Part 7

HOW SHOULD ONE PERFORM TWO RAKAAT
NAMAAZACCORDING TO SUNNAH (Hanafi)

BEFORE NAMAAZ

Ensure that clothes are Paak and make Wudhu. Stand respectfully on a Paak place facing the Qibla. Keep feet parallel about four fingers apart with toes pointing towards the Qibla and submit totally to Allah.

VERY IMPORTANT

FOR MALES	FOR FEMALES
No garment, jubba or trousers should be allowed to overlap the ankles. It is Makroohe Tahreemee to perform Namaaz whilst any garment is overlapping the ankles. This means that the Farz of Namaaz will be considered as performed but there is very little Sawaah or benefit in such Namaaz.	WOMEN also perform their Salaat in the same way, except for a few differences. WITHOUT HANDS BEING EXPOSED WOMEN should raise their hands to the height of their shoulders when saying Takheer Tahreema.

NIYYAH

Make Niyyah (Intention) of whichever Namaaz one wishes to perform.

EXAMPLE

I am perform two Rakaats Farz Namaaz of Fajr (to please Allah) facing towards the Qibla.
When performing Namaaz led by an IMAAM, one should also make intention that:
I am following this IMAAM.

It is not necessary to make a verbal intention but it is better if one makes a VERBAL intention. NIYYAT can be made in any language: Arabic, Urdu, Gujarati, English, etc.
TAKBEER-E-TAHREEMA (To, say at the begining).
After making NIYYAH, lift the two hands upto the earlobes in such a manner that both palms face towards the Qibla. Then say ALLAHU AKBAR and fold them below the navel. Place the hands in such a way that the palm of the right hand is placed over the back of the left hand, with the right thumb and little finger gripping the wrist of the left hand and the three middle fingers of the right hand kept straight and together. While in Qiyaam (standing posture) the eyes should be fixed to the spot where the forehead will rest in Sajda.

WOMEN DO NOT RAISE HANDS HIGHER THAN SHOULDERS AND PLACE ARMS ON THE CHEST. Place the right hand over the back of the left hand above the breast and do not hold it like the MALE.

NOW READ THE THANA

All Glory be to your O Allah! and praise be to you; blessed is Your name and Exalted is Your majesty and there is none worthy of worship besides You.

Then read: TA'AWWUZ.

I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytaan the accursed

AND TASMIYAH

(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.

FIRST RAK'AH

SURATUL FAATIHA AND ADDITIONAL SURAH.

Recite Suratul Faatiha and after WALAD DHALLEEN say AAMEEN (softly), then recite BISMILLAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM and any Surah thereafter. It is necessary that a minimum of three short Aayahs or one long Aayah be read in proper sequence as in the Quraan.


The Beneficant, the Merciful	All praises is due to Allah Lord of the worlds
You alone we Worship	Master of the Day of Judgement
Show us the right path	And You alone we ask for help

Not the path of those who earn Your eanger	The path of those whom you have favoured
Nor (the Path) of those who go astray

Saying Allahu Akbar
go in RUKU

The EYES should be fixed onto the FEET.

MEN

In RUKU hold both the KNEES with the fingers APART.
Ensure that the ARMS do not touch the BODY.
Keep the BACK straight, while the HEAD should neither be LOWERED nor RAISED.
In RUKU recite softly at least THREE or FIVE times.
WOMEN
When making RUKU a WOMAN should only BEND over sufficiently so that her HANDS reach her KNEES.
The HANDS should be placed on the KNEES, with the FINGERS kept together.
In RUKU the ELBOWS should TOUCH the sides of the BODY and the FEET kept TOGETHER.

(How Glorious is my Lord the Great.)

TASMEE : To say 'Semi Allahu Leman Hamedah.'

QAWMAH : To stand up after RUKU.

Now stand up straight and whilst coming up say: TASMEE

(Allah has listened to him who has praised Him.)

Then in the upright position say: THAMID
Rabbana Lakal Hamd.

Trans : O Our Lord! Praise be to You.

If one does NOT stand erect after RUKU and merely lifts ones head and goes into Sajdah then the NAMAAZ. will NOT he VALID, and it will be NECESSARY to repeat the NAMAAZ.

FIRST SAJDAH
Now saying ALLAHU AKBAR and placing both hands on the knees, go into Sajda. (On completing the Takbeer one should have reached the position of Sajdah). When going into Sajdah first place the KNEES on the ground, then the HANDS, then the NOSE and then the FOREHEAD. The FACE should rest between the two HANDS with FINGERS pointing towards the Qiblah. When in Sajdah the FEET should be upright with the TOES pointing towards the Qibla. The ARMS should not touch the sides of the BODY nor the ground. The STOMACH should be away from the THIGHS. In Sajdah recite softly at least THREE or FIVE times:

(All Glory be to my lord, the Most High)

If there is a valid reason the forehead could be kept off the ground, otherwise the Sajdah will not be valid. When in Sajda the feet should not be lifted from the ground. If they are lifted for a duration more than three "SUBHANALLAH" the Namaaz will be void.

WOMEN

In Sajda the upper part of the leg (the thigh) should not be upright but in as flat a position as possible, with the feet spread towards the right.
While in Sajdah the stomach and thighs must be kept together.
The forearms should be put flat on the ground in Sajdah.
Women must not raise their VOICE when reciting TASBEEH.

(All Glory be to my lord the Most High)

JALSA (To sit between two Sajdahs)
Saying ALLAHU AKBAR sit up straight, do not sit with the back crooked or stooped. It is important to sit up and pause after the first Sajdah, merely lifting the head from the ground without sitting up before the second Sajdah will nullify the Namaaz.

MEN

Sit resting the BACK on the LEFT LEG and having the RIGHT LEG raised, the TOES facing the QIBLQ

WOMEN

NOTE that a GIRL does not sit on her LEFT LEG.

SECOND SAJDAH

The second Sajdah is performed as the first one, i.e. going into Sajdah saying ALLAHU AKBAR and reading SUBHANA RABBIYAL AA'LAA softly at least three times. One Rak'ah is now complete.

(All Glory be to may Lord, the Most High.)

SECOND RAK'AH

Saying ALLAHU AKBAR stand up for the second Qiyaam. On getting up from the Sajdah first lift the FOREHEAD, then the NOSE and then the KNEES. Ensure that the HANDS are on the KNEES and not on the ground for support, except for a valid reason. Saying BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHEEM recite SURATUL FAATIHA and a Surah and

COMPLETE THE SECOND RAK'AH IN THE
SAME MANNER AS THE FIRST ONE

FIRST QAIDAH
After completing the Second Sajdah of the second Rak'aah saying ALLAHU AKBAR sit up for Qai'dah. The method of sitting is placing the LEFT FOOT flat on the ground and sitting on it, with the RIGHT FOOT upright and its TOES facing towards the Qibla. The HANDS must be placed on the THIGHS with the tips of the FINGERS near the KNEES. It is important that the fingers are kept close together and that they face the Qiblah and not towards the ground. The EYES should be fixed on the LAP.

FIRST QAIDAH
then read
TASHAHHUD:

(All reverence, all worship, all sanctity are due to Allah, Peace be upon you O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be Upon us and all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that none is worthy of worship besides Allah and Muhammad (S.A.W.) is His devotees and Messenger.)

On reaching the KALIMA form a circle with the thumb and middle finger and lift the index finger of the right hand

and at ILLALLAHU drop it onto the thigh.

The circle should be maintained to the end.

THIRD AND FOURTH RAK'AHS
If one wishes to perform four Rak'ahs one should not read anything more than the TASHAHHUD, but saying ALLAHU AKBAR stand up and perform the remaining two Rak'ahs. No other Surah should be read after SURATUL FATIMA in the THIRD and FOURTH Rak'ahs of any FARZ Namaaz, but it is WAAJIB to do so in any SUNNAT or NAFL Namaaz.
SECOND QAIDAH
In the second Qai'dah after the Tashahhud read DUROODE IBRAHIM:

(O Allah! Shower Your mercy upon Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the followers of Muhammad (S.A.W.) as You showered Your mercy upon Ebrahim (A.S.) and the followers of Ebrahim (a.s.). Behold You are praiseworthy, glorious. O Allah! Shower Your blessings upon Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the fol/owers Muhammad (S.A.W.), as You showered Your blessing. upon Ebrahim (a.s. ) and the followers of Ebrahim (a.s.) Behold, You are praiseworthy, glorious.

THE DU'AS AFTER DUROOD
After the Durood recite this Du'aa :

(O! Allah. I have been extremely unjust to myself, and none grants forgiveness against sins but You; therefore, forgive me, will forgiveness that comes from You, and have Mercy upon me. Verily You are the Forgive, the Merciful.)

SALAAM

Complete the Namaaz by turning the face to the right saying :

(Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.)

Then turn the face to thc left, and repeat the Salaam. When making Salaam one should make intention of greeting the Angels, When making Salaam the eyes should be fixed onto the respective shoulders.

Completion of Namaaz

On completing the Namaaz one should recite ASTAGHFIRULLAH thrice. Then one should raise both hands to the level of the chest and make Du'a to ALLAH TA'ALA :

AAYATUL KURSI

This Aayah should be memorised and read once after every Farz Nammaz.

3 Raknats Witr-Wajib

This three-Rak'ah Namaaz is offered during the ESHA Namaaz.
First the two Rak'ahs are performed and alter completing the Tashahhud stand up in the original position with the arms folded.
After reciting " BISMILLAH" and "ALHAMDO" and a Surah, say "ALLAHU AKBAR" raising the hands upto the ears and folding them below the navel. Thereafter recite the DU'A QUNOOT (softly)

One who dose not know the Dooa e Qunoot may recite

or say thrice

or three times

Duna-E-Qunoot

O Allah : we beseech Your help. and belive in You and we praise You in the best manner	and we ask Your pardon and we put our trust inYou
and we thank You and we are not ungrateful to You. and we cast off, and leave one who disobeys You.
and to You do we pray and to You do we flee and we are quick and we fear Your punishment	O Allah : You alone we serve and we prostrate and we hope for Your mercy
No doubt Your punishment overtakes the unbelievers