ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻟِﻤَﻦْ ﺣَﻤِﺪَﻩُ
“Samiʾ Allāhu liman ḥamidah.”
( Allāh listens and responds to the who
praises Him).
Once he is upright, he raises his hands as
he did when he first entered the Prayer to
the level of his shoulders (point 19). [31]
7. He stands until all of his bones
return to their place (and puts his
hands by his sides) and then
he recites the following: [32]
ﺭَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻟَﻚَ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ
“Rabbanā wa lakal-ḥamd.”
( Our Lord! And all praise is for You ).
8. Then he says: [33]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﻛْﺒَﺮ
“Allāhu-akbar.”
( Allah is greater ).
9. He then prostrates on the floor ( sujūd )
with his hands being placed on the
floor first, before his knees. [34] He
brings his fingers together on the
floor, he rests upon his hands and
puts them forward, pointing his fingers
towards the Qiblah. [35]
0. He keeps his elbows and forearms
lifted above the ground, and not
spread out on the ground in the
manner of a dog. [36]
1. In sajdah (prostration), he firmly
places his forehead, nose, knees and
toes on the ground as in the
illustration above.
2. He keeps his feet upright with the toes
pointing towards the Qiblah and his
heels joined together.
3. He must be settled in his sajdah and
be still in that state [37] , with his
forehead, nose, palms of the hands,
both knees and the toes of both feet in
contact with the ground. [38]
4. He then recites in the state of sajdah
(prostration):
ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻥَ ﺭَﺑِّﻲَ ﺍﻷَﻋْﻠَﻰ
“Subḥāna Rabbīyal-Aʾlá.”
( Glorified is my Lord, free and far-removed
from all imperfections, the Most High).
He should say this three times or more. It
is recommended to be plentiful in
supplicating to Allāh while in sajdah
because it is a moment most suited for
supplications to be answered. One should
not recite the Qurʾān in sajdah unless the
supplication is found in the Qurʾān. [39]
5. The rukūʾ (bowing) and sujūd
(prostration) should be similar in
length. [40]
6. It is allowed to prostrate on the earth
or upon something that covers it, such
as a cloth, carpet or mat. [41]
7. Then he raises his head whilst saying:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﻛْﺒَﺮ
“Allāhu-akbar” , [42] and he sits allowing
every bone to settle. His sitting is such
that he lays his left foot flat underneath
him and sits on it, and he keeps his right
foot upright with his toes pointing in the
Qiblah direction as in the picture. [43]
8. Whilst sitting he recites: [44]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺭْﺣَﻤْﻨِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺟْﺒُﺮْﻧِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺭْﻓَﻌْﻨِﻲ، ﻭَﻋَﺎﻓِﻨِﻲ،
ﻭَﺍﺭْﺯُﻗْﻨِﻲ
“Allāhummagh-firlī, war-ḥamnī, waj-burnī,
war-faʾnī wa ʿāfinī, war-zuqnī.”
( O Allāh, forgive me, have mercy on me,
suffice me, raise me in rank, grant me
safety and wellbeing, and provide for me ).
Or he can recite:
ﺭَﺏِّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ، ﺭَﺏِّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ
“Rabbigh-firlī, Rabbigh-firlī.”
( O Lord forgive me. O Lord forgive me ).
9. Then he says “Allāhu-akbar” and
returns to make the second sajdah
(prostration) just as he made the first
one, repeating the same words (point
54). [45]
0. Then he raises his head and sits as he
sat before until his bones rest in place
and he remains stationary for a
moment before standing for the
second rakʿah. [46]
The Second Rak ʿ ah
1. To stand for the second rakʿah, he
supports himself on his two fists
clenched as if he is kneading some
dough for bread, and he returns to the
standing position as he was in the first
rakʿah. [47]
2. In the second rakʿah he recites what he
recited in the first rakʿah but without
the opening supplication. So, he
begins with, “Bismillāh ir-Raḥmān ir-
Raḥīm” followed by the Sūrah Al-
Fatiḥah , and then he recites whatever
is easy for him from the Qurʾān . The
second rakʿah should be made shorter
than the first. [48]
3. After this rakʿah , he makes rukūʾ
(bowing), returns back to standing
upright, and then makes the two
sajdahs (prostrations) as he did
previously.
The First Sitting and Tashahhud (Reciting
the Testification and Supplication)
4. After the second sajdah , he sits as he
did before[49] and clenches his right
fist, resting it on his right thigh and
knee, his thumb over the middle
finger, his index finger raised, pointing
to the qiblah , moving it up and down
whilst ke
“Samiʾ Allāhu liman ḥamidah.”
( Allāh listens and responds to the who
praises Him).
Once he is upright, he raises his hands as
he did when he first entered the Prayer to
the level of his shoulders (point 19). [31]
7. He stands until all of his bones
return to their place (and puts his
hands by his sides) and then
he recites the following: [32]
ﺭَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻟَﻚَ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ
“Rabbanā wa lakal-ḥamd.”
( Our Lord! And all praise is for You ).
8. Then he says: [33]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﻛْﺒَﺮ
“Allāhu-akbar.”
( Allah is greater ).
9. He then prostrates on the floor ( sujūd )
with his hands being placed on the
floor first, before his knees. [34] He
brings his fingers together on the
floor, he rests upon his hands and
puts them forward, pointing his fingers
towards the Qiblah. [35]
0. He keeps his elbows and forearms
lifted above the ground, and not
spread out on the ground in the
manner of a dog. [36]
1. In sajdah (prostration), he firmly
places his forehead, nose, knees and
toes on the ground as in the
illustration above.
2. He keeps his feet upright with the toes
pointing towards the Qiblah and his
heels joined together.
3. He must be settled in his sajdah and
be still in that state [37] , with his
forehead, nose, palms of the hands,
both knees and the toes of both feet in
contact with the ground. [38]
4. He then recites in the state of sajdah
(prostration):
ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻥَ ﺭَﺑِّﻲَ ﺍﻷَﻋْﻠَﻰ
“Subḥāna Rabbīyal-Aʾlá.”
( Glorified is my Lord, free and far-removed
from all imperfections, the Most High).
He should say this three times or more. It
is recommended to be plentiful in
supplicating to Allāh while in sajdah
because it is a moment most suited for
supplications to be answered. One should
not recite the Qurʾān in sajdah unless the
supplication is found in the Qurʾān. [39]
5. The rukūʾ (bowing) and sujūd
(prostration) should be similar in
length. [40]
6. It is allowed to prostrate on the earth
or upon something that covers it, such
as a cloth, carpet or mat. [41]
7. Then he raises his head whilst saying:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﻛْﺒَﺮ
“Allāhu-akbar” , [42] and he sits allowing
every bone to settle. His sitting is such
that he lays his left foot flat underneath
him and sits on it, and he keeps his right
foot upright with his toes pointing in the
Qiblah direction as in the picture. [43]
8. Whilst sitting he recites: [44]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺭْﺣَﻤْﻨِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺟْﺒُﺮْﻧِﻲ، ﻭَﺍﺭْﻓَﻌْﻨِﻲ، ﻭَﻋَﺎﻓِﻨِﻲ،
ﻭَﺍﺭْﺯُﻗْﻨِﻲ
“Allāhummagh-firlī, war-ḥamnī, waj-burnī,
war-faʾnī wa ʿāfinī, war-zuqnī.”
( O Allāh, forgive me, have mercy on me,
suffice me, raise me in rank, grant me
safety and wellbeing, and provide for me ).
Or he can recite:
ﺭَﺏِّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ، ﺭَﺏِّ ﺍﻏْﻔِﺮْ ﻟِﻲ
“Rabbigh-firlī, Rabbigh-firlī.”
( O Lord forgive me. O Lord forgive me ).
9. Then he says “Allāhu-akbar” and
returns to make the second sajdah
(prostration) just as he made the first
one, repeating the same words (point
54). [45]
0. Then he raises his head and sits as he
sat before until his bones rest in place
and he remains stationary for a
moment before standing for the
second rakʿah. [46]
The Second Rak ʿ ah
1. To stand for the second rakʿah, he
supports himself on his two fists
clenched as if he is kneading some
dough for bread, and he returns to the
standing position as he was in the first
rakʿah. [47]
2. In the second rakʿah he recites what he
recited in the first rakʿah but without
the opening supplication. So, he
begins with, “Bismillāh ir-Raḥmān ir-
Raḥīm” followed by the Sūrah Al-
Fatiḥah , and then he recites whatever
is easy for him from the Qurʾān . The
second rakʿah should be made shorter
than the first. [48]
3. After this rakʿah , he makes rukūʾ
(bowing), returns back to standing
upright, and then makes the two
sajdahs (prostrations) as he did
previously.
The First Sitting and Tashahhud (Reciting
the Testification and Supplication)
4. After the second sajdah , he sits as he
did before[49] and clenches his right
fist, resting it on his right thigh and
knee, his thumb over the middle
finger, his index finger raised, pointing
to the qiblah , moving it up and down
whilst ke