Green Lane Masjid
  • Home
  • Free Islamic Books
  • Darussalam
  • Masajid
  • Masjid
  • Prayer Times
  • Islamic Articles And Books in Urdu
  • Urdu: Online Islamic Study In Urdu
  • Read Online Urdu Books And Articles
  • Rulings On Mosque
  • The virtue of cleaning the mosque
  • Leaving the mosque after the
  • Women wearing perfume
  • Women walking in front of
  • Should children be stopped from
  • The University is giving them a prayer room
  • Ruling on selling Islamic tapes
  • Ruling on renting churches
  • What is the reason why the grave of the Prophet
  • Putting lines in the mosque to
  • Is it o.k. to lock the mosque if drunk people are going in?
  • How to Perform Salah
  • Cleaning the mosque
  • 33 Ways of developing Khushoo’ in Salaah
  • Ruling on going to distant mosques
  • What is the distance within
  • The Janaazah Salaah (Funeral Prayer)
  • A Guide for the Muslim Funeral
  • Ruling On Buying A Mosque
  • Going to the mosque walking
  • Will a person attain the reward
  • Ruling on worshippers
  • Why is the Prophet’s grave in his mosque
  • Is It Permissible To Make A Player-Place In Which Women Will Be In Front Of The Imam?
  • Is The Reward For Repairing Mosques The Same As The Reward For Building Them?
  • Listening To The Radio Program Noor ‘Ala Al-Darb (Light on the Way) In The Mosque
  • Ruling On Smoking And Coming To The Mosque
  • Dispute In The Mosque About Making Prayers Long Or Short
  • Ruling On Following The Imam From Outside The Mosque Or Following A Prayer By Listening To The Radio
  • A Brief History Of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam In Makkah
  • Problems In The Administration Committee Of One Of The Mosques (Masjid)
  • If The Amount Collected To Build A Mosque (Masjid) Is Not Enough
  • She Relieved Herself In A Cup In The Haram
  • Charging One’s Mobile Phone From The Electricity In The Haram
  • Praying In Musallas
  • Building Domes And Minarets On Mosques (Masjid)
  • Problem Of A Mosque (Masjid) Which Is Said To Have Been Built On Land Belonging To The Waqf Of Another Mosque (Masjid)
  • Visiting Al-Masjid Al-Aqsaa In Palestine
  • Ruling On Non-Muslims Entering Mosques (Masajid)
  • Showing Video Tapes In Which There Are Crosses In The Mosque (Masjid)
  • Mobile Phones Making Haraam Sounds In The Masjid
  • Ruling On The Foyer Belonging To The Mosque (Masjid)
  • Menstruating Women Entering The Mosque (Masjid) To Listen To The Khutbah
  • Is There A Text That Limits “Greeting The Mosque” To The First Three Rows (Saff) Of The Mosque? (Masjid)
  • Ruling On A Menstruating Woman Entering Rooms etc. Attached To The Mosque
  • Announcement Of Communal Iftaar In The Mosque For Whoever Fasted
  • Is It Permissible To Silence A Beggar Inside The Mosque (Masjid)?
  • Ruling On Opening Mosques (Masajid) With Celebrations And Gathering For That Purpose
  • If Boys Reach The First Row Before Older People, They Are More Entitled To It
  • What Should Be Done When Mosque Furnishings Are No Longer Needed?
  • Praying In A Mosque (Masjid) Built With Riba Based Loan
  • Taking Precautions By Means Of Haraam Contracts When Building A Mosque (Masjid)
  • Mosques Built By A Kaafir (Non-Muslim) State For Its Muslim Inhabitants
  • Buying Places Of Entertainment And Changing Them Into Mosques (Masajid)
  • Buying A Church To Make It Into A Mosque (Masjid)
  • Some Old People Get Angry With Those Who Get To A Certain Spot In The Mosque (Masjid) Before Them
  • Argument Over Whether To Keep The Partition Between Men And Women In The Mosque (Masjid)
  • Do The Rulings On Mosques (Masajid) Apply To Places Rented For Prayers?
  • Speaking About Worldly Matters In The Mosque (Masjid)
  • Ruling On Transferring The Money Of One Mosque (Masjid) To Another
  • Selling A Mosque (Masjid) In Order To Buy A New Mosque (Masjid) In A Better Location
  • Ruling On Renting Churches For Salaat (Prayer)
  • Building A Masjid (Mosque) In A Place Where It Is Not Expected Muslims Will Remain Permanently Is Permissible
  • Non-Muslims Entering The Mosque (Masjid)
  • Congregational Takbeer In The Mosque (Masjid) When Hearing Good News
  • Praying In A Mosque (Masjid) Which Is Attached To A Grave In The Direction Of The Qiblah
  • The People Have Moved Away From The Neighbourhood; What Should The Imaam Of The Local Mosque (Masjid) Do?
  • Walking With Shoes In The Mosque (Masjid
  • Prophet Mosque, Dome of Rock Mosque (Masjid), Al-Aqsa Mosque (Masjid)
  • Arabic: أحكام زيارة المسجد النبوي Ruling Of Visiting The Prophetic Mosque
  • Arabic: ما حكم إرسال السلام للنبي صلى الله عليه وس&
  • Arabic: فضايل و احكام مكّه مكرّمه Virtues And Rulings Of Makka
  • Persian: Clarifying What Is Permissible To Visit And What Is Not From The Mosques (Masajid) Of AlMadinah AlMun. بيان آنچه از مساجد مدينه
  • Persian: Virtues and Rulings of Makka
  • Persian: بيان آنچه از مساجد مدينه زيارت آن جايز و غي
  • Turkish: Medine'yi Ziyaret Rehberi,Guide to the Visitor of AlMadinah AlMunawara
  • Turkish: Mescid-i Nebevi'yi Ziyaret Adabı, Visiting The Prophet Mosque Etiquettes
  • Uzbek: The Holy Ka'aba Is A Symbol Of Unity - The Holy Ka'aba Is A Symbol Of Unity
  • Chinese: 参观圣寺 - Visiting the Prophetic Masjed
  • Chinese: 朝觐指南 - A Guide to Hajj, Umrah and Visiting the Prophetic Masjed
  • It Is Haraam To Bury The Dead Inside Mosques (Masajid)
  • A Day And A Night In Ramadan The Fast Of The Day
  • Bengali: The Eiquette Of The Mosque - bn_adabul_masjid.doc
  • More Than Eighty Good Ways to Make Dawah
  • Turkish:The Distance That Makes Praying In the Mosque Obligatory MESCİT VEYA CÂMİDE CEMAATLE NAMAZ KILMAYI GEREKTİREN MESAFE NE KADARDIR?
  • Joining Prayers Because Of Rain
  • Can they join Maghrib and Isha prayers at the university so as to pray in congregation?
  • Urdu Aqeedh: Tawheed Ki Pehchaan
  • Urdu Tawheed Ki Fazeelat Ka Bayaan
  • Urdu: Tawheed Ki Iqsaam Ka Bayaan, Tawheed Ruboobiyyat
  • Urdu: Tawheed Ki Ahmiyyat Ka Bayaan
  • Urdu: Tawheed Uloohiyyah
  • Urdu: Tawheed Asma Wa Sifat
  • Urdu: Shirk Ki Pehchan Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Shirk Ki Muzammat Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Shirk Se Bachne Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Shirk Ki Iqsam Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Zaray Shirk Ki Rok Tham Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Shirk Ke Bare Mutafariq Masail
  • Urdu: Tawheed Wa Shirk Ke Mutallaqah Zaeef Ahadith
  • Urdu: Iman ki fazilat ka bayan
  • Urdu: Ahle Iman Ki Sifat
  • Urdu: Iman Ki Haqiqat Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Iman Qawl Wa Amal Ka Nam He
  • Urdu: Iman Men Kami Beshi Hoti He
  • Urdu: Iman Ke Arkan Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Arkaan e Iman ki Sharah Farishton par Iman
  • Urdu: Asmani Kitabon Par Iman
  • Urdu: Peghambaron Par Iman
  • Urdu: Akhirat Par Iman
  • Urdu: Achi Buri Taqdeer Par Iman
  • Urdu: Jinnat o Shayateen par Iman, Fiqhulhadith Kitabosunnat Books
  • Urdu: Iman Ke Shobon Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Imam ke nawaqiz ka bayan
  • Urdu: Aqidah al wala wal bara
  • Urdu: Taghoot Ke Sath Kufr Ka Bayan
  • Urdu: Iman wa Aqaid se Mutaliq Masail
  • Urdu: Iman Wa Aqaid Se Matallaqah Zaeef Ahadith
  • Importance of Tawheed in Urdu (1)
  • Urdu: Importance of Aqidah Tawhid (2)
  • Urdu: Importance of Tawhid in Quran (3)
  • Urdu: Importance of Dawah to Aqidah Tawhid (4)
  • Urdu: Importance of Tawheed And Kalimah Tawheed (5)
  • Urdu: Islam men Tawheed ki Ahmiyyat (6)
  • Urdu: Kalimah Tawheed ka Iqrar A'la Treen Iman He (7)
  • Urdu: Kalimah Tawheed is First Pillar's of Islam And First Dawah of Islam (8)
  • Urdu: Aqidah Tawhid is Very Important in Islam (9)
  • Urdu: Aqeedah Tawheed Ka Munkir Abdi Jahannumi He (10)
Contact Us: darussalamuk@yahoo.com
                                                                                                                   Previous | Contents | Next

    How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

Having cleansed yourself by Wudu, you may proceed to perform Salah. Wudu is a ritual cleansing. Before you begin your Salah, however, you must make sure that you have a clean body, a clean place to pray, and that you are wearing clothing free of impurities. The minimum clothing required during Salah is:

A. For males: Any clothing that covers from the naval to the knees. It is preferable to cover the shoulders.

B. For females: Any clothing that covers all of the body (including the head) except the face, hands, and according to Imam Abu-Hanifah the toes and a portion of the front of the feet.

The way to offer Salah is:

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

1. Stand upright facing the direction of Al-Kabah.  This position is called Qiyam and the direction is called Qiblah in Arabic.  The Qiblah in North America is towards the east with a slight angle towards the north.

2. Make Niyyah (intention) in your heart for the prayer you want to pray.

3. Raise your hands to your ears and say: "Allahu Akbar.” This means: (Allah is the Greatest). This is called Takbiratul Ihram


How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

4. Now place your right hand on top of your left hand on the chest and look downward to the place where your forehead will touch the ground in the Sujood (prostration) and recite silently:


"Subhanaka allahumma wa bi hamdika wa tabara kasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuka."

    سبحانك اللهم و بحمدك،  وتبارك اسمك، و تعالى جدك، ولا إله غيرك 

This means: “O Allah, how perfect You are and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your majesty. There is no god but You.” [Only recite this supplication, Subhanaka, at the beginning of the first Rak'ah]

Then recite silently:  "A'udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajim."



This is called Ta'awwudh, and it means: “I seek shelter in Allah from the rejected Satan.”



Then recite:  "Bismillahir rahmanir rahim."

This is called Tasmiyah, and it means: “In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful.”

5. After this, recite Suratul Fatihah (the opening chapter) of the Noble Quran:

"Al hamdu lil lahi rabbil 'alamin. Arrahmanir rahim. Maliki yawmiddin. Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in. Ihdinas siratal mustaqim. Siratal ladhina an'amta'alaihim, ghairil maghdubi'alaihim wa lad dhallin. (Amin)"

<< الحمد لله رب العالمين، الرحمن الرحيم، مالك يوم الدين، إياك نعبد

< وإياك نستعين، اهدنا الصراط المستقيم، صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولأ الضا لين >

This means:

"All praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, the most Gracious, the most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, from You alone we seek help. Guide us along the straight path - the path of those whom You favored, not of those who earned Your anger or went astray.”

You must recite Surat Al-Fatihah in each unit (Rak’ah) of the prayer, if you pray alone.  However, if praying behind an Imam and he recites loudly, then it is not necessary for you to recite it.

6. Now recite any other passage from the Noble Quran.

For example:  "Bismillahir rahmanir rahim

Qul hu wal lahu ahad, allahus samad, lam yalid wa lam yulad, wa lam ya kul lahu kufuwan ahad."

< بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم >

< قل هوا لله أحد،الله الصمد، لم يلد و لم يولد، و لم يكن له كفوا أحد >

This means:

“In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful.  Say, He is Allah, the One. Allah is Eternal and Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal unto Him.”

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)


7. Now bow down saying: "Allahu Akbar" and place your hands on your knees and say silently: "Subhana Rabbiyal Adhim." This means: (How Perfect is my Lord, the Supreme) three times.  This position is called Rukoo'. Keep your head in line with your back, and look downward to the place of Sujood. (See step 9)

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

8. Stand up from the bowing position saying: "Sami'Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears those who praise Him)"Rabbana lakal hamd." This means: (Our Lord, praise be to You).

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

9. Prostrate on the floor saying:  "Allahu Akbar" with your forehead, nose, palms of both hands, your knees, and toes all touching the floor.  Then recite silently: "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la."

(How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest) three times. This position is called Sujood. Keep your arms away from the sides of the body and the ground.


How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)
10. Sit up from the floor saying Allahu Akbar. Sit upright with your knees bent and palms placed on them and say: “Rabbighfir li.”



 This means:

“O my Lord! Forgive me.”

Say "Allahu Akbar" and again prostrate in the Sujood position. Recite "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la" three times. Sit up from this position saying "Allahu Akbar"
رب اغفر لي

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

This completes the first Rak'ah or unit of Salah.  Now stand up for the second Rak'ah and perform it in the same way, except that you do not recite Subhanaka at the beginning, and after the second Sujood (prostration) you sit on the left leg while keeping the right foot upright and put your right hand on the right thigh, with all fingers together in a fist except the index finger. Stick the index finger straight out. Put your left hand on the left thigh. Now recite Tashahhud silently

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)
التحيات لله  والصلوات  والطيبات، السلام عليك أيها النبي  ورحمة لله
وبركاته، السلام علينا و على عباد الله الصالحين، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده و رسوله
"At-Tahiyyatu lillahi              This means: “Greetings, prayers and

was- Salawatu wat-Tayyibatu.              goodness belong to Allah.

As-Salamu ' alaika                                                Peace be on you,

ayyuhannabiyyu                                                               O Prophet

wa rahmatullahi                                          and the mercy of Allah

wa barakatuhu.                                                    and His blessings.

Assalamu 'alaina wa’ala                              Peace be on us and on

ibadil-Lahis -Salihin                      the righteous servants of Allah

ash hadu al-La ilaha                                           I bear witness that

il-Lal lahu                                                there is no god but Allah,

wa ash hadu anna                                           and bear witness that

Muhammadan abduhu                          Muhammad is His servant

wa rasuluhu."                                                        and Messenger.”

In a three-Rak'ah Salah (as in Maghrib) or a four-Rak'ah Salah (Dhuhr, Asr, and Isha) you stand up for the remaining Rak'ah(s) after you have done Tashahhud. For a two-Rak'ah Salah you remain seated after Tashahhud and then recite silently Assalatul-Ibrahimiyah:



 وعلى آل إبراهيم، في العالمين إنك حميد مجيد.

"Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin            “O Allah, let Your mercy come upon Muhammad

Wa 'ala ali Muhammadin                                 and the family of Muhammad

Kama sallaita 'ala Ibrahima                             as You let it come upon Ibrahim

wa 'ala ali Ibrahima                                           and the family of Ibrahim

wa barik 'ala Muhammadin                             O Allah, bless Muhammad

wa 'ala ali Muhammadin                                  and the family of Muhammad

Kama barakta ' ala Ibrahima                          as You blessed Ibrahim

Wa ' ala ali Ibrahima                                         and the family of Ibrahim.

Fil a'lamina Innaka                                           Truly You are

hamidun Majid."                                               Praiseworthy and Glorious.”

After this say silently: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min adhabi jahanam wamin adhabil qabri wamin sharri fitnatil mahya wal mamat wamin sharri fitnatil masihid dajjaal. Rabbi-ghfir li waliwalidayya, rabbi-rhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira."



This means: “O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the torment of the Hellfire, from the torment of the grave, from the trials and afflictions of life and death, and from the deception of the False-Christ. O my Lord! Grant me and my parents forgiveness, and bestow Your mercy upon them, just as they brought zme up when I was small.”

اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم، وبارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما باركت على إبراهيم اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، و من عذاب القبر، و من فتنة المحيا و الممات، و من فتنة المسيح الدجال، رب اغفر لي  و لوالدي  رب ارحمهما  كما ربياني  صغيرا.. 

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

11. Now turn your face to the right saying: "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah" (peace and the mercy of Allah be on you) and then to the left repeating the same words.

How to Perform Salah (Prayer,Namaz)

This completes the two-Rak'ah Salah.

In the three or four-Rak'ah prayers (Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha) the whole procedure is repeated in the remaining Rak'ah(s), except after Tashahhud, you say "Allahu Akbar" and  stand up and only recite Surat Al-Fatiha in Fard prayers and no other Surah, then continue doing the rest of the actions as you have done before (Rukoo', rising, Sujood).  Then stand again for the fourth Rak'ah. 

Also, in the last Rak'ah of any prayer, after you have made your Sujood, sit up and silently recite both Tashahhud and Salatul Ibrahimiyyah. At the end of any prayer, you must finish by making Tasleem.

When to Recite Aloud or Silently:

During obligatory Fajr prayers, you recite the Quran aloud in both Rak'ahs. You also recite the first two Rak'ahs of the obligatory prayers of Maghrib and 'Isha aloud as well. 

However, the third and fourth Rak'ahs are always recited silently during obligatory prayers.  Also, in the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, the recitation is always silent for all four Rak'ahs.

Furthermore, the one who leads Jumu'ah prayers (Friday prayer in place of Dhuhr) will recite the Qur'an aloud.



Previous | Contents | Next


Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.