How to Pray 101

1) Abultion

How to perform ablution

• Wash palm and gargle: It is preferable to wash hands and gargle three times
   

• Sniffing: It is preferable to sniff; breathe water into the nose three times
   

• Resolution (Intention) to perform ablution; wash the face: After the resolution begin to wash the face starting from the forehead to the chain, vertically, and between the thumb and the tall finger, horizontally
  

• Wash the right hand: Start from above the elbow by a little "downwards" till the end of the fingers, wetting the whole hand
   

• Wash the left hand: Start from above the elbow also, till the end of the fingers, downwards so that whole hand gets wet
   

• Cajole (Rub) the head: Cajole with the already wet right hand the head
  

• Cajole (Rub) the feet: Cajole with the already wet right hand the, also the right foot beginning from the tips of toes of the ankle. And cajole with the already wet left hand the, also the left foot beginning from the tips of toes of the ankle.
  

2) Athan

You say the following:

• Allahu Akbar (God is Great) - four times and each of the following phrases twice:
   

• Ashhadu Alla Illaha Illal Lah (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah).
   

• Ashhadu Anna Mohammadar Rasoulul Lah (I bear witness that Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah).
   

• Hayya Alas Salah (Hasten to prayer)
   

• Hayya Alal Falah (Hasten to success)
   

• Hayya Ala Khairil Amal (Hasten to the best of good deeds)
   

• Allahu Akar
   

• La Illaha Illal Lah (There is no god but Allah)
   

3) Iqameh

You should say each of the following phrases twice

• Allahu Akbar
   

• Ashhadu Alla Illaha Illal Lah
   

• Ashhadu Anna Mohammadar Rasoulul Lah
   

• Hayya Alas Salah
   

• Hayya Alal Falah
   

• Hayya Ala Khairil Amal
   

• Qad Qametis Salah (prayer is being offered)
   

• Allahu Akbar
   

• La Illaha Illal Lah (once)
  
   

4) How to perform Prayer

Subh prayer:

• Attention, Intention and Takbira: Face the Qiblah and intend to pray the morning! prayer (salat) , and if one wanted to pray another prayer other than the morning prayer so change the morning with the other prayer and it is (Al - donor, Al- asr, Al-Magreb, Al- Esha'a).
  (Ussali fardh al ... qurbatan illa allah ta'ala)
   

• Takbirat Al - Ehram: After the intention arise hands up and say (Allahu Akbar) and it is Takbirat Al - Ehram
   

• Recite sourat Al - Fateha and another soura: Then begin bu reciting sourat Al-Fatiha then another compete soura from the holy qur'an
   

• Ruku (Bowing): Then bow and say (Subhana rabbiyal -adheemi wa behamdeh), then it is preferable to say (Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
  

• Stand up sfter Ruku: Then stand up erect with stability second s and say (same'a allaho leman hamedah) and go to Sujoud
   

• The first Sajdah: Then put your forehead, palms, big toes of both feet and both knees on the ground and say (Subhana rabbiyal a'la wa bihamdeh Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
   

• Sit after first Sajdah: Sit at ease for seconds and say (Allaho akbar)
   

• The second Sajdah: Then kneel for the second Sajdah and say (Subhana rabbiyal a'la wa bihamdeh) and it is preferable to say (Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
   

• Sit up after the second Sajdah: Then sit up for seconds saying (Allaho akbar). In this way, first Rakaa is done, so stand up
   

• Stand up for the decond Rakaa: After standing up steadily read Sourat Al-Fatiha and another soura (same as you did in the first Rakaa)
   

• Qunut: After reciting sourat Al-Fatiha and onother soura and befor Ruku, it is preferable to recite a short Du'aa
  

• Ruku (Bowing): Then bow and say (Subhana rabbiyal -adheemi wa behamdeh), then it is preferable to say (Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
   

• Stand up after Ruku: Then stand up erect with stability second s and say (same'a allaho leman hamedah) and go to Sujoud
   

• The first Sajdah of the second Rakaa: Then put your forehead, palms, big toes of both feet and both knees on the ground and say (Subhana rabbiyal a'la wa bihamdeh Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
   

• Sit after first Sajdah: Sit at ease for seconds and say (Allaho akbar)
   

• The second Sajdah: Then kneel for the second Sajdah and say (Subhana rabbiyal a'la wa bihamdeh) and it is preferable to say (Allahuma salli ala mohammed wa ale mohaamed)
   

• Sit up after the second Sajdah: Then sit up and recite the Tashahod and add to it the Tasleem by saying (Allahu akbar), (ash-hado an-la-illaha ilia allah, wah-dahu la sharrika lah, wa-ash-hadu anna mohammadan abdahu wa rasuloh, allahuma salli ala mohammad wa ale mohammad). the last line was Tashahud. In Tasleem, add (As-salamo alayka ayohal nabio wa - rahmatollahe wa barakatoh As- salamo alayna wa ala e'bade - llahe as- saleheen. As- salamo alaykum wa - rahmatollahe wa barakatoh). In this way morning prayer is over.

Note: As for Al- Magreb prayer; being three Rakaats, after the second Rakaa and Tashahud don't read the Tasleem, instead get up for the third Rikaa, stand still and say three times (Subhan allahe wal -hamdo lelahe wa la -elaha ellaallho wa-allaho akbar). Then bed for Rukuu and kneel for two Sjouds (as mentioned before) then read the last Tashahud and Tasleem.

As for Al-Dohor, Al- asr and Al- Isha prayers, because each one of them consists of four Rakaats, so after the middle Tashahud perform two Tasbeehat Rakaats (as mentioned above). Then perform the second & last Tashahud and Tasleem..