Jurisprudential Rulings and Issues of Prayer
In the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith
Rulings and Issues of Salah: Volume 01 – Page 118
The Method of Prayer of the Noble Prophet ﷺ (Step-by-Step Explanation)
◈ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“صَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي”
Translation:
Offer prayer in the same manner as you have seen me offering prayer.
① Takbīr al-Taḥrīmah and Qiyām
The Noble Prophet ﷺ would stand for prayer, face the Qiblah, raise both hands to the level of the shoulders or ears, and say:
“اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ”
Translation:
Allah is the Greatest.
② Du‘ā’ al-Istiftāḥ
“سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ”
Translation:
O Allah! You are pure along with Your praise; blessed is Your Name, exalted is Your Majesty, and there is no deity besides You.
③ Ta‘awwudh and Tasmiyah
“أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ”
Translation:
I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan.
“بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ”
Translation:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
④ Sūrah al-Fātiḥah and Āmīn
After completing Sūrah al-Fātiḥah, the Prophet ﷺ would say:
“آمِينَ”
Translation:
O Allah! Accept it.
⑤ Rukū‘
“سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ”
Translation:
My Lord, the Most Great, is Pure.
⑥ Rising from Rukū‘
“سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ”
Translation:
Allah hears the one who praises Him.
“رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ”
Translation:
Our Lord! All praise belongs to You.
⑦ Sujūd
“سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى”
Translation:
My Lord, the Most High, is Pure.
⑧ Supplication Between the Two Prostrations
“اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي”
Translation:
O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.
⑨ Tashahhud
“التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ…”
Translation:
All verbal, physical, and financial acts of worship belong to Allah alone. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger.
⑩ Durūd Ibrāhīmī
“اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ…”
Translation:
O Allah! Send mercy upon Muhammad ﷺ and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent mercy upon Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.
⑪ Final Supplication
“اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ…”
Translation:
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjāl).
⑫ Salām
“السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ”
Translation:
Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you.
Qur’anic Evidence
﴿لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ﴾
Translation:
Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ you have an excellent example.
