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1. Purity – of the salaah-offerer‟s body, of his garments, of his place of offering salaah
2. Hiding of the body-parts which are supposed to be hidden
For men: from just below the navel to the knees (excluding the navel and including the
knees)
For women: the entire body except her face, palms and feet
3. Turning the face towards Qiblah (the direction of Ka‟bah at Makkah)
4. The time must be the one prescribed for the salaah
5. Intention of salaah
6. Tahreemah – saying ( اهلل أكبسAllaahu akbar) in the beginning of the salaah
30. Keeping the hands over the thighs between the prostrations just like during the sitting posture
for Tashahhud (At tahiyyaat).
31. Spreading the left foot and keeping erect the right foot during the first sitting (after two
rak‟ahs) and the last sitting.
32. Pointing with his right forefinger during Tashahhud (At tahiyyaat). The forefinger is to be
raised when saying ًََ( لَا إِلlaa ilaaha) and lowered when saying ًَُ( إِلَا الّلillallaahu).
33. Reciting surah Faatihah in the last two rak‟ahs of Zuhr, „Asr, „Ishaa and the third rak‟ah of
Magrib.
34. Saying salaah (durood) for the Prophet after Tashahhud (At tahiyyaat) in the last sitting.
35. After salaah (durood) for the Prophet, he should pray (supplicate) using supplications of
Quraan and Hadeeths. One such supplication is:
ُحِّيّم.َالّلَهُّمَ إِوِّي ظَّلَمْجُ وَفّْسِّي ظُّلْمًا كَثِّيسًا وَلَا ّيَغْفِسُ الرُوُىبَ إِلَا أَوْجَ فَاغْفِسْ لِّي مَغْفِسَةً مِهْ ػِىْدِكَ وَازْحَمْىِّي إِوَك أَوْجَ الْغَفُىزُ الس
(Allaahumma innee zalamtu nafsee zulman kaceeraa, wa laa yagfiruz-zunooba ilaa ant, fagfir
lee magfiratam min „indik, warhamnee, innaka antal-gafoorur-rahheem –Bukhaaree: 790)
36. Turning one‟s face towards right and left while sayingًَِ( الّسَّلَامُ ػَّلَّيْكُّمْ وَزَحْمَتُ الّلAs salaamu
„alaikum wa rahmatullaah).
37. The imaam should say the takbeers ( )اهلل أكبسfor posture change audibly while the imaam-
follower (muqtadee) should say inaudibly.
38. The imaam should sayًَِ( الّسَّلَامُ ػَّلَّيْكُّمْ وَزَحْمَتُ الّلAs salaamu „alaikum wa rahmatullaah) audibly
and the imaam-followers should say it inaudibly.
39. The imaam should intend men, angels who protect us and pious jinns with the two
salaams(As salaamu „alaikum wa rahmatullaah).
40. The imaam-follower (muqtadee) should also intend his imaam along with the other beings
when turning in the direction of the imaam for salaam. The solitary prayer-offerer should
intend only the angels with his salaam.
41. The salaah-offerer should lower his voice during the second salaam compared to the first
salaam.
42. He should start the salaam from the right side and then turn to the left.
43. The salaam of the imaam-follower (muqtadee) should be along with the salaam of his imaam.
44. The masbooq (one who has joined the congregational prayer after one or more rak‟ahs were
over) should wait for the imaam to complete both his salaams. He should get up for
completing his remaining rak‟ahs only after the imaam has completed both his salaams.
Notes: 1. Here prayer stands for namaaz (salaah)
2. dua = supplication
3. durood = blessing
4. h=ي, h=ح, z=ذ, z=ش, z=ظ, dh=ض, c=د, s=س, sh=ش, s=ص, ' or „ or ‟=ع, ' or „ or ‟=ء, g=ؽ, t=ث,
t=ط, l=thin ل, l=thick ل.
5. Source for the above: Al Fiqhul Muyassar by Maulaanaa Shafeequr Rahmaan Nadavi
(page 77 onwards)
[Bahishti Zewar p.93-94]