Examine Your Salaah!
Nabi (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said:
“Salaah is the barrier between the Abd (servant) and Kufr.”
“A person who performs two Rak’aats Salaah whilst carrying out all its postures properly, will have all his sins forgiven.”
“O Allah! I ask You for a perfect and complete Salaah.”
| 1 | Time | Fardh |
| 2 | Covering one’s aurah (from just below the navel to the knees) | Fardh |
| 3 | Tahaarat of the body, clothes and place | Fardh |
| 4 | Facing the Qiblah | Fardh |
| 5 | Niyyat | Fardh |
| 6 | Proper Islamic dressing and covering the head (i.e. Topi) | Waajib |
| 7 | Qiyaam | Fardh |
| 8 | Feet facing Qiblah with four finger space in between | Sunnat |
| 9 | Raising the hands, palms facing Qiblah, fingers neither spread apart nor tightly together, thumbs in
line with earlobes |
Sunnat |
| 10 | Takbeer-e-Tahreemah | Fardh |
| 11 | Folding the hands – below the navel, right hand on top of left hand, thumb and little finger of right
hand should encircle the left-hand wrist and remaining 3 fingers spread horizontally along the left forearm keeping the fingers together |
Sunnat |
| 12 | Gaze on the place of Sajdah | Adab |
| 13 | Thana | Sunnat |
| 14 | Ta’awwuth | Sunnat |
| 15 | Tasmiyah | Sunnat |
| 16 | Qiraat-at least one Aayat from the Qur’aan Majeed | Fardh |
| 17 | Surah Faatihah | Waajib |
| 18 | To say Aameen softly | Sunnat |
| 19 | Some Aayaat from the Qur’aan Majeed-at least 3 short Aayaat or 1 long Aayat | Waajib |
| 20 | Takbeer for going into Ruku’ | Sunnat |
| 21 | Ruku’ | Fardh |
| 22 | Clasping knees firmly with outstretched fingers , keeping the arms straight, but away from sides, and
head and back level |
Sunnat |
| 23 | Gaze on feet in Ruku’ | Adab |
| 24 | Tasbeeh in Ruku’-Subhaana Rabbiyal ‘Atheem at least 3 times or any odd number | Sunnat |
| 25 | Tasmee’ when coming up from Ruku’-Sami’allaahu liman Hamidah | Sunnat |
| 26 | Qowmah-standing upright after Ruku’ | Sunnat/
Waajib |
| 27 | Tahmeed-Rabbana (Wa) Lakal Hamd or Allaahumma Rabbana (Wa) Lakal Hamd | Sunnat |
| 28 | Takbeer-for going into Sajdah | Sunnat |
| 29 | Sajdah | Fardh |
| 30 | When going into Sajdah, first place the knees, then the hands, then the head between the hands -nose first
then the forehead, fingers together and facing the Qiblah, and thumbs in line with the earlobes |
Sunnat |
| 31 | Gaze on the bridge of the nose when in Sajdah | Adab |
| 32 | Feet erect with toes facing Qiblah, maintaining 4 finger space between the feet. The arms should be
away from the sides and NOT on the ground |
Sunnat |
| 33 | Tasbeeh-Subhaana Rabbiyal A’la at least thrice or any odd number of times | Sunnat |
| 34 | Takbeer for coming up from Sajdah | Sunnat |
| 35 | Jalsah-the sitting between the 2 Sajdahs | Sunnat |
| 36 | Sit on the left foot with the right foot erect and toes of right foot facing Qiblah. Hands on thighs,
fingertips touching the knees |
Sunnat |
| 37 | Gaze on lap during Jalsah | Adab |
| 38 | Takbeer for going into the 2nd Sajdah | Sunnat |
| 39 | 2nd Sajdah | Fardh |
| 40 | Description of 2nd Sajdah same as 1st Sajdah | Sunnat |
| 41 | Takbeer for coming up from 2nd Sajdah | Sunnat |
| 42 | When rising from Sajdah to Qiyaam, first lift the forehead, then nose, then hands and lastly the knees | Sunnat |
| 2nd Rak’aat’s description is the same as the 1st Rakaat except that there won’t be Thana and
Ta’awwuth in the 2nd Rakaat |
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| 43 | Qa’dah Ulaa-2nd Rak’aat sitting in a 3 or 4 Rak’aat Salaah | Waajib |
| 44 | Qa’dah Akheerah-the final sitting in Salaah (before Salaam) | Fardh |
| 45 | To recite At-Tahiyyaat | Waajib |
| 46 | To make Ishaarah with the Shahaadat finger upon “Laailaaha” and to drop the finger upon “Illallaah” | Sunnat |
| 47 | Durood-e-Ibraahim | Sunnat |
| 48 | Du’a after Durood | Sunnat |
| 49 | Salaam | Waajib |
| 50 | First make Salaam to the right, then left. When making Salaam, make the intention of making Salaam
to the Imaam, Muqtadis and the Malaaikah |
Sunnat |
| 51 | Gaze on the shoulder when making Salaam | Adab |
| 52 | Ta’deel-e-Arkaan-i.e. to discharge all the acts (like Ruku, Sajdah etc) of Salaah with tranquility | Waajib |
| 53 | Khushoo’-To concentrate and adopt humility, thinking of what you are doing at each stage of the
Salaah and to be aware that Allah is watching |
Waajib |
“How wonderful is the reward of those who make Amal.” (Qur’aan)
Note: It is Sunnat for the Imaam to recite the Takbeeraat audibly.
The 6 Takbeers of Eid Salaah and the Qunoot in Witr Salaah are Waajib.Hazrat Ka’b (Radhiyallahu anhu) was asked: “Who is an Aalim?” He replied: “The one who makes Amal on his Ilm.”
Technical Terms: Shart: A precondition for the validity of Salaah.
Fardh: Compulsory act of Salaah. Salaah is null and void if a Fardh is omitted.
Waajib: Necessary act of Salaah. If omitted intentionally, Salaah is nullified. If omitted unintentionally, Salaah has to be rectified with Sajdah-e-Sahw.
Sunnat: A habitual practice of Nabi (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam). If omitted by mistake the Salaah will be complete and there won’t be a need for Sajdah-e-Sahw. If omitted habitually, there is a fear of one falling into sin.
Adab: Respect or rights of the Salaah.
