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1. Make sure the place is clean, and make Niyyah (Intention) that you are making
Wudu' for Salaat and begin by saying. "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah). Wash
both hands up to the wrist three times, making sure that water has reached
between the fingers. c
2. Put a handful of water into your mouth and rinse it thoroughly three times.c
3. Clean your nose by sniffing water into it and extract the water you just sniffed
(be careful not to sniff the water all the way), repeat the step 3 times.c
4. Wash your face three times from right ear to left ear and from forehead to
throat. c
5. Wash your right arm and then your left arm thoroughly, this time up to elbow
three times. c
6. Move the wet fingers and palms (touching gently) over your head from the top
of forehead all the way to the back of the head, and back (back of the head to the
forehead). Only one time and not three.c
7. Pass the wet tips of your index fingers into the grooves and holes of both ears
and also pass the wet thumbs behind the ears (three times).c
8. Finally, wash both feet to the ankles (preferably to the knees) starting with the
right foot, making sure that water has reached between the toes and back of the
feet.c

It¶s preferable to say after leaving the bathroom "Ash-hadu an la ilaha illal lahu
wa ash-hadu anna Muammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh."c
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Face the Qiblah (toward Mecca), and make sure c

you¶re in a clean area, now you are about to start
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one of the following prayers: 1 prayer (Subh), 2
prayer (Dhuhr), 3 (Asr), 4 (Maghrib), 5 (Ishaa).c
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Standing, you will start the prayer raising both

hands up close to your ears and say "Allahu
Akbar" (God is Most Great). (Look at the picture
on the side).c

Then put one hand on the top of the other hand

between your chest and upper stomach, and start
reciting surat ³al fatiha´, say ³ameen´ once you
finish it, and then start reciting another small surat
(check here to find out more about ³al fatiha´ and
the other ³surats´).c
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Once you finish reciting raise your hands up to the

ears, saying "Allahu Akbar." Bow (your hands on
your knees, back straight, your face toward the
ground, saying three times, "Subhana rabbiyal
adheem" (Glory be to my Lord Almighty). This c

position is called (ruku¶). See photo.c

Rise back to standing while saying "Sami¶a Allahu
liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd" (God
hears those who call upon Him; Our Lord, praise
be to You). c

Raise hands up, saying "Allahu Akbar" then

descend to the ground (see photo), while your
face on the ground say three times "Subhana
Rabbiyal A'ala" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most c

High). This position is called ³sujud´ c

Rise to a sitting position (see picture), saying
"Allahu Akbar."c

Then prostrate back on the ground (this is the

second time you do it), while your face on the
ground say three times "Subhana Rabbiyal A'ala" c
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sitting and recite the first part of the Tashahhud
in Arabic: "Atta-hiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu
wat-tayyibatu As-salamu 'ala an-Nabiyy wa
rahmat-ullahi wa barakatuhu As-salamu 'alaina
wa 'alaa 'Ibaadillah-is-salihin. Ash-hadu-al-la-
ilaha illAllahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan
'abduhu wa Rasuluh´. Note that while reciting
³Ash-hadu-al-la ilaha illaAllahu «´ one should
move the index finger of the right hand in a c
small circle like you¶re drawing a circle on the
sand beach with your index while the hand is
still on the thigh. Only the index should be
moving, the rest of the fingers and hand don¶t
have to move. See photo: c

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If the prayer is to be longer than 2 ³rak'as´, then Main prayers of the day:c
add the same steps from 2 to 8 depending on
how many ³rak¶as´ you have to perfom, for 1st prayer (Subh) = 2
example if you have to make 4 ³rak¶as´ then Rakatsc
you will have to add steps 2 to 8 „
more
times (which means 4 times in total). Then 2nd prayer (Dhuhr) = 4
finally add the step number 9 again (basically Rakatsc
after each two ³rak¶as´ the step #9 is required).c
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3 prayer (Asr) = 4
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4th prayer (Maghrib) = 3

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5th prayer (Ishaa) = 4

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face to the right and say "Assalamu alaikum wa „

 
rahmatullah" (Peace be upon you and God's 
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blessings), and turn to the left and say the 

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same ³Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah". And „„„
that¶s how you finish your prayer, easy!c „„
 
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