayer
prayer even
even
by Prophet
during a joumoy
journey or when
when mounted
mounted on
on camelbac,k.
camelback.
dudng
\WI ro
so m'ach
mt.ch emphacized
emphasized that
that some
some Muslim
Muslim scholars
scholars underunderIt rns
stood that
that it was
was wajib
wajib (compulsoryl
(compulsory) but
but after
after a c,areful
careful study
study of
stood
hadiths it can
can be
be said
said that
that it is
is not
not wajib
wajib but
but a very
very much
much emphasemphashadiths
ized prayer.
prayer.
ized
Witr prayer
prayer is
is often
often mistrkenly
mistakenly thought
thought of
of as
as part
part of the
the lsha
Isha
Witr
prayer.
prayer. This
This is
is not
not so.
so. Witr
Witr prayer
prayer is
is a separate
separate prayer
prayer which
which can
can be
be
the
offered
prayer right
break of dawn.
For the
right up
up to
to the
the break
dawn.For
lshaprayer
after the
the Isha
offeredafter
(S.A.W.)allowed
Witn to
to be
Prcphet(S.A.W.)
convenience
of the
believers Prcphet
be
allowedWitrs
the believen
convenience
offered
straight
after
Isha.
offeredstraightafter lsha.
Mesenger
the Messenger
One.In
In hadiths
hadithsthe
In
means,One.
word witr
witr means,
tne word
tn Arabic
Arabictne
0NE."
of Allah
number,
"Allahis
number,ONE."
is one-so
helikesthe
onqsohelikesthe
Allahsays:
says:"Allah
(Muslim).
{Muslim}.
an odd
odd number
number
because
wten an
Allah
when
odd numbers
numbersbecause
also likes
likes odd
Allah also
Prophet
For this
reason
one.For
isis divided
isis always
Prophet
thisreason
remainder
alwaysone.
by 2"the
2rtheremainder
dividedby
(S.A.W.}
numbers
Helikedto
do things
(S.A.W.)
preferred
odd
Helikedto
do
thinp in
in odd
oddnumbers
preferred
odd numbers.
numbers.
du'ds,
prayers,
in
rOlltine
life,
also,
such
as:
when
saying
prayers,
saying
du'as,
saying
when
saying
also,
as:
such
life,
in his
routine
his
believers
the believers
Prophet(S.A.
eating
W.) asked
askedthe
That isis why
why Prophet
datesetc.
etc. That
{S.A.W.}
eatingdates
the
prayerso
makethe
to
that it can
canmake
the night
nightprayer
so that
the end
praywitr
at the
of the
witr at
end of
to pray
night
prayer
into
an
odd
number.
number.
prayer
into
an
odd
night
(R.A.! says
Allah
Messenger
of Allah
Abdullah
of
that the
the Messenger
saysthat
bin Umar
Umar (R.A.)
Abdullahbin
When
prayerisis to
rakatsunits.
units.When
(S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.)
said:
"Nightprayer
beoffered
to be
offeredin
in 2 rakats
said:"Night
rakatwhich
which
offer1 rakat
one
dawnisisnear
nearthen
thenhe
heshould
shouldoffer
that dawn
you feels
feelsthat
of you
oneof
prayerhe
intoan
can
anodd
oddnumber."
number."
heoffered
offeredinto
thenight
nightprayer
allthe
makeall
canmake
( B u k h a rMuslim}.
i,uslim).
M
{Bukhari,
NUMBER
W I T RPRAYER
PHAYER
O FWITR
] ' I U M B EOF
O
R FRAKATS
B A K A T SOF
(R.A.)said
of Allah
Allah
that the
mesenger
Abdullah
of
the messenger
saidthat
bin Umar
Umat (R.A.)
Abdullahbin
'l,Vitrprayerisis one
prayer
thenafl
naflprayer
(S.A.W.)
said:
(S.A.W.)
rakatat
at the
theend
of the
endof
onerakat
said:''Witr prayer
at
atnight."
night."
(S.A.W.)
(R.A.)says
said:
Muhammad
Abu
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
said:
Prophet
that Prophet
Ayub(R.A.)
saysthat
Abu Ayub
pray55 rakats
rakats
praywitr.
t0 pray
wholikes
"Every
should
who
likesto
Anvone
witr. Anyone
shouldpray
"EvervMuslim
Muslim
p r a y33 rat:kats,
r a l k a t she
n,eshould
should
of
a n y o f rwho
weh olikes
l i k e sto
t o pray
h eshould
s h o u ldo
d oso,
s o ,anyone
o fwitr
w i t rhe
d0so."
s0."
rakat,he
prayone
heshould
shorrld
onerakat,
do
who
do
likesto
to pray
who likes
anyone
andanyone
do so,
so,and
( A b uDawud,
Maiah].
(Abu
N
it,b nMaiah).
O a w [ dNisai,
, i s a Ibn

48
48

We understand
understand
from the
the above
We
from
abovementioned
mentionedhadiths
hadithsthat
that the
the
prayerisis one
personcan
actualwitr
rakat,although
witr prayer
one rakat,
actual
althoughaa person
offer, 1,3,
1,3,
canoffer,
prayer.All
rakatsof
5,7,or
of witr
witr prayer.
or 9I rakats
5,7,
All of
of these
numbersare
thesenumbers
areapproue~
apprnved
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
by Prophet
Muhammad
by
Muhammari
(S.A.W-l
in
hadiths.
in authentic
authentic
hadiths.
T I M EOF
TIME
O FWITR
W I T RPRAYER
PBAYER
prayercan
prayerright
Witr prayer
be oftered
Witr
canbe
ofteredafter
afterthe
lshaprayer
up to
the Isha
rightup
to the
the
oreakof
of dawn.
dawn.
oreak
(R.A.)said:
(S.A.W.)prayed
"ProphetMuhammad
Aisha(R.A.)
prayedwitr
Aisha
(S.A.W.)
Muhammad
said:"Prophet
witr
duringall
of the
prayedWitr
all times
timesof
during
he
the night.
night.Sometimes
Sometimes
he prayed
duringthe
Witr during
the
part of
first part
the night,
part of
of the
night,sometimes
first
during
duringthe
sometimes
the middle
middlepart
of the
the
night,and
andsomeHmes
part of
duringthe
night,
sometimuduring
the end
of the
end part
the night
nightbut
but he
he used
used
prayerbefore
to complete
theprayer
beforethe
thebreak
to
the
complete
breakof
dawn."o
of dawn.
(Bukhari,
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
Muslim).
personwho
However,
get up
thinkshe
pray
However,
aa person
who thinks
he could
could not
not get
up to
to pray
part of
witr at
at the
the end
witr
after
end part
of the
the night
nightcan
witr immediately
can offer
offer witr
immediately
atter
goesto
lshaor
beforehe
bed. But
or before
he goes
to bed.
Isha
who
But someone
someone
who thinks
thinksthat
that he
he
get up
praynafl
praywitr
can
nightshould
canget
up and
andpray
naflat
at night
witr at
shouldpray
at the
the end
of his
his
endof
prayer.
nightprayer.
night
(R.A.)said
Jabir (R.A.)
Prophet(S.A.W.)
Jabir
said:
"Anyoneof
saidthat
that the
the Prophet
of
said:"Anyone
{S.A.W.)
you who
get up
who could
part of
not get
up at
at the
you
couldnot
the end
end part
of the
the night
he should
nighthe
should
praywitr
partof
first part
witr in
in the
the first
the night
pray
of the
you who
nightand
andanyone
anyoneof
of you
who thinks
thinks
get up
partof
he can
up at
at the
the end
of the
canget
endpart
praywitr
he
the night
nighthe
heshould
shouldpray
witr then,
then,
presentfor
because
prayeroffered
arepresent
the angels
angelsare
for the
part
because
the
the prayer
offeredat
the end
at the
endpart
of the
the night.
night."
(Muslim,
(Muslim,
Ahmad,
Tirmizi,
Ahmad,
Tirmizi,Ibn
lbn Majah).
Majah).
II

HOWTO
TO PRAY
PRAYWITR
HOW
WITR
prayingone
Whenpraying
oneWitr
Witr a person
When
person can
prayer.
offer it as
asthe
the usual
usualprayer.
canoffer
Whenpraying
When
praying 3,
prayer there
or 9
I rakats
rakatsof witr
3, 5,
5, 7 or
witr prayer
is mon~
morn
thereis
thanone
waythe
the prayer
oneway
than
prayer can
be offered.
offered.
canbe
Forexample:For
example:a) A
A person
rakatswitr can
a)
person praying
praying 3 rakats
pray 2 rakats
rakatslike
like the
the
can pray
'alaykumwa
usual prayer.
the Salutation,
usual
prayer. After
'alaykum
After the
Salutation,As-salamu
As-salSmu
wa
first to the
nhmatul-16h,
the right
rahmatul-Iah,
first
rightand
then to
to the
the left
left he
he should
and then
should
gei
immediatelyto com-plete
get up
up immediately
complete the
the third
third rakat.
rakat. This
This way
way of
offering witr prayer
prayer is
is called,
called, witr bil
bil fasal'.
f~al'.
. offering
b)
b) A
A person
person praying
praying 3 rakats
rakats or
or 5 rakais
rakats Witr
Witr should
should not
not sit
sit
for
for Tashahud
Tashahud in
in between
between the
the rakaB
rakats except
except in
in the
the last
last rakat.
rakat.
c) A
A penon
person praying
praying 3,
3, 5 or
or 7 rakats
rakats Witr
Witr should
should sit
sit in
in Tashahud
Tashahud
c)
in
in the
the last
last but
but one
one rakat,
rakat, .9.
e.g. in
in the
the second
second rakat
rakat if he
he is
is
offering
offering 3 Witr,
Witr, fourth
fourth rakat
rakat if he
he is
is offering
offering 5 witr,
witr, or
or sixth
sixth
rakat
rakat if he
he is
is offering
offering 7 Witr
Witr and
and so
so on.
on. He
He should
should read
read
Tashahud
Tashahud and
and then
then get
get up
up for
for the
the lat
last rakat
rakat and
and complete
complete it.
it.
49
4
9

great
practised
are
All
are
authentic
and
are
prac.tised
bybythe
ulam~
are
authentir.
and
thegreat
ulamas
All33methods
methods
r;an
Muslims
any
of
these
and
scholars.
So
Muslims
r~an
lhoose
anyone
of
these
3
methods
toto
one
3
methods
So
uhoose
andsuholars.
praying
prayer.
offer
When
33 rakats,
witr,
ititisis
Whenpraying
rakats,
witr,however,
thewitr
witrprayer.
however,
offerthe
'b'asProphet
(S.A.W.)
preferable
Muhammad
meth0d
preferable
totoLhose
method
'a''a'oror'b'
~ ~rophet Muhamma.d
(S.A.W.~,
r.hose
"
D
o
p
r
a
y
e
r
y
0
u
r
y
o
u
r
w
i
t
r
m
a
g
h
r
ipbr a y e r . "
said:
"00
not
make
yourwitr
prayer
similar
to
your
maghnb
praye~.
notmake
s i m i l atr0
said:
(Qiamullall).
(Oiamul-lail).
PBAYER
DU'A
PRAYER
O U N UIN
T
I NWITR
WITR
D u , ADUNUT
rakatofof the
WitrPrayer
Reading
du
'ei Dunut
isisaa
Reading
thelast
lastrakat
Prayer
du'a
Ounutinin the
theWi~r
(S.A.W.)
proved
practir:e
proved
practire
ofof Prophet
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
and
Prophet
Muhammad
beread
read
andItit c.an
canbe
reu k uor
o rafter
b e f o rruku
a f t erui<.u.
r uku.
before
someone
whowants
wantsto
to read
a)a)Someone
who
readQunut
Ounutbefore
beforeruku
rukuhe
heshould
should

readitit after
afterhe
hehas
hasfinished
f inished
reciting
read
reciting
surah
Fatihah
and
surah
Fatihah
anachapter
cr,apiei
o f the
t h eHoly
H o l yDuran.
0 u r a nWhile
. h i r ereciting
w
of
tan
r e c i t i ndu'a
g u ' aQunut
d
0 u n 0 ta. person
p r o o n?
rn
h i shands
h a n din
si n front
f r o n rof
o f him
h i mor
o i hhee can
c a nleave
l e a v them
et h e mfolded.
fofded.
. . rup
l u p his
b) Someone
someone
who wants
wantsto
to read
readdu'a
b)
who
du'a-Dunut
0unu:tafter
itter the
ttreruku
rukuhe
he
r e a diti t with
c a nread
w i t hhis
h i shands
h a n dcupped
sc u p p ein
can
d
i n front
f r o n tof
o f him
h i mor
o r he
h ecan
cin
let his
his hands
handsrest
re6tat
at his
let
hissides.
sides.Saying
sayingdu'a
du'E'after
afterthe
tne ruku
ruku
andLupping
rupping
hands
in front
preferalle
frontisispreferaQle
and
hands
in
as
the
asthis
thiswas
wasthe
practice
(S.A.t/.).
Prophet
ofProphet
Muhammad
practice
of
Muhammad
(S.A.\JV.).
some
Fuqhas
insisr
Some Fuqhas insist that
du'a
that reading
reading
du'i Qunut
0un[t isis compul
compulsory in
in the
the last
lastrakat
rakatof
of the
the Witr
sory
witr and
andsome
someothers
otherssay
sayitit isis
rompulsory
in the
the last
lastrakat
rakatof
compulsory
in
of the
Fajrprayer,
prayer,but
the Fajr
you
but if
if you
studyhadiths
hadithscarefully
carefully
you will
study
you
is not
not compulwill find
finclthat
that'it
it'is
,orirtsory either
eitherin
or in
sory
in the
the witr
Witr or
in the
the Fajr
prayer. Therefore,
if a
a
Fajrprayer.
Therefo
re,it
person
person leaves
leaves du'a
du 'ei ounilt
Dunut in
in his
his witr
witr prayer
prayer his
his prayei'wilr
prayer will
not
not be
be deficient.
defic.ient. Also,if
Also, if someone
someone does
does not'know
not know du,i
du'a 0unfit
Qunut
he
he need
need not
not say
say another
another uhrpter
chapter of the
the Ouran
'Ouran 0r
or any
any other
other
words
words in
in its
its replacement.
replacement. Du'a
Ou'(j ounDt
QunIit can
can be
be reao
read in
in iny
any
prayer.
prayer.

T
EXT
TEXT
OFFD
OU'A
QUNUT
O
U ' AO
UruUT
a)
a) Hasan
Hasan bin
bin Ali
Ali (R.A.)
(R.A.) said
said that
that the
the Messenger
Messenger of
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.)
taught
taught me
me the
the woids
words which
which II should
should say
say in
in the
the du,d'
du'a oi
of witr:witr:-

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hadaYta,
"Allah
feemanhadayta,
"AlEh hum
hum mahdinee
mahdinu feeman
'ifinu feeman
Wa
feman 'afayta,
Efayta,
Wa'5finee
tanl-lanrefeeman
feemantawal-Iayta,
tawal-layta,
wata
wata wal-Ianee
a'taita,
wa
lee feemi
barik lee
wabarik
f*mE a'taita,
qaQayta,
mEqa~ayta,
shar-rama
waqinee
waqine shar-ra
yug(Etalayk,
wald yuCl'/a'alayk,
fa-innaka
aqde wala
fa-innakataqdee
manw wllayt,
innahu
lE Yazil-lu
innahDII
Yaiillu manw
ya'iz-zuman
man 'Idaita,
Edaita,
wala
walEya'iz-zu
Elaia,
wata '!Iaita,
tablJrakta
rabbanEwata
tabeJaktarabbana
n alagh fi iil *a wanatubu
i lav ka,
wanatubu ilavka.
nastaghfiiuka
qal-lal
Wasal-Ial lahu
alan nabee."
nabffi."
lahu alanWa
Dawfid,Nisai,
Abu Dawud,
Nisai,Ibn
(Abu
tbn Majah).
Maiah).
"0h Allah,
Allah.make
me among
youhave
guided,
"Oh
those
makeme
among
thosewhom
whomyou
haveguided,
makeme
andmake
amongthose
youhave
meamong
thosewhom
and
and
whomyou
havesaved,
andmake
saved,
make
meamong
amongthose
youhave
thosewhom
wtromyou
me
and
havechosen,
chocen,
andbless
blcs whatever
whatever
youhave
givenme,
hwe given
protect
me,and
andprotect
you
me
mefrom
fromthe
you
theevil
whichyou
evilwhich
you decide
hrvedecreed;
decreed;
verilyr
decide
have
verily.,
you
the
thethings
thingsand
andnobody
nobodycan
can
you;surely
decide
penson
against
you befriended
the person
decide
against
you;
you
can't
surelythe
befriended
can't
penonyou
bedisgraced,
dlsgraced,
youopposed
theperson
andthe
be
and
can't
opposed
cantbe
behonoured.
honoured.
Youare
areblessed,
yourforgiveness
blecsed,
our lord,
andexalted,
You
our
we
Lord,and
rtr ask
exalted,
aslrtor
tor your
forgivenes
you.Peace
andturn
turn to
t0 you.
Peace
and
and
mercyof
andmercy
Allahbe
be upon
of Allah
uponthe
theProphet."
Prophet."

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"AlEh humma inna

innd nasta'eenuka
nista'eenuka .w
"Allah
nntaghfiruka wa
w nastaghfiruka
'alayk-al
'atayka .w
yw nuthnee
nu'minu bika
bika wa
vn natawak-ka/u
natawak-kalu 'a/ayka
nu'minu
nuthne 'atayk-al
Wa nashkuruka wa 16
khayr. Wa
/5 nakfuruka
nakfuruka wa nakhla'u
nakhla'u wa
natruku man-y yafjurka. Allah
natroku
Allih humma iyyaka
iyyhka na'budu
ne'budu
tn nahfidu
wa laka
wa nasjudu
nxjudu wa
wa
/aka nugal-le
nu~al-lee wa
vn ilayka
ilayka nas'i
n*'d wa
naltfidu
'azfraka
wa
wa narj0
narjO rahmataka wa nakhshE
nak hsha hzibake
'azabake inna 'azabaka
bil
bil kuf-fdri
kuf-fari mulhig.
mulhiq.
"0h Allah,
Allah, we
we ask
ask you
you for
for help
help and
and seek
seek your
your forgivenes,
forgiveness,
and
and we
we believe
believe in
in you
you and
and have
h~Ye trtst
trust in
in you,
you, and
and we
we praiso
praise
you
you in
in the
the best
best way
way and
and we
we thank
thank you
you and
and vve
we aIE
are not
not unungrateful
grateful to
to you,
you, and
and um
we forsake
forsake and
and turn
turn away
iNlay from
from the
the one
one
who disobeys
disobeys you.
you. 0 Allah,
Allah, we
we worship
worship you
you only
only and
and pray
pray
wtro
511
5

you,and
runtowards
towards
prostrate
beforeyou,
werun
to
ourselves
before
andwe
youand
0urselves
andprostrate
to you
yourm~rcy,
and
you,and
hopeto
rec,eive
mercy,a.nd
to re~eive.
you
your
ycu and
andwe
wehope
andserve
serveyou,
yourpunishment.
punishment.
disbelievers
will receive
receive
we
Surely,
the
will
thedisbelievers
fearyour
Surely,
we fear
punishment."
y o ur rpunishment."
you
someulamas
recommend
ulamas
this-du'aSome
recommend
thisdu'a
inin the
Of
prayer.
thewitr
witr prayer.
0f course,
courue,
readas
uanbe
beread
asitit isisaanice
nicedu'a
du'i but
itit Lan
which
butitit isisnot
notone
oneof
of those
thosedu'as
du'6's
which
(S.A.W.)
Prophet
Muhammad
Prophet
Muhammad
(S.A.
W.) read
readin
in his
hisQunut.
0unfrt,
Thereare
aresome
someother
otherdu
du'fs
(S.A.W.}
whichProphet
There
'as which
Muhammad
(S.A.W-l
Prophet
Muhammad
prayeror
praves.
to read
in the
in his
used
readin
in his
hisQunut
0un[t in
Witr prayer
hisother
otherprave~.
usedto
0r in
theWitr
penonLan
A person
jusione
readall
uanread
thesedu'as
all these
du'frstogether
A
togetheror
or jUSl
oneof
of them
them
orcombine
combine
themwith
withother
du'a-s.
or
them
otherdu'as.
( F R0
f A Y PRAYER)
JUMAH
J U M A H(FRIDAY
PRAYERI
IMPORTANC
OEFATTENDING
A T T E N D I NFRIDAY
GH I D A YPRAYER
IMPORTANCE
OF
F
PBAYER
FridayPrayer
Prayer
veryimportant
amp0rtant
Friday
isisvery
in
in Islam.
gotits
lslam.It
lt has
hasgot
itsown
ownmoral,
moral,
political
and political
social
benefits.
every,
social
and
benefits.
Itlt isisobligatory
for
Muslim
except
obligatory
for every'
Muslim
except
w0men,children,
children,
people
slaves,
women,
slaves,
seriously
ill
and
They
seriously
ill people
andtravellers.
travellen.
Theycan
cin
prayJumah
Jumahbut
but itit isis not
notobligatory
pray
on
obligatory
on them.
them.
(s.A.w.)
ProphetMuhammad
Muhammad
givenaa strong
Prophet
(S.A.
W.) has
hasgiven
strongwarning
warningto
to aa
person
wholeaves
leaves
prayer
hisJumah
Jumahprayer
goodreason.
person
who
his
without
withoutaa good
reason.
In one
(R.A.) narrates
one hadith
hadithAbdullah
Abdullahbin
In
(A.A.)
what
bin Masud
Masu-d
narrates
whatthe
the
(S.A.W.)
Messenger
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
Messenger
of
once
oncesaid
peoplewho
saidabout
abourthe
the people
who did
did
not tome
t0 the
FridayPrayer
cometo
the Friday
Prayer
goodreason.
not
without
withoutaa good
reason.
'.'l
wishto
to appoint
appointsomeone
someone
"I wish
to
prayer and
to leadthe
leadtheprayer
go to
andmyself
myselfgo
to
the houses
housesof
of those
thosewho
who missed
missedthe
the
FridayPrayer
the Friday
Prayerand
andset
iet fire
fiie to
to
theirhouses
houses
with
their
with the
the occupants
in
t~em."
occupants
in tl-em."
(Muslim,
Ahmad).
Ahmad}.
{Muslim,
Another
states,"A pen;on
Another hadith
hadith states,
pen;on who
who leaves
leaves 3 Friday
Friday prayers
prayers
uonsecutively,
Lonsecutively, Allah
Allah puts
puts a seal
seal on
on his
hi:) heaft."
heart."
(Ahmad,
(Ahmad, Tirmizi,
Tirmizi, abu
abu Dawfd).
Oawud).
IIMPORTANCE
MPORTANC
O
FC
OFE
CLEANLINESS
FOR
FRIDAY
PRAYER
L E A N L I N EF
SO
S RF
B I O A YP
BAYER
Because
Because in
in Friday
Friday Prayer
Prayer a c0mparatively
comparatively large
large number
number or
01 MusMuslims
lims gather
gather in
in a big
big placersorlslam
place,so,lslam emphasizes
emphasizes 0n
on the
the physical
physical cleancleanlines
liness as
as well.
well.
Prophet
Prophet (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) said,
said, "A person
person who
who has
has a bath
bath on
on Friday,
Friday,
cleanses
cleanses himself
himself fully,
fully, uses
uses cil
oil and
and perfume;
perfume; then
then goes
goes to the
the mosgue
mosque
early
early in the
the afternoon
afternoon and
and takes
takes his
his place
place quiefl1,
quieti',' without
without pushing
pushing
or disturbing
disturbing people;
people; then
then he
he prays
prays (optional
(optional prayer
prayer as
as much
much as
as
r a y ) ;then
t h e nssits
a saable
hhee w
b l ettoo ppray);
u i e t l yllistening
was
Khutbah;he
i t sqquietly
i s t e n i ntto
go tthe
h eK
hutbarh;he
will
will be
be forgiven
forgiven his
his sins
sins between
between this
this Jumah
Jumah and
and the
the next
next Jumah."
Jumah."
(Bukhari).
(Bukhari).

52

ITIPORTATTGE
IMPORTANCE
OF
OFGOING
EARTYTO FRIDAY
GOIIIGEARLYTO
FRIDAYPRAYER
PBAYER
0n Friday
Fridayit isis more
gntready
morerewarding
rewarding
quirklyto
goto
On
to
readyquickly
to get
to the
the
to go
mosque.
mosque.
(R.A.) narrated
Hurairah(R.A.)
Abu Hurairah
Abu
narratedthat
that the
the Messenger
MesengnrI)f
Atlah
of Allah
(S.A.W.}
"0n Friday
Fridaythe
(S.A.W.)
said,
stand
said,"On
theAngels
Angels
ott the
nrosque
standQ.
thedoor
doorof
ol the
themosque
andwrite
write down
peoplein
downthe
names
and
of
the names
the people
of the
in the
they
the order
in which
whichthey
orderin
prayer.The
enterthe
the mosque
Fridayprayer.
mosquefor
for Friday
groupof
people
enter
who
Thefirst
firstgroup
who
of people
get the
mosqueget
enterthe
the mosque
the reward
rewardequivalent
enter
to
aa
equivafent
to that
that of
of sacrificing
sacrificing
peoplewho
getthe
the mosque
rermrd
camel,the
the people
who enter
camel,
mosqueafter
afterthem
enterthe
themget
the reward
peoplewho
to that
that of
equivalent
of sacrificing
sac,rificing
The people
equivalent
to
aa cow.
who enter
cow.The
the
enterthe
get the
mosqueafter
them get
after them
the reward
rewardequivalent
mosque
to
that of
t0 that
equivalent
of sacrificing
sacrificing
ramand
peoplewho
getthe
andthe
the people
likewiseget
aa ram
who follow
follow on
0n likewise
the reward
rarard of
of aa
gradation
people
chic,ken,
andso
0n there
chicken,
egg
of
for
eggand
s0 on
thereisis aa gradation
of rewards
raruards
for the
thepeople
asthey
they enter.
people
Theangels
angels
keepwriting
as
keep
of
as
enter.The
writingthe
thenames
names
thepeople
of the
asthey
they
giveKhutbah.Then
mosqueuntil
enter
Khutbah. Then
enterthe
the mosque
the Imam
lrnamsits
until the
downto
sitsdown
to give
the angels
angels
their registers
registers
andsit
Khutbah."
the
collect
and
collecttheir
andlisten
listento
to the
the Khutbah."
sit and
(Bukhari,
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
Muslim).
JEU M A H
PRAYER
P R A Y E BEfORE
R
B E F O RJUMAH
prayas
prayercan
Fridayprayer
as many
goesto
many
A pdrson
who
parson
to attend
attendFriday
canpray
who goes
from its
its zenith
zenithto
to whtm
wherr
nafls
from
hasdeclined
declined
the sun
wishesafter
afterthe
sunhas
ashe
he wishes
naflsas
prayat
giveKhutbah.
to pray
at
Khutbah.
he is
is expected
the
Anyhow
to
Anyhowhe
expected
to give
lmamcomes
comesto
the Imam
sunnat.
rakats
least
sunnat.
least2 rakats
(SEBMON}
T
LISTENING
L I S T E i I I t {TO
GO KHUTBAH
K HU T B A H(SERMON)

Once
should
the Khutbah
Khutbahstarts,
listen
0nue the
the whole
wholecongregation
shouldlisten
starts,the
codgregation
person
givingKhutbah
in silence.
arrives
to
Iflf a person
arrives
while
to it in
silence.
whilethe
the Imam
lmamisis giving
Khutbah
personshould
pray2 rakats
this person
rakatsnafl
then
to
then this
shouldpray
nafl before
beforesitting
sittingdown
dorrun
to
to Khutbah.
Khutbah.
listen
listento
(R.A.)said
(S.A.W.)said
Messenger
Jabir
of
Jabir (R.A.)
that the
the Messenger
said that
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
said
g i v i n gKhutbah:
w
h
i
l
e
Khutbah:
while he
h ewas
w a sgiving
"lf anyone
goesto
you goes
FridayPrayer
Prayerwhile
"If
of you
attendthe
anyoneof
to attend
the Friday
whilethe
the
is delivering
delivering
Khutbahhe
Imam
Khutbah
pray 2 rakats
lmam is
shouldpray
he should
rakatsand
and should
should
long."
m a k ethem
t h e mlong."
not
n o t make
(Musliml.
(Muslim).
(R.A.)says
There
Thereis
is another
anotherhadith.
hadith.Jabir
Jabir(R.A.)
that once
oncea man
saysthat
mancame
came
(S.A.W.)
FridayPrayer
Prayerwhile
Messenger
to
of
was
whilethe
the Messenger
of Allah
Allah(S.A.W.)
wasdelivering
delivering
to Friday
"Did you
Khutbah, so
so Allah's
Allah's messdnger
messenger (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) asked
asked him,
him, "Did
you pray?"
pray?"
Khutbah.
"N0", hg
he answgrgd.
answered.
"No",
Then Prophet
Prophet (S.A.W.l
(S.A.W.) said
said to
to him,'Stand
him, ''Stand up
up and
and pray
pray:'
."
Then
(Bukhari,
(Bukhari, muslim,
muslim, Abu
Abu Dawfd,Tirmizi].
Dawud,Tirmizi).
It is
is a .continuous
continuous practice
practice in
in Saine
mosques that
that those
those who
who
soinemosques
arrive while'the
while'the lmam
Imam is
is giving
giving speech
speech sit
sit down
down and
and listen
listen to
to the
the
arrive
speech. When
When the
the lmam
Imam has
has finished
finished the
the speech
speech he
he gives
~ives time
time to the
the
speech.
late arrivals
arrivals to
to pray
pray 2 or
or 4 rakatr
rakats sunnat.
sunnat. After
After that
that the
the lmam
Imam gives
gives a
late
5
3
53

short Khutbah
Khutbah in
in Arabic
Arabic before
before praying
praying the
the Jumah
Jumah Prayer.
Prayer.
short
These people
people get
get very
very annoyed
annoyed ifif they
they see
see aa person
person offer
offer
Thete
2rakats sunnatwhile
sunnatwhile the
the lmam
Imam is
is giving
giving speech.
speech. They
They -feel
Jeel that
that the
the
2raxas
psnon
person is
is being
being disrespectful
disrespectful io
to the
the lmam.
Imam. This
This is
is incorrect
incorrect and
and
unproved from
from the
the practice
practice of
of Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.).
(S.A.W.).
unproved
It is
is also
also agninst
against those
those hadiths
hadiths which
which we
we mentioned
mentioned above
above and
and
ft
the one we
we are
are mentioning
mentioning below.
below.
ilteone
Abi 0atadah(R.A.l
Oatadah (R.A.) says
says that
that the
the Mesenger
Messenger of Attah
Allah (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.)
Abi
said, "Whaneyer
"Whenever ong
one of you
you enters
enters the
the mosque
mosque he
he should
should not
not sit
sit
$id,
down without
without offering
offering 2 rakats."
rakats."
down
((Bukhari,
B u k h a rM
i,usfim).
Muslim),
points
These
These hadiths
hadiths clarify
clarify the
the points which
which are
are mispractised
mispraetised above.
above.
The
The lmams
Imams and
"nd ulamas
ulamas who
who have
have even
even a slight
slight fear
fear of
of Allah
Allah and
and
respect for
for nadith
nadith and
and the
the sunnah
sunnah of Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.)
respect
should stop
stop this
this practice
practice and
and should
should not
not become
become annoyed
annoyed when
when
should
others pray
pray 2 rakats.
ra leats.
othen

ACTUAL
PRAYER
RAYER
U M A HP
A
C T U A TJJUMAH
Jumah Prayer
Prayer is
is 2 rakats
rakats fard.
far~. If
person is
is late
late and
and finds
finds onty
only
lf a person
Jumah
the
secondrakat
1I rakat
rakat with
with the
the congregation
he should
the second
rakat
shouldcomplete
he
complete
congregation
alone.
If a penon
person arrives
that he
he mises
mis:;es the
the Jumah
Jumah prayer
prayer
latethat
arrivesso
so late
alone.lf
The
of Zuhr
completely
then he
he has
has to
to offer
rakat far{
far~ of
Zuhr prayer.
prayer. The
offer 4 rakat
completelythen
to
has
prayer
lmam
but
the
Jumah
prayer
is
replacement
of
Zuhr
prayer
but
the
Imam
has
to
Zuhr
prayer
of
is
replacement
Jumah
recite
Prayer.
in Jumah
JumahPrayer.
Oir6taloud
aloudin
reciteQirat

PRAYER
AFTERJUMAH
JUtt,IAH
PRAYERAFTER
prayerisis an
anauthenauthenAfter
of
rakats
of sunnat
Prayer2 rakats
sunnatprayer
the Jumah
Afterthe
JumahPrayer
(S.A.W.)but
but some
some
tically
of
(S.A.W.)
Muhammad
provedpractice
practice
ProphetMuhammad
of Prophet
tically proved
Prayerthe
Jumah
companions
used
to
pray
4
or
6
rakats
sunnat
after
the
Jumah
Prayer.
pray
after
rakats
sunnat
to
or
used
companions
(S.A.W.)
(R.A.l says
of Allah
Allah(S.A.W.)
Ibn
of
Messenger
the Messenger
that the
Umar(R.A.)
saysthat
lbn Umar
then
prayeruntil
homeand
andthen
wenthome
did
not pray
Fridayprayer
until he
he went
pray after
the Friday
afterthe
didnot
he
rakats'
p r a y e2d rakats.
h eprayed
( B u k h a rMuslim).
i, usrim).
M
(Bukhari,
( R . A . )narrated
or f Allah
Allah
M e s e n g eof
t h e Messenger
Abu
(R.A.)
that
t h a t the
narrated
Hurairah
A b u Hurairah
Friday
prayafter
goingto
afterthe
theFriday
(S.A.W.}
"Anyoneof
youwho
t0 pray
(S.A.WJ
said:
whoisisgoing
of you
said:"Anyone
prayer,
he should
pray44 rakats."
rakats."
prayer,he
shouldpray
(Muslim).
(Muslim).
'lVheneve
r
(
8
.
n
.
)
p
r
a
y
e Jumah
dJ u m a h
Ata
says:
''Whenever
Abdullah
ibn
Umar
(R.A.)
prayed
i
b
n
U
m
a
r
Abdullan
Atdsays:
prayer
forward
the
Jumah
after
in
Makkah,he
would
move
a
little
forward
after
the
Jumah
prayer
little
move
a
would
Makkahrhe
in
and
forwardagain
againand
littleforward
and
offer 22 rakats;
then
moveaa little
he would
wouldmove
rakats;
thenhe
andoffer
he did
prayed
Madinah,
in Madinah
offer
And
he
Jumah
whenever
he prayed
Jumahin
Andwhenever
rakats.
offer44 rakats.
J he did
back
prayer
wentback
unti!he
hewent
not
after
until
Jumahprayer
afterthe
theJumah
prayin
the mosque
mosque
in the
not pray
d i dnot
not
h edid
praye2
d2 rakats.
r a k a t sWhen
. h e nhe
a s k ewhy
w
d h yhe
home;
W
h ewas
w a sasked
h e prayed
t; h e nhe
h o m ethen
'This
answered,
prayer,He
Heanswered,
pray
'This
Jumahprayer.
afterthe
the Jumah
mosqueafter
pray in
the mosque
in the
was
Mt u h a m m (S.A.W.):
a( S
d . A . W ".") :
P r o p h eMuhammad
p r a c t i cof
oef Prophet
u a sthe
t h epractice
after
b eoffered
o f f e r eafter
d
r a k a tcan
tsa nbe
These
o r 6S rakats
t h a t2,2 , 4 or
cs l a r i f ythat
T h e s hadiths
eh a d i t hclarify

54
54

prayeraccording
the
to
of
theJumah
Jumahprayer
according
to the
person.
thetime
timeand
andcapacity
of the
theperson.
capacity
goodpractice
practice
ItIt isis not
to
people
peoplewho
not good
to accuse
accuse
who read
read22 rakats
raka$only
only
because
this,
was the
practice
of
Muhammad
practice
because
this,too,
toorwas
theauthentic
authentic
Prophet
of Prophet
Muhammad
(s.A.w.l.
(S.A.W.).

EIO
PRAYE
EIDPRAYER
R
PLACE
P T A CFOR
EO REIO
F
E I DPRAYER
PRAYER
prayer
Eidprayer
Eid
should
be
outdoor
in
park
should
beoffered
offdred
0utd00r
in the
open,e.g.
theopen,
in aa park
e.g.in
field,or
posibleto
field,
etc.
desert
or aa desert
etc.Ifff itit isis wet
wet or
or not
not possible
to find
findaa suitable
suitable
place
prayed
outdoor
place
itit can
in
or
hall.
outdoor
beprayed
inaa mosque
mosque
canbe
0raalarge
large
hall.
(AbuDawlid)
(Abu
Dawfid]

TIME
E I DPRAYER
PRAYER
T I M EOF
O FEID
prayershould
Eid prayer
be offered
Eid
above
shouldbe
whenthe
offeredwhen
the sun
sunISn obvious
above
obvious
thehorizon.
the
horizon.
I{UMBER
NUMBER
OF
OF
OFRAKATS
BAKATS
OFEID
EIDPRAYER
PBAYER
prayerisis 22 rakats.
Eid prayer
rakats.
Eid
There
prayer before
Therei5is no
nafl.prayer
no nafl.
beforeor
after
or after
Prayer.
EidPrayer.
There
theEid
or azim
the
There
isisno
or
no Iqamat
lqamat
azin for
EidPrayer.
Prayer.
for Eid
(R.A.)reported:
"N0 doubt,
lbn Abbas
Abbas(R.A.)
reported:
Prophet
Ibn
"No
Muhammad
doubt,Prophet
Muhammad
(S.A,W.}
pray2 rakats
(S.A.W.)
used
He
not pray
pray
rakatsonly
EidPrayer.
Prayer.
usedto
to pray
onlyfor
for Eid
Hedid
did not
before
anything
orafter
afterthat.
anything
before
or
that.
(Bukhari,
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
Mrslim).
UGTOF
OFEID
EIOPRAYER
PRAYER
COI{D
CONDUCT
prayer
Eidprayer
rakats
beoffered
of Eid
shouldbe
22 rakats
of
should
in
manner 6
as
offered
in the
thesame
samemanner
prayerexcept
the usual
rakatsof
of the
usualprayer
exceptthat
the
that there
there are
takbirs in
in
the 2 rakats
are7 takbin
rakatand
andfive
fivetakbirs
takbirsin
in the
thesecond
the first
first rakat
rakat.
the
rakat. With
With Ech
each extra
extra
second
be-raised
raisedup
takbir
up to
to the
the shoulder
level (as
(as in
in
shouldbe
the hands
handsshould
takbirthe
shoulder
level
Tahrima).
TakbirTahrima).
Takbir
All extra
takbinshould
be pronounced
shouldbe
extratakbirs
All
pronounced before
before starting
starting Oir6t
Girst
(recitation).
(recitation).
reportedfrom
Kathirbin
Abdullahreported
from his
bin Abdullah
fatherand
Kathir
his father'
and his
his father
father
(S.A.W.I
grandfather
Prophet(S.A.W.)
from grandfather
that Prophet
said7 takbin
from
that
said
takbirs in
in the
the fint
first
prayerand
rakatof
Eid prayer
takbinin
of Eid
and5 takbirs
in the
thesecond
rakat
second rakat
rakat of
of Eid
Eid Prayer
Prayer
before
beginning
recitation.
before
beginning
recitation.
(Tirmizi,
(Tirmizi, lbn
Ibn Majah,
Majah, Darmi).
Darmi).
P R A Y EIS
O F F E B EB
DE F O RK
E I OPRAYER
IRSOFFERED
EH U T B A H
EID
BEFORE
KHUTBAH
Jafar
bTrl--MlJhammad
(R.
A.-)
-re-p-o-rte-d-:--'-'N-o-do-u-bt-,
-P~ro-p-h-etJafarUin f,rtutrammad
Prophet
19.a1 lgporteo\-"No doubt,
(S.A.W.I,
(R.A.l
(R.A.)
Muhammad
Bakr
Abu
Umar
and
Muhammad (S.A.Wol, Abu Bakr (R.A.) and Umar (R.A.) said
said 7
takbin in
in the
the first
exrratakbirs
firsr rakat
rakat of
of their
their Eid
Eid and
and Rain
Rain Prayer
Prayer and
and
extra
55

five extra
extra takbin
takbirs in
in the
the second
second rakat
rakat of their
their Eid
Eid and
and Rain
Rain Prayer.
Prayer.
five
Prophet (S.A.W.)
(S.A.WJ offered
offered Eid
Eid Prayer
Prayer before
before Khutbah
Khutbah and
and recited
recited
Prophet
aloud.""
aloud.
(Shafaee).
(Shafaee).
((FUNERAL
F U N E R AP
LR A Y E R }
PRAYER
PRAYER)
P
RAYEH
JJANAZAH
ANAZAH
PRA
P R AYER
YER
JJANAZAH
ATIAZAH

is a right
right of
of a Muslim
Muslim that
that when
when he
he passes
passes away
away other
other Muslims
Muslims
It is
should pray
pray Janazah
Janazah prayer
prayer for
for him.
him. Janazah
Janazah prayer
prayer is
is supererogatory
supererogatory
should
prayer. If
no one
one from
from the
the whole
whole of
of the
the Muslim
Muslim Community
Community prayed
prayed
prayer.
lf no
; t h etthe
nh ew
prayer;
whole
would
bee cconsidered
a n a z ap
hr a y e rthen
h o l eccommunity
o m m u n i tw
yo u l db
onsidered
tthe
h eJJanazah
sinful in
in the
the sight
sight of
of Allah.
Allah. lf
If some
some of
of the
the people
people prayed
prayed the
the Janazah
Janazah
sinful
frornthe
angerof
of Allah
prayer then
is saved
the anger
Allah
prayer
savedfrom
the whole
wholecommunity
then the
communityis
givento
to the
even
be given
participants only.
the participants
only.
rewardwill
will only
only be
the reward
thoughthe
eventhough
(S.A.W.)emphasized
In
(S.A.W.)
and
Muhammad
emphasized
andeu-ProphetMuhammad
In hadiths
hadithsProphet
err-Muslim
couraged
the
to
So,every
Muslim
funeralceremonies.
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to attend
attendfuneral
Muslims
ceremonies.
the Muslims
couraged
deceased.
dut',,for
for me
tnedeceased.
male
best to
futftl his
to tUlfll
hisdut'/
try his
hisbest
shouldtry
maleshould
prayer
asthis
thisis
Janazah
prayer should
be prayed
prayed in
as
is more
more
in congregation
congregation
Janazah
shouldbe
but
rewardful.
!t
be prayed
prayed in
but
thanone
in more
onecongregation
congregation
morethan
rewardful.
lt can
c,anbe
people.
by different
people.
by
different
placebut
prayershould
but in
in case
2.
prayer
be offered
in an
an open
shouldbe
offeredin
openplace
case
Janazah
2. Janazah
prayed
reason
be prayed
of
itit can
any other
weatheror
otherreason
canbe
or bad
bad weather
0r any
of rain
rain or
in
or
halletc.
or aa hall
etc.
in aa mosque
mosque

1.
l.

PRAYER
3.
PRAYER
P R A Y I N JANAZAH
W H I L EPRAYING
JGA N A Z A H
3 . WHILE
of
andshoulders
The
of
with the
shoulders
levelwith
the head
headand
lmamshould
The Imam
shouldstand
standlevel
levelwith
with
the
is male.
lmamshould
male.Imam
shouldstand
standlevel
deadbody
body if the
the body
bodyis
the dead
partof
female.
the
bodyifif itit isisaa female.
middlepart
of the
thebody
themiddle
4.
P R A Y E DIFFERS
D
RIFFERS
JEA N A Z A PRAYER
H
4 . WHERE
W H E R JANAZAH
prayers
in
otherprayers
Janazah
prayer
in
prayerisis only
differentfrom
from other
slightlydifferent
Janazah
onlyslightly
Thereisis no
in it.
no
that
and
in
Tashahud
it. There
andno
no Tashahud
sajdah,
no ruku,
ruku,no
no sajdah,
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that there
prayedin
prayer.
in aa standing
standing
fixed
this
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hasto
to be
beprayed
for,offering
thisprayer.
fixedtime
offering
time for
purification,
0iblah,
facingQiblah,
position
facing
like purification,
positiononly.
0ther conditions
only. Other
conditionslike
prayers.
sutra,
dress
etc.
have
to
be
satisfied
as
in
the
usual
prayers.
as
the
usual
in
to
be
satisfied
dress
have
etc.
sutra,
5.
PRAYER
PRAYER
C O N D U COF
OTFJANAZAH
JANAZAH
5 . CONDUCT
The
prayers
a.a. Like
facing
condition.
necessary
condition.The
Oiblahisis aa necessary
other prayers
facingQiblah
Like other
rows.There
There
peopleto
their rows.
Imam
d ask
their
to straighten
straighten
lmamshoul
ask the
the people
should
rewardful.
should
of
rowsas
m0rerewardful.
bean
number
of rows
asitit isismore
shouldbe
anodd
oddnumber
prayeras
necessary
b.
in
prayer
in Janazah
asitit isisnec.essary
Makingintention
intentionisis necessary
Janazah
necessary
b. Making
prayerthe
intentionshould
in
Before
prayer
prayers.
should
beginning
the intention
Beforebeginning
in other
other prayers.

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made in
in the
the heart
heart as
as uttering
uttering any
any words
words of niyat
niyat aloud
aloud was
was not
not
be
the practice
practice nf Prophet
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad (S.A.W.)
(S.A.W.) or
or of his
hi~ comp'
compthe
anions.
anions.
c. FFIRST
TAKBIR
ORRT
TAKBIR
TAHRIMA.
A K B I FT
AHBIMA.
A K B I RO
I B S TT
Janazah prayer
prayer contains
contains 4
Janazah
Takbirs. First
First Takbir
Takbir is
is Takbir
Takbir Tahrima.
Tahrima. The
The lmam
Imam says
says Alldhu
Allahu
Takbim.
akbar and
and raises
raises his
his hands
hands up
up t0
to the
the shoulder
shoulder level
level with
with fingers
fingers
akbar
stretching to the
the earlobes
earlobes and
and the
the congregation
c.ongregation doa
does the
the same'
same.
stretching
Then the
the lmam
Imam folds
folds his
his hands
hands on
on his
his chest
chest right
right hand
hand over
over
Then
the lgft.
lett.
the
d.. DU',A
DU'A 0F
OF STARTltrlG.
STARTING.
d
Du'a of Starting.
Starting. Then
Then the
the person
person can
can read
read one
one of those
those du'as
du'as
0u'6'of
which are
are recommended
recommended in
in the
the first
first rakat
rakat of
of the
the usual
usual prayer
prayer
which
before recitation
recitation of
of Fatihah.
Fatihah. For
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n
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lyydka
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maghdUbi
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r o uh
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Janazah
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people do
prayer but
but
in Janazah
readsurah
do not
not read
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prayeras
typeof
as
of prayer
the
of any
anytype
the validity
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(S.A.W.)
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that no
Prophet
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)
has
isisvalid
no prayer
hassaid
saidthat
Muhammad
Prophet
surah
Fatihah.
surahFatihah.
( R . A . )says
prayed
the
h e prayed
Talhah
bin
the
t h a t he
b i n Aouf
A o u f (R.A.)
s a y sthat
b i n Abdullah
Abdullah
T a l h a hbin
( R . A . )and
Abdullah
a n d Abdullah
Janazah
b i n Abbas
A b b a s(A.A.)
ph r a y e rbehind
A b d u l l a hbin
b e h i n dAbdullah
J a n a z aprayer
(R.A.) read
he said:
said:
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bin
he
Fatihahaloud.
aloud.Afterwards
readsurah
surahFatihah
Abbas(R.A.)
bin Abbas
y o u may
the
k n o wthat
t h a titi t isi s the
m a yknow
"1
t h a t you
" l did
r e a diti t out
l o u dso
s o that
o u t loud
d i d read
(S
sunnah
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ohf Prophet
s u n n aof
( Bu k h a r i ) .
(Bukhari).
in
Fatihahisis necessary
necesary
provesthat
fhis
surah
in
reciting
surahFatihah
that reciting
Ihis hadith
hadithproves
Janazah
prayer
as
prayer
well.
aswell.
Janazah
~urah
for
for
Fatihahisis necessary
necesary
surahFatihah

6.
OF
SUHAH
ONFA SURAH
6 . RECITATION
RECITATIO
partof
be read
readafter
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or
can
r"napter
ran be
afterthe
therecitation
recitation
of aa chapter
or part
chapter
readit.
of
but
to
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to read
it.
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notessential
essential
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surahratihah

7.I . SECOND
TDA K B I R
S E C O NTAKOIR
r.)ongregThen
s a ythe
t h esecond
s e c o ntakbir
t h e Imam
l m a mshould
s h o u l dsay
tda k b i rand
a n dthe
t h econgregT h e nthe
ation
fio l l o wbut
b u t iti t isi s not
n o t necessary
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r a i s the
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A F T E RTHE
T H ESECOND
S E C O NTAKBIR
8 . AFTER
per$onpraying
prayingJanazah
Janazah
After
Takbir
should
the person
should
sec.ond
Takbir the
After the
the second
preferable
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which
to read
readthe
the darud
reLite
to
lt isis preferable
in his
his heart.
heart.It
darid in
reuitedarud
prayer.
pers0n
aa person
reads
if!
of
reads
of his
hisusual
usualprayer.
Tashahud
in Tashahud
9.
TAKBIR
T H I H DTAKBIR
9 . THIRD
shouldsay
takbirand
andthe
thec.ongregation
congregation
Then
the third
thirdtakbir
saythe
the Imam
lmam~hould
Thenthe
pray for
the deceased.
deceased.
personshould
for the
should
shouldpray
follow. Now,
Now, eac.h
eachperson
shouldfollow.
prayout
loudand
thecongregation
congregation
Alternatively
the
andthe
lmamtan
out loud
the Imam
canpray
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benefitof
of the
the
for the
the benefit
du'Bsfor
can
kindsof
of du'as
afterhim.
him. All
All kinds
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say,Amin,
r.ansay;
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theseare
arementioned
mentioned
deceased
Lan
below.
besaid.
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of these
said.Some
deceased
t.anbe
10.
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JANAZAH
D U ' AOF
1 0 . DU'A
(S.A.W')
A l l a h(S.A.W.)
orf Allah
(hR . A . )said
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a.a . Abu
t h e Messenger
t h a t the
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(the
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"Allahhum
wa shahidina
wa
shihidiniwa
"Allah
~ay-yina
wa
wa may-yitina.
mayyitina.wa
maghfirli
hay-yina
hum maghfirli
waunthiinl,
gh6-ibinE,
kabeerinS'wa
gha-ibina,
wa
wa
wa zakarina
unthana,
wa kabeerina
iakarin-awa
sagheerinE
wa sagheerina
'alal
hummaman
la ahyihee
isld'm.
Allah
ahyihee'alai islam.
mrn-ndfa
man ahyaytahu
ahyaytahImlO-oa
Alleh humma
wamantawaf-!aytahu
fatawaf-fahualai
waman
min-na
tawaf-faytahu
min-na fatawaf-fahu
alal iman.
iman.Allah
Allah
taftin-niba'dahii"
ba'dahil."
wal6taftin-na
hummJ
ajrahu
airah[wah~
humnraIii
tahrimna
latahrimmi
(nhmad,
(Ahmad,
Abu
.
Dawld,Tirmizi,
Abu Dawlid,
lbn Majah).
Maiah).
Tirmizi,Ibn
peoplewho
who are
"0 Allah,
forgiveour
our people
still alive
who have
Allah,forgive
arestill
andwho
have
aliveand
presenthere
pasedaway,
passed
forgivethose
who are
andthose
thosewho
arepresent
hereand
thosewho
av,Ey,forgive
who
youngand
forgiveour
are
forgive
areabsent,
absent,
andour
our males
our young
our elderlv,
elderly,forgive
forgiveour
males
'sh to
you "r :sh
and females.
females.0 Allah,
Allah,the
the one
and
one whom
whom you
to keep
keepalive
alive
from among
liveac.cording
from
to
amongus
us make
hirnlive
to Is,
ls. 11,
n, and
according
andanyone
anyone
makehim
you wish
whomyou
whom
wishto
fromamong
us,let
let hi;n
to die
diefrom
amongus,
him Ql1
in belief
beliefand
and
0r'rin
faith. 0 Allah,
faith.
Allah,do
do not
depriveus
us from
from his
not deprive
his reward
rewardand
and do
do not
not
put us
fitna (hardship
put
or
us in
in fitna
or any
any type
of trial)
trial}after
type of
hisdeath."
death."
afterhis
{hardship

(R.A.)said
(S.A.W.)
4ouf bin
bin Malik
Malik(R.A.)
of
Aouf
that the
the Messenger
ft4essenger
Allah(S.A.W.)
saidthat
of Allah
prayedaa Janazah
prayerand
prayed
prayer
and I heard
him saying
following
heardhim
the following
sayingthe
Janazah
du'a
du'dand
andI memorised
memorisedit .
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hum maghfidahfr
maghfirtahu warhamh[
warhamhti wa'fu
wa'fu 'inhu
'anhu wa
wa 'dfihee
'afihee wa
wa
"All6h
akrim nuzulohI
nuzulohu un
wa was-sif
was-si' hudkhalah-u,
'mudkhalahu, waghsilhu
waghsilhu bil
bil m-aee
maee
akrim
'khatdy1
wath thalji
thalji wal
wal bardi,
bardi, wa
wa naq-qihlnaq-qihT minal
minal 'khataya
Kama yunaq'
yunaqKama
wath
qath thawbul
thawbul abya{u
al)ya~u minad
minad danasi,
danasi, wa
wa abdilhu
abdilhu d6ran
d3ran Khayram
Khayram
qath
min darihr-,
darihT, wa
wa ahlan
ahlan Khayram
Khayram min
min ahlihTwa
ahlihi wa zawian
zawjan khayrum
khayrum min
min
min
wa'Aia
zawjihi, wa
wa adkhil
adkhil hul
hul jan-nata,
jan-nata, waqihT
waqihT fitnatal
fitnatal qabri
qabri wa
' Aia
zawiihi
ban ndr"'
nar."
ban
(Muslim)
,Musrim)
grant
him,grant
"0 Allah,
pardon him,
mercyon
on him,
forgivehim,
him, have
havemercy
him, pardon
Allah,forgive
lodgings,
him
provide him
place and
lodgings,
spacious
him a nice
nice place
andspacious
him security,
security,provide
(off from
and ice,
ice,purify
wash
purify
with water,
water,snow
from his
snowand
his sins)
sins)with
washhim
him (off
garment
dirt,
replace
from
him
from
his
sins
as
a
white
garment
is
cleansed
from
dirt,
replace
is
white
cleansed
him fromhissinsas
present
replace
family
his present
his
abode
his
family
present
betterone,
one,replace
with a better
abodewith
his present
partnerwith
present
with a better
betterone,
one,
with
his
partner
replace
his present
one,replace
betterone,
with a better
grave
the trials
trialsof
paradise
him from
from the
of grave
make
and
andsave
sarehim
him enter
enterparadise
makehim
punishment
and
of
hell."
of hell."
andthe
thepunishment
t.
c.

(S.A.W.)
(R.A.l
Abu
A.) sa
id that
of Allah
Allah(S.A.W.)
the messenger
mssengerof
Hurairah(R.
that the
Abu Hurairah
said
prayed
prayed
and
andsaid:said:-

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"Allah
wa anta
anta Khalaqtaha,
anta r3b-buha
reb-buh| ",, wa
vw anta
lil islam,
islEm, VIla
anta
anta
hadaytahE IiI
wa anta
anta hadaytaha
razagtahS, wa
anta razaqtaha,
wa ~/a
niyhlE niybislr-rihi wa
'Iam~ bisir-riha
qabacjta
gaba{ta rD!)aha
wo anta
anta aa'lamu
rilfiahl ,, wa
'banu""
lah} Zan
yatiha,
yatiie, ji
ni shufa'a'a,
Lan-banu
faghfir lahu
shuia'a'a,faghfir
ii n~
Ahmad).
(Abu
Daw0d, Ahmad).
Abu DawiJd,
"0 Allah,
you are
Allah,you
you have
areits
its Lord,
Lord,you
"0
it,
havecreated
it, and
andvou
created
have
vouhave
guideditit towards
toramrds
lslam,and
you have
guided
Islam,
his soul
andyou
havetaken
takenout
outhis
soufand
and
you know
knowbest
bestabout
aboutits
itssecret
you
We
secretand
andopen
opendeeds.
deeds.
we have
havecome
come
asintercessors,
as
so
him."
intercesors.
soforgive
forqive
hi0.':
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60

One thing
thing we
we can
can see
see clearly
clearly from
from the
the obovo
above mentioned
mentioned hadiths
haditM
One
that every
every companion
companion wtro
who narrated
narrated ilo
the duT
du'i of Janazah
Janazah prayer
prayer
that
says that
that he
he heard
heard the
the Prophet
Prophet (S.AW.I
(S.A.W.) $ying
saying fio
the words
words of
of dut
du'i
rays
in Janazah
Janazah prayer.
prayer. Thir
This prores
proves that
that ths
the Mosssngor
M. .nger of Allsh
Allah (S.A,W.!
(S.A.W.)
in
used to say
say the
the Janazah
Janazah prayer
prayer or
or at
at least
least the
the duB
du'is in
in Janazah
Janazah prayor
prayer
used
aloud. Therefore,
Therefore, there
there should
should not
not bs
be any
any objection
objection or
or confusion
confusion if
aloud.
the lmam
Imam recites
recites aloud
aloud in
in Janazah
Janazah Prayer.
Prayer.
the
There are
are $ome
some other
other du'is
du'is which
which are
are narrated
narrated from
from Prophet
Prophet
There
Muhammad (S.A.W.)and
(S.A.W.)and they
they can
can be
be found
found in
in Hadith
Hadith Books.
Books. All
All
Muhammad
of these
these du?s
du'is can
can be
be said
said together
together or
or individually.
individually. 0ther
Other duft
du'is can
can
of
be said
said with
with thesa
these dutr
du'is but
but it is
is better
better to
to stick
stick to
to duE
du'is approved
approved
be
by Prophet
Prophet (S.A.W.}.
(S.A.W.).
by
(R
F 0 URTH
ENDING
THE
TAKBIR)
P
U R T HT
A i l A Z A PRAYER
H R A Y E(FO
AKBtRI.
E r { o t ] {T
c H EJJANAZAH

Then
mam should
the Ilrnam
the fourth
fourthtakbir
andthe
Thenthe
shoufdsay
saythe
trkbir and
fie congregcongngl
ation
and
follorru
that the
andafter
afterthat
lmamshould
ationshould
shouldfollow
tre Imam
shouldsay
ray "As-alimu
"Ar*ali'mu
'alaykum
yvarafmatul-16h"
'alaykum
wa
ra~matullih" turning
faceto
ri$t tim
turninghis
to the
theright
firt and
rndthen
hisface
thsn
to
should
do
andthe
theleft;
left;and
thecongregation
thosame.
to the
congregation
should
dothe
$mB.
Note:- Some
people stress
aa lot
du'.
Ilote:onsaying
du& after
Somepeople
stress
lot on
thscompletion
saying
aftsrthe
completion
prayer
Janazah
of
prayer but
but we
lupp~rting
of Janazah
we did
did not
not find
hadithruppgrting
find aa single
ringlehadith
poron
prayerisis designed
this
prayer
so
Janazah
$is idea.
idea.Janazah
dub aa person
designed
that all
all the
dto du.
so that
t0 say
for the
dececedcan
wants
to
uyants
the deceased
be said
sayfor
nid after
afbr the
fie third
bkbir.
canbe
ftird mkbir.
(S.AW.}
pnctice of
This
This was
the authentic
authenticpractice
of Prophet
ProphetMuhammad
Muhrmmrd(S.A.W.)
wasthe
and
andhiS
hn companions.
compantons.
PRAYER
DURING
JOURNEY
URTEY
DURIilGA JO
PRAYEB

in
tre situations
rituatior in
Islam
way
practical
lite and
andconsiders
corsidenthe
way of
of life
lslamisis aa practical
the
madethe
hc made
So Allah
Allahh.
which
So
difficulties.
facedifficulties.
follorwn may
mayface
which its
it followers
in th_
ths$
Included
things
in
Included
in
in suclLsituations.
believen
such.situatiom.
for the
the believers
thinp easy
emyfor
prayoll
dailyprayers
facilities
isis the
for
and
daily
permision
andcombining
combining
for shortening
shortening
thepermission
facilities
joumey.
during
aa journey.
during
(SHORT
1.
PRAYER
(SHORT
PRAYER).
PRAYERI.
PRAYER
OASR
I. QASR
's a journey he should pray
far{ for
for
raks6far~
When
on a iournoyhe shouldprry 2 rakats
Muslimis on
Whenaa Muslim
they
rre.
remoin
c
Zuhr,
Per
and
Isha.
Fajr
and
maghrib
prayers
remain.
they
are.
m4hrib
Fair
and
lsha.
Prayg6
Zuhr, lcr and
PBAYER
PBAYA QASR
OASRPRAYER
2.
TO
TO PRAY
]TOREREWARDFUl
REWARDFUL
IT IS
IS MORE
2. IT
($HORT
(SHORT
PRAYER)
PRAYERI
onaa journey.
It isis more
to
while
prayaa Qasr
Prayer
wtrileon
0asrPrayer
rervardful
to pray
morerewardful
iournoy.
(S.AW.)said:
gift from
"lt ish aa gift
Allrh which
h'hhh
fromAllah
The
of
Ms$snger
TheMessenger
Allah(S.A.W.)
said:"It
of Allah
you;t0you
youshould
accept
it."
he
u~on
it."
rhouldaccept
hc bestowed
bectornd
hshas
uponyou;so
(tttrsliml.
(Muslim).
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61

3.
PGR A Y E R S .
C O M B I N I NPRAYERS.
3 . COMBINING
prayers
personon
A person
journey can
toZuhrand
Asr prayers
combineZuhr
andAsr
t0on aa journey
cancombine
prayingthem
getherpraying
Zuhror
Asrtime.
time.He
gether
or Asr
Hecan
alsocombine
themboth
bothat
at Zuhr
canalso
combine
prayingthem
prayers
at Maghrib
Maghrib
Maghrib
together
togetherpraying
both at
and Isha
them both
lshaprayers
Maghriband
or
l s h atime.
time.
o r Isha
(R.A.)sa'ys
(S.A.W.)
Mesenger
Ibn
of
the Messenger
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
lbn Abbas
Abbas(R.A.)
that the
saysthat
used
when
journey
Zuhrand
and Asr
Asr together
together
whenhe
he was
wason
on aa journey
to combine
combineZuhr
usedto
Maghrib
lsha.
and
Maghrib
and
to combine
andIsha.
heused
alsohe
usedto
combine
andalso
(Bukharii.
(Bukhari).
(S.A.W.)
(R.A.)says
Mu/az
of
was
Messenger
Mu'62(R.A.)
that the
the Messenger
of Allah
Allah (S.A.W.)
was
saysthat
Tabook.If
lf the
on
journey for
deof Tabook.
the sun
hadalready
already
defor the
the Battle
Battleof
sunhad
on aa journey
clined
journey after
wantedto
t0 start
his journey
afterhaving
havingcamped
when he
lre wanted
starthis
clinedwhen
camped
prayers
Zuhr an"d
somewhere,
he
together
his Zuhr
and Asr
would combine
together
he would
combinehis
fur prayers
somewhere,
praythem
at Zuhr
Zuhrtimet
time,and
andif he
he decided
decided
to move
movebefore
and
to
themboth
bothat
before
and pray
prayerand
prayed
the
then
the
r prayer
he delayed
delayed
the Zuh
Zuhr
had declined
declined
thenhe
andprayed
the sun
sun had
prayerat
it combined
with
at Asr
Asrtime.
time.And
And if the
thesun
hadalready
with Asr
fur prayer
sunhad
already
cornbined
wouldcombine
t0 move
movehe
he would
Maghrib
set
and
combineMaghrib
whenhe
he wanted
wantedto
and Isha
lsha
set when
hadnot
And if the
thesun
sunhad
notset
whenhe
together
at
time.
Maghrib
time.And
setwhen
wanted
at Maghrib
hewanted
together
p r a yit
M a g h r iand
abn dpray
w i t h Isha
l s h aat
to
d e l a yMaghrib
i t with
a t Isha
h ewould
w o u l ddelay
l s h atime.
time.
t o move
m o v ehe
( A b uDawud,
(Abu
D a w i l dTirmizi).
T, i r m i z i ) .
provethat
their
very clear
meaning
These
r meaning
and
arevery
in thei
Thesehadiths
andprove
hadithsare
clearin
that
provedand
and aa regular
regular
combining
prayers
journey isis aa proved
prayerswhile
while on
0n aa journey
combining
p e o p lwho
e ho
(S
w
aer epeople
S) .t i l lthere
, t h e rare
practice
M
d . A . W .Still,
P r o p h eMuhammad
t u h a m m a(S.A.W.).
p r a c t i cof
oef Prophpt
traveltheyare
aretravelprayers
whilethey
together
do
in
prayers
together
while
in combining
combining
believe
do not
not believe
believers
gift from
the believers
should
whichthe
Allahwhich
ling.
this
should
from Allah
this isis aa gift
However,
ling, However,
and
his
reject
Allah's
to
accept
gratefully
ard
if
someone
wants
to
reject
Allah's
and
his
wants
gratefully
and
someone
accept
to him.
him.
Messenger's
offer
upto
offerit isisup
Mesenger's
4.
TO
WHEN
ANN DCOMBINE
C O M B I NPRAYERS.
PEB A Y E R S .
4 . WHEN
T OSHORTEN
S H O R T EAND
question
Now,there
to what
Now,
~
thereisis the
the question
what isis the
m to
the limiting
limitingdistance
distance
o u r n e yto
and
d u r a t i o nof
o f the
t o make
t h e facility
f a c i l i t yof
o f Qasr
O a s and
r nd
t h e duration
t h e jjourney
m a k ethe
a
a n d the
Jama
valid.
Jamavalid.
( H . A . )when
" l asked
Y a z e esaid,
a.a . Yahya
b i n Yazeed
A n a sbin
b i n Malik
M a l i k(R.A.)
a s k e dAnas
when
Y a h y abin
sda i d ,"I
(R.A.)
prayer
the
Qasr
prayer
was
allowed."
A.nas
(R.A.)
answered
that
Oasr
Anas
that the
the
answered
wasallowed."
the
(S.A.W.)
Messenger
whenever
he
he went
went away
awayabout
Allah (S.A.W.)
Mesengerof
whenever
about
of Allah
prayed
Oasr.
Gasr.
3 miles
heprayed
mileshe
( M u s l i mAhmad,
(Muslim,
D a w f d Baihaqi).
, aihaqi).
A,h m a dAbu
A, b uDawud,
B
( R . A . )says
(hS . A . W . l
A b u Sa/eed
b.
b . Abu
S a ' e e d(R.A.)
s a y sthat
t h a t whenever
w h e n e v eRasulullah
Rr a s u l u l l a(S.A.W.)
t r a v e l l eabout
adb o u t1 farsakh
f a r s a kapproximately
travelled
ahp p r o x i m a t e3 l miles,
y i l e she
pray
m
h, ewould
w o u l dpray
Qasr.
0asr.
(Talkhee
(Talkhees
Ibn
l bsnHajr).
Hair).
0 n the
p e r s ocan
t h ebasis
b a s iof
s f these
p r a yQasr
0 a sand
t h e s ehadiths
On
o
h a d i t haas person
cna npray
ar n dcan
can
per a y e rwhen
c o r n b i nprayers
combine
ws h e nthe
t h e distance
d i s t a n che
hee travels
t r a v e laway
asw a yfrom
f r o mhome
home
m i l e sThis
T. h i sdistance
d i s t a n cisies the
p
isi s 3 miles.
t h e minimum
m i n i m u mlimit
f o r Qasr
O a s prayer.
r rayer.
f i m i tfor
H o w e v e rthere
t ,h e r eare
a r e many
However,
m a n yvaried
v a r i e dopinions
o p i n i o n on
s0 n the
t h e minimum
minimum
l i m i tof
o f the
t h edistance'
d i s t a n cfor
e ' fexample
limit
m i l e s48
. 4 miles
m
8 i l e sor
0 r one
eoxr a m p 9
lI e,lliles,
o n eday's
day's
62
62

journey
journey
etc.
etc.
what
In
o
dt e f i n i t i n of
n f aa journey
t h e correct
o o r r e cdefinition
I n our
o u r opinion
o p i n i o nthe
i o u r n e yisi s what
the
urlder
theirc.ircUlllstances,
reCognises
utrdettheir
circurttstances,
wholerecognises
as aa whole
the society
societyas
the
limit
l i m i tbeing
b e i n 3g
miles.
3 miles.
minimum
t h eminimum
5.
J OU R N E Y
D U B A T I O OF
iO
l FJOURNEY
5 . DURATION
prayersfor
long
A person
for as
aslong
his prayers'
pray Qasr
personcan
and combine
Oasrand
combinehis
can pray
yearu.
journey,
or
months
as
he
remains
on
a
journey,
whether
it
takp.s
weeks,
months
or
years.
weeks,
it
takes
whether
on a
ashe remains
purpose
of his
hisjourney
Even
of
the purpose
placeto
put in
to fulfil
fulfil the
in one
oneplace
hestays
Evenifif he
staysput
iourney
prayers.
However,
he
However,
prayQasr
his prayers.
and combine
Oasrand
combinehis
to pray
continueto
he can
cancontinue
then
of days
daysthen
numberof
ifif he
to
for aa fixed
placefor
fixednumber
in aa place
t0 stay
stayin
intended
he intended
g 0on
agn dshortenshorten"
the
o ncombining
l o n ghe
h ecan
c o m b i n i nand
c a ngo
dsi f f e ron
o n how
h o wlong
o p i n i o ndiffer
t h eopinions
daysetc..
18days
ing
e.g.
4 days,
10
18
days,17days,
lTdays,
etc.
prayers,
10days,
days,
inghis
hisprayers,
e.g.4
whensomeone
Aft~r
study
we
that when
s0meone
saythat
we can
cansay
hadiths
of hadiths
Aftsrrta careflll
studyof
careful
beconsidered
traveller
stays
he
aa traveller
considered
placetemporarily
hewould
wouldbe
fixedplace
telnporarily
in aa fixed
staysin
dayshe
cart
journey,
of days
he can
on
and
of
the number
nunrber
limit on
on the
thereisis no
no limit
andthere
on aa journey,
prayers.
prayHaST
pray
and
his
hisprayers.
Oasr
andcombine
combine
6.
P R A Y E ON
R NAJOURNEY
AJOURNEY
O
N A F LPRAYER
6 . NAFL
(S.A.W.)
prayerduring
Prophet(S.A.W.)
Prophet
always
journey
offeredWitr
Witr prayer
alwaysoffered
duringhis
his journey
andhe
heexmphasized
exmphasized
andexpressed
and
and
the
of
the importance
importance
rakatsunnat
expressed
of 2 rakat
sunnat
Fajrprayer.
prayer.Therefore,
of the
the Fajr
Therefore,
of
the
should
pray these,
these, while
while
the believers
believers
shouldpray
journey.
o naa journey.
on
Butwhat
prayer?
whatabout
anyother
But
aboutany
othernafl
andsunnat
nafland
sunnatprayer?
question.
followinghadith
Thefollowing
hadithanswers
The
this
answers
thisquestion.
", l accompanied
(R.A.)
H a f sbin
b i n Asim
s a y s"1
a c c o m p a n iAbdullah
Aebdd u l l ab
hi n U
Hafs
bin
Umar
f u i m says,
m a r(R.A.)
j o u r n e to
yt o Makkah.
M a k k a hOn
. 0 nthe
o n aa journey
t h e way
Makkah
on
hee led
uss iinn tthe
w a yto
t 0 Makkah
l e du
he
prayeran
Zuhr
and
offered2 rakats.
rakats.Then
Thenhe
Zuh
r prayer
d offered
his tent.
tent.
he went
went to
sit in
in his
to sit
peoplepraying
prayingand
He saw
sawsome
somepeople
and asked
askedme
me what
He
were doing.
doing.
whatthey
they were
p r a y i n gnafl',
a r e praying
T h e y are
n a f l ' ,said
T h e nh
s a i dI.l . Then
'They
hee said,
pray
nafl
r a yn
s a i d ,'If' l f lIccould
ould p
afl
prayedthe
thenI should
shouldhave
haveprayed
the complete
complete
fardprayer.'Then
then
farq
prayer.'
Then
he
continhe
contin'l accompanied
ued,'I accompanied
the Messenger
Messenger
ued,
the
of
Allah on
on i,
(. journey.
journey. He
He did
did
of Allah
prayduring
duringhis
not pray
travelsmore
his travels
than2 rakats.
morethan
not
rakats. Then
Then I accompanied
accompanied
Abu Bakr,
Bakr,Umar
Umarand
and Uthman
Uthmanand
and they
thev did
did the
Abu
the same
same as
as Pr.ophet
Prophet
(S.A.W.}'.
good example
Muhammad
ThereISF a good
examplefor
Muhammad
(S.A.W.)'.
There
for you
you in
in the
the
practice
of Prophet
PropherMuhammad
practice
of
(S.A.W.).
J)
Muhammad
{S.A.W.).',
((Bukhari).
Bukharil.
Thereare
aresome
someother
otherhadiths
There
hadiths which
which prove
prove that
that some
some of the
the comcompanions
usedto
to pray
panions
used
pray nafls
nafls during
during thelr
their journey.
journey. lt
It is
is better
better not
not t0
to
praynafls
naflswhile
whiletravelling
but
travelling
pray
but if you
you stay
stay somewhere
somewhere and
and have
have time
time
youmay
doso.
maydo
so.
you

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