Things You'll Need:
- prayer rug
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Step 1
Learn the names of each of the five prayers and how many units (Ra'kat) you pray with each: Fajr (morning), 2 ra'kat (units)
Dhuhr (noon), 4 ra'kat
Asr (afternoon) , 4 ra'kat
Maghrib (sunset), 3 ra'kat
Isha (night) , 4 ra'kat
*You will have to search online, or learn from your Mosque, at which exact time you will pray each prayer, according to your location. -
Step 2
Make Wudu (ablution)
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Step 3
2 ra'kat (fajr):
- Make niyah (intention)
- Say takbir (Allahu Akbar)
- place right arm over left (eyes in prostration)
- Seek refuge from Satan, saying: A'udhu bil-lahi minash shaytan ir-
rajeem
- Say Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
- Recite the first chapter of the Quran (Surat Al-Fatiha):
Bismillah Rahman Ar Raheem
Alhamdulilahi rab-bil alameen
Ar Rahmanir- Raheem
Maliki yawmid-deen
Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een
Ihdinas siratal mustaqeem
Siratal ladheena an'amta'alayhim
Ghayril maghdubi 'alayhim wala daal-leen Ameen
-Recite another chapter from Quran (select a shorter surah from the last surat of Al Quran when you're just learning to pray)
-go into Rukoo position (bowing) by bending over and placing hands on knees (eyes in prostration), saying supplication three times:
Subhana Rabbi yal' Azeem
-straighten up, place hands next to ears and say:
Sami' Allahu liman hamida
-lower hands, say:
Rabbana Walakal Hamd
-go into sadjdah position (prostration) by getting on the knees, with the forehead to the ground, hands flat next to knees, toes pointing towards Qiblah (direction of Kaa'ba) and say supplication three times:
Subhana Rabbi yal'ala
-raise from sadjdah, saying takbir
-go into Jalsah position (sitting position)by sitting on the feet, knees together, saying this supplication two times:
Rabbigh-firlee
-say takbir, go into sadjdah, saying supplication three times
-say takbir, stand for second ra'kat:
-Recite Al-fatiha
-recite another chapter from the Quran
-say takbir and go into rukoo, give supplication three times
-raise hands and say: sami allahu liman hamida
-lower hands, saying: rabbana walakal hamd
-go into sadjdah, saying supplication three times
-say takbir and go into Jalsah, saying twice: rabbigh firlee
-say takbir and go into sadjdah, saying supplication three times
-say takbir and go back into jalsah
-say the Tashahud:
At tahiyatu lil-lahi wasalawatu
watayibatu as-salaamu'alayka ayyuhan nabiyu
wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
as-salaamu'alayna wa'ala ibadil la-his saliheen
ash hadu an la ilaha illAllah wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan abaduhu
wa rasuluh
-send prayers on the Prophet:
Allahumma sal-li ala Muhammad wa'ala ali Muhammad kama sal-layta'ala Ibraheem wa'ala ali Ibraheem innaka hameedum majeed
Allahumma barik ala Muhammad wa'ala ali Muhammad kama barakta'ala Ibraheem wa'ala ali Ibraheem innaka hameedum majeed
-Say Tasleem to right side then left:
As-salaamu'alaykum wa rahmatullah -
Step 4
3 ra'kat (maghrib)
- Make your intention
- Say the takbir
- Recite Surat Al Fatiha
- Recite another chapter from the Quran
- Say takbir, go into Rukoo
- Say supplication in Rukoo 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabana walakal hamd
- Takbir and go into sadjdah
- Say supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and go into jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee, Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir and back into sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and stand for 2nd ra'kat
- Recite Surat Al Fatiha
- Recite another chapter from the Quran
- Takbir and go into rukoo
- Supplication in rukoo 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Takbir and go into sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah three times
- Takbir and go into jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee, Rabbigh firlee
- Allahu Akbar
- Takbir and go into sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and go into jalsah
- Say the tashahud
- Stand for 3rd ra'kat
- Takbir and recite Surat Al Fatiha
- takbir then rukoo
- Supplication in rukoo 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Allahu Akbar
- Go into sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir and go into sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and jalsah
- Say the tashahud
- Recite the prayers upon the Prophet (pbuh)
- Tasleem -
Step 5
4 ra'kat (Dhuhr, Asr, Isha)
- Make niyah and say takbir
- Recite Al Fatiha
- Recite another chapter from Quran
- Takbir and Rukoo
- Supplication in Rukoo
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Takbir and sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir and into jalsah
- Supplication in sajdah 3 times
- Takbir and stand for 2nd ra'kat
- Recite Al Fatiha
- Recite another chapter from The Quran
- Takbir and rukoo
- Supplication in rukoo 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Takbir and sadjdah
- Supplication in sadjdah 3 times
- Takbir and jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir, sadjdah
- Supplication 3 times
- Takbir, jalsah
- Recite Tashahud
- Takbir, stand for 3rd ra'kat
- Recite Al Fatiha
- Takbir and rukoo
- Supplication 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Takbir and sadjdah
- Supplication 3 times
- Takbir, jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir, sadjdah
- Supplication 3 times
- Takbir, stand for 4th ra'kat
- Recite Al Fatiha
- Takbir, rukoo
- Supplication 3 times
- Sami Allahu liman hamida
- Rabbana walakal hamd
- Takbir, sadjdah
- Supplication 3 times
- Takbir, jalsah
- Rabbigh firlee, Rabbigh firlee
- Takbir, sadjdah
- Supplication 3 times
- Takbir, jalsah
- Tashahud
- Recite prayers upon the Prophet (pbuh)
- Tasleem
