Performance of Salat (Prayer)

Salat can be offered only in Arabic language and according to Sunnah. Following are the Arabic text of Salat with translitration. Its better to learn this from a tutor or elder person so that there might be no omission or commision in offering the salat. For different types of salat, timings of salat, physical actions in salat etc; we have added another page (Please check) so that you can find it easy to understand everything.

Start of Salat and its performance

First the intention for prayer is stated and what prayer is being said.

1.Pick up your hands and palms upto your ears(for males) and close to shoulders (for females) and say with your lips or make intention in your heart and mind for performance of that specific prayer which you are going to perform.
2. then say: Allahu Akbar

(raising hands) meanings:Allah is the greatest.

3. Say Sanah (praising to God) Subhankallah Humma.....

4. Say Taooz.. Aauzu Billahe.....

5. Say Tasmia..Bismillahe....

6. start saying Surae al Fatiha (Qur'an ch.1)
Alhamdu-lillahi rabbil alamin - Ar-rahman ir-rahim - Maliki yaum-iddin - Iy-yaka na'budu -

Wa iy-yaka nasta'in - Ihdinas siratal mustaqim -Siratal ladhina an'amta alayhim -

Ghai-ril maghdubi 'alayhim wa lada-lin.

Amin.

8. Say: Allah Akbar

(bending to knees) with hands on knees.
Then: Subhana rabbi-yal adheem All praise to Him the Great is said (thrice)
while bent at the knee
9. Standing up you say: Sami 'allahu liman hamidah: Meaning, God hears him
who praises Him. The response is: Rabbana lakal hamd, meaning-to Thee is
due all praise.
10. Say: Allahu akbar,

and make the first prostration and with your head on
the floor say (thrice): Subhana rabbi yal a'la: Meaning, All Praise to Him.
11. Then sitting, you say: Rabbi 'ghferli wa hamni which means: Rub out my
mistakes and send me mercy.
12. Say Allahu Akbar,

and make a 2nd prostration and with your head on the
floor say three times: Subhana Rabbi yal a'la (as above)
13. Say: Allah Akbar

(returning to the standing position again)
14. Say: al-Fatiha again (#5)
15. Again say any surah from al-Qur'an
16. Then: Allahu Akbar (bending to knees)
And say: Subhana rabbi yal atheem three times
17. Say: Sami' allahu liman hamida (return to the standing position)

The response is: Rabbana lakal hamd, meaning-to Thee is due all praise.
18. Say: Allah akbar (making prostration)
And say three times: Subhana rabbi ya a'la
19. Say: Allah akbar (returning to sitting position)
And: Rabbi 'ghferli wa hamni
20. Say: Allah Akbar (making prostration)
And say three times: Subhana rabbi ya a'la
21. Say: Allahu akbar (returning to the sitting position) Then say:
At-tahiyatu lil-lahi was salawatu wat-tayyi batu As-salamu alaika ay-yu-han nabiyyu
wa rahmatul lahi wa barakatuhu As-salamu 'alaina wa'ala ibadil-la his-salihin
Ashadu an la ilaha ill'llah wa ashadu anna Muhammedan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.

22. Say Salat Ibrahim:
Allahumma salli 'ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa `ala ali sayyidina
Muhammad kama salaita `ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa `ala ali Sayyidina
Ibrahima innaka hamidun majid. Allahumma barik `ala Sayyidina Muhamad wa
`ala ali ayidinna Muhammad kama barakta `ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa `ala
ali Sayyidina Ibrahim innaka hamidun majid.

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23). Rabbi j'alni muqim as-salati wa min zurriyyati rabbana wataqabbal du'a.
Rabbana ghfirli wali walidayya wa lil mu'minina yauma yaqumul hisab.

Transliteration:
My Lord, make me keep up my prayer and by my offering, our Lord,
accept the prayer. O my God forgive my sins and those of my parents and
those of the faithful when the day of reckoning shall come.

24. Then while moving head first to the right, say: As salamu 'alaikum wa
rahmatullah; and to the left repeat, As salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah.
(Peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah)

By this way, two rak'ah of the prayer are complete.

If the prayer is for four rak'ah you need to stand for the third rak'ah at the end of Tasshad i.e. At-tahiyatu lil-lahi was salawatu wat-tayyi batu As-salamu alaika ay-yu-han nabiyyu wa rahmatul lahi wa barakatuhu As-salamu 'alaina wa'ala ibadil-la his-salihin Ashadu an la ilaha ill'llah wa ashadu anna Muhammedan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.

Start 3rd rak'ah with al Fatiha and perform the same as was done in first rak'ah and next perform the fourth rak'ah as was done the 2nd upto completion of the prayer with salams.

By this way you will complete a prayer of 4 rak'ah

Now we have time to say some additional duas and prayers yet these are for praising to God, seeking help and forgiveness.
A. At the end of the prayer say three times:
Astaghfirullahu-l-Adheem, la ilaha ila Hu, al Hayy ul Qayyum wa atubu ilaih.

I ask God for forgiveness and there is no God but He the Living, the Everlasting, and to Him I turn in repentance.
B. This is the time to make a personal prayer (make dua for yourself and all the creatures in the universe )
C. Then raise your hands with the palms opened upwards and say:
Allahumma anta-s-salam wa minka-s-salam wa ilaika yauda salam tabarakta rabbana wa ta `alaita ya dhul jalali wal ikram.

Tranliteration:
O Allah You are the Peace and from You comes the Peace. Give us the Peace. Blessed art Thou the most High. O Lord of majesty and bounty.
D. Then repeat three times:
La ilaha illa'llah Muhammadan Rasulullah 'alaihi salatullah.
E. Practise after the prayer:
Say ten times:
La ilaha illa Allah wahda hu la sharik Allah Lahul mulk wa lahul hamd Yuhyi wa yumitu wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir.
There is no God but Allah He is the One and there is no partner for Him To Him is all the World and to Him all the Praise He gives life and He takes life and He is powerful over everything.
F. Then say thirty three times each:
Subhana'llah
Al Hamdulillah
Allahu Akbar
And say: La ilaha illa'llah
G. Then say: Inna 'llahu wa mala'ikatahu yusaluna `ala nabi. Ya
ayyuhal-ladhina amanu sallu alaihi wa saliemu tasleema.

Transliteration:
Surely Allah and His Angels pray upon the Prophet. O ye who believe
send your prayers upon him and greet him with the peace of your deep
surrender.
H. Then say:
Subhana rabbika rabbi 'izati ama yasifun wa salaamun `ala-l-mursileen
wal humdulillahi rabbil 'alamin.

Transliteration:

Hallowed be your Lord, the Lord of
Loftiness beyond description and peace be upon the Messenger and Praise be
to God, the Lord of the Worlds.