Friday, April 17, 2009

How to perfrom Salat (Prayer/Namaz)

Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters
Lets learn the Salat through these self explanatory figures
The important mistake in the figure is that feet are not directed towards Ka'aba.
They must be paralel to each other and should be in the the direction of Ka'aba.It is not about feet only but about every part at its time.One should look in such a way as if the Ka'aba is in front of him and he is looking at it and the gaze should be lowered as the hands are tied up and the gaze should be on the Sajda (Prostration) place
Either a big Ayat (like Ayatul Kursi) or some small Soorah should be added up with the Soorah Fatiha.
The parts of body that are involved in rukoo' must be in a straight line.




Nose should also touch the ground.

The arm should not be sticked to the thigh rather it should be kept at some distance from thigh. The garment for men should be atleast covering the elbows but for women, full sleeve garment is a must.

During Tashah'hud, when he reaches
Ash'hadu a(n) llaaa ilah ill(a) allah
At llaa, he has to point his finger of right hand as shown below and then drop it down at ill(a)
The letters in brackets () remain silent.

If one is reading 3rd 04 4th rak'at of Farz (Obligatory) Salat, he has to recite Soorah Fatiha only, otherwise some Soorah has to be added.
In the final tashah'hud, he has to read the Tashah'hud, Darood Shareef and any other Dua (like Dua masoora)
Some Mistakes done during Salat


A mistake in the figure itself is that the lower garment is below ankles.One must retain in his mind that lowering the izaar (Garment) below ankles is Haram for men and wome must not trail their garment upon earth.

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