ﺕُ، ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺒِﻲِّ
ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻭَﺑَﺮَﻛَﺎﺗُﻪُ، ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِ
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ِﺍﻟﺼَّﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ، ﺃَﺷْﻬَﺪُ ﺃَﻥْ ﻻَّ ﺇﻟَﻪَ ﺇﻻَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ، ﻭَﺃَﺷْﻬَﺪُ ﺃَﻥَّ
ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪًﺍ ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮﻟُﻪُ
“At-taḥīyyātu lillāhi waṣ-ṣalawātu, waṭ-
ṭayyibātu, as-salāmu ʿalán-Nabī, wa
raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu. As-salāmu
ʿalaynā wa ʿalá ʿibādillāhiṣ-ṣāliḥīn. Ash-
hadu an lā ilāha illallāh, wa ash-hadu
anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh.”
Followed by:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺻَﻞِّ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺻَﻠَّﻴْﺖَ
ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ، ﺇﻧَّﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ، ﺍَﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ
ﺑَﺎﺭِﻙْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺑَﺎﺭَﻛْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ
ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ، ﺇﻧَّﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ
“Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalá Muḥammad wa ʿalá
āli Muḥammad, kamā ṣallayta ʿalá Ibrāhīm
wa ʿalá āli Ibrāhīm, innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.
Allāhumma bārik ʿalá Muḥammadin wa ʿalá
āli Muḥammad, kamā bārakta ʿalá
Ibrāhīm, wa ʿalá āli Ibrāhīm,
innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.”
Then he adds at the end of that the
following supplication, seeking refuge with
Allāh from four matters: [59]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﻋُﻮْﺫُ ﺑِﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏِ ﺟَﻬَﻨَّﻢَ، ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟْﻘَﺒْﺮِ،
ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻓِﺘْﻨَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺤْﻴَﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤَﻤَﺎﺕِ، ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻓِﺘْﻨَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴْﺢِ
ﺍﻟﺪَّﺟَّﺎﻝِ
“Allāhumma innī aʾūdhubika min ʿadhabi
jahannam, wa min ʿadhabil-qabr, wa min
fitnatil-maḥyā wal-mamāt, wa min sharri
fitnatil-Masiḥ id-Dajjāl.”
( O Allāh, I seek refuge with you from the
punishment of Hellfire, and from the
punishment of the Grave, from the trials of
life and death, and from the tribulation of
the False Messiah ).
5. Then he may supplicate to Allāh for
whatever he pleases from the
authentic supplications of the Book
and the Sunnah; and these are
plentiful. However, if he does not
know them or has not memorised
them, he may still ask Allāh, uttering
any supplication that is easy for him;
seeking from Allāh benefit for himself
in his religious and worldly affairs. [60]
Salutations at End the Prayer (Taslīm)
6. Then he turns his head to the right
side and says:
ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ
“As-salāmu ʿalaikum waraḥmatullāh.”
( May Allāh’s peace and security be upon
you, and His Mercy ).
7. Then he turns his head to the left side
and says: [61]
ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ
“As-salāmu ʿalaikum waraḥmatullāh.”
( May Allāh’s peace and security be upon
you, and His Mercy ).
With that, he completes his Prayer just as
Allāh’s Messenger ( ﷺ ) taught his
followers.
And all praise is due to Allāh, Lord of all
creation.
Purification (Wudū) and Prayer in Islam:
its Times, its Pre-Conditions and Virtues
Muslims are obligated to pray to Allah five
set times each day. This Prayer is called
the Salāh . It is the second pillar of Islam.
Muslims take time out throughout the day
to focus upon this special act where they
focus on supplications and recitations to
Allah. The term Salāh in the Arabic
language means supplication ( Du’ā ) and
in the religious usage it refers to the five
daily Prayers that are obligated upon every
adult and sane Muslim male and female.
Prayer Times: The Prayer times are
worked out from the authentic narrations
of the Prophet Muhammad ( ﷺ ). The
Angel Jibrīl visited the Prophet
Muhammad ( ﷺ ) over two days. On the
first day, he led the Prophet at the earliest
times of the Prayers. On the second day,
he led him at the end times of each of the
Prayers. The five Prayer-times are based
around three daily events: sunrise,
midday, and sunset. These times alter
greatly between the seasons of summer
and winter – and even by country. In
Britain, winter Prayer times are very
different from summer Prayer times. Each
Prayer is announced by the adhān (the
call to Prayer), which is traditionally called
by a mu’adhin who stands just outside the
Mosque and calls Muslims to the Prayer.
Nowadays people have the adhān
recorded into their phones or clocks to
remind them of the Prayer times.
The Prophet ( ﷺ ) said: “Jibrīl led me in
Prayer twice at the Ka’bah in Makkah.
So, he prayed Ẓuhr the first day when the
shadow was similar to the length of
ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻭَﺑَﺮَﻛَﺎﺗُﻪُ، ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِ
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ِﺍﻟﺼَّﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ، ﺃَﺷْﻬَﺪُ ﺃَﻥْ ﻻَّ ﺇﻟَﻪَ ﺇﻻَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ، ﻭَﺃَﺷْﻬَﺪُ ﺃَﻥَّ
ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪًﺍ ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮﻟُﻪُ
“At-taḥīyyātu lillāhi waṣ-ṣalawātu, waṭ-
ṭayyibātu, as-salāmu ʿalán-Nabī, wa
raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu. As-salāmu
ʿalaynā wa ʿalá ʿibādillāhiṣ-ṣāliḥīn. Ash-
hadu an lā ilāha illallāh, wa ash-hadu
anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh.”
Followed by:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺻَﻞِّ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺻَﻠَّﻴْﺖَ
ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ، ﺇﻧَّﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ، ﺍَﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ
ﺑَﺎﺭِﻙْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٍ، ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺑَﺎﺭَﻛْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ
ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁﻝِ ﺇﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴْﻢَ، ﺇﻧَّﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ
“Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalá Muḥammad wa ʿalá
āli Muḥammad, kamā ṣallayta ʿalá Ibrāhīm
wa ʿalá āli Ibrāhīm, innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.
Allāhumma bārik ʿalá Muḥammadin wa ʿalá
āli Muḥammad, kamā bārakta ʿalá
Ibrāhīm, wa ʿalá āli Ibrāhīm,
innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.”
Then he adds at the end of that the
following supplication, seeking refuge with
Allāh from four matters: [59]
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﻋُﻮْﺫُ ﺑِﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏِ ﺟَﻬَﻨَّﻢَ، ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟْﻘَﺒْﺮِ،
ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻓِﺘْﻨَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺤْﻴَﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤَﻤَﺎﺕِ، ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻓِﺘْﻨَﺔِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴْﺢِ
ﺍﻟﺪَّﺟَّﺎﻝِ
“Allāhumma innī aʾūdhubika min ʿadhabi
jahannam, wa min ʿadhabil-qabr, wa min
fitnatil-maḥyā wal-mamāt, wa min sharri
fitnatil-Masiḥ id-Dajjāl.”
( O Allāh, I seek refuge with you from the
punishment of Hellfire, and from the
punishment of the Grave, from the trials of
life and death, and from the tribulation of
the False Messiah ).
5. Then he may supplicate to Allāh for
whatever he pleases from the
authentic supplications of the Book
and the Sunnah; and these are
plentiful. However, if he does not
know them or has not memorised
them, he may still ask Allāh, uttering
any supplication that is easy for him;
seeking from Allāh benefit for himself
in his religious and worldly affairs. [60]
Salutations at End the Prayer (Taslīm)
6. Then he turns his head to the right
side and says:
ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ
“As-salāmu ʿalaikum waraḥmatullāh.”
( May Allāh’s peace and security be upon
you, and His Mercy ).
7. Then he turns his head to the left side
and says: [61]
ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻼَﻡُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ
“As-salāmu ʿalaikum waraḥmatullāh.”
( May Allāh’s peace and security be upon
you, and His Mercy ).
With that, he completes his Prayer just as
Allāh’s Messenger ( ﷺ ) taught his
followers.
And all praise is due to Allāh, Lord of all
creation.
Purification (Wudū) and Prayer in Islam:
its Times, its Pre-Conditions and Virtues
Muslims are obligated to pray to Allah five
set times each day. This Prayer is called
the Salāh . It is the second pillar of Islam.
Muslims take time out throughout the day
to focus upon this special act where they
focus on supplications and recitations to
Allah. The term Salāh in the Arabic
language means supplication ( Du’ā ) and
in the religious usage it refers to the five
daily Prayers that are obligated upon every
adult and sane Muslim male and female.
Prayer Times: The Prayer times are
worked out from the authentic narrations
of the Prophet Muhammad ( ﷺ ). The
Angel Jibrīl visited the Prophet
Muhammad ( ﷺ ) over two days. On the
first day, he led the Prophet at the earliest
times of the Prayers. On the second day,
he led him at the end times of each of the
Prayers. The five Prayer-times are based
around three daily events: sunrise,
midday, and sunset. These times alter
greatly between the seasons of summer
and winter – and even by country. In
Britain, winter Prayer times are very
different from summer Prayer times. Each
Prayer is announced by the adhān (the
call to Prayer), which is traditionally called
by a mu’adhin who stands just outside the
Mosque and calls Muslims to the Prayer.
Nowadays people have the adhān
recorded into their phones or clocks to
remind them of the Prayer times.
The Prophet ( ﷺ ) said: “Jibrīl led me in
Prayer twice at the Ka’bah in Makkah.
So, he prayed Ẓuhr the first day when the
shadow was similar to the length of