A step by step guide to performing salah

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GUIDE TO SALAH
STEP BY STEP TO
SALAH
By M.I Okoro

2. Practical Salah
(Prayer)
The Prophet ‫صلى‬
‫هللا‬
‫عليه‬
‫وسلم‬ said
pray as you have seen me prayed

3. Preconditions of
Salah
• Cleanliness from impurities (on the
body, clothes and place of prayer).
• Performing Ablution (Wudu).Performing
Ablution (Wudu).
• Facing the right direction of Qiblah.
• Cover your self
• Pray at the right time

4. Step by step to offer
Salah

5. Make Niyyah (intention) in
your heart for the prayer you
want to pray.

6. Qiyyam (The
standing position)

7. • Stand upright facing the Qiblah
direction
• Do the Takbiratul Hiram by Saying Allahu Akbar
• Place your right hand on top of your left hand on
the chest and
• look downward to the place where your forehead
will touch the ground in the Sujood (prostration)

10. What to say in Qiyam
‫و‬ ‫اللهم‬ ‫سبحانك‬
،‫بحمدك‬
‫و‬ ،‫اسمك‬ ‫وتبارك‬
‫غيرك‬ ‫إله‬ ‫وال‬ ،‫جدك‬ ‫تعالى‬
Subhanaka allahumma
wa bi hamdika wa
tabara kasmuka wa
ta'ala jadduka wa la
ilaha ghairuka."
‫الشيطان‬ ‫من‬ ‫باهلل‬ ‫أعوذ‬
‫الرجيم‬
A'udhu billahi minash
shaitanir rajim."
‫الرحيم‬ ‫الرحمن‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫بسم‬
Bismillahir rahmanir
rahim."

11. Recite suratul Fathia starting
from Alhamdulillah
Rabilaalami till the end and
another convenient verse from
the Qur’an

12. Ruku’u (Bowing
possition)

14. What to say during Ruku’u
• From your standing possition bow down
saying "Allahu Akbar" and
• place your hands on your knees and say
silently:
• "Subhana Rabbiyal Adhim.“
• This means: (How Perfect is my Lord, the
Supreme) three times.

15. How to stand up from Ruku’u
possition
• Stand up from the bowing position saying:
• "Sami'Allahu liman hamidah"
• (Allah hears those who praise Him)“
• Rabbana wa lakal hamd."
• This means: (Our Lord, praise be to You).
• Make sure to stand upright before going to
the next possition

16. Sujuud
(prostrating
position)

18. Prostrate on the floor saying: "Allahu
Akbar" with your forehead, nose,
palms of both hands, your knees, and
toes all touching the floor. Then recite
silently: "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la."
(How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest)
three times.

19. Jalsah
(Sitting)
Sit up from the floor saying Allahu Akbar. Sit
upright with your knees bent and palms
placed on them and say: “Rabbighfir li.”
‫لي‬ ‫اغفر‬ ‫رب‬
This means:
“O my Lord! Forgive me.”

21. • Say "Allahu Akbar" and again prostrate in the Sujood
position. Recite "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la" three times. Sit
up from this position saying "Allahu Akbar"
Now we have completed a
unit of Salah
• Now stand up from your sujuud and repeat the
same step again from the recitation of suratul
Fainthia and one to the next second sujuud

23. after the second Sujood (prostration)
you sit on the left leg while keeping the
right foot upright and put your right
hand on the right thigh, with all fingers
together in a fist except the index finger.
Stick the index finger straight out. Put
your left hand on the left thigh. Now
recite Tashahhud silently

25. ‫على‬ ‫صليت‬ ‫كما‬ ،‫محمد‬ ‫آل‬ ‫وعلى‬ ‫محمد‬ ‫على‬ ‫صل‬ ‫اللهم‬
،‫محمد‬ ‫آل‬ ‫وعلى‬ ‫محمد‬ ‫على‬ ‫وبارك‬ ،‫إبراهيم‬ ‫آل‬ ‫وعلى‬ ‫إبراهيم‬
‫إبراهيم‬ ‫على‬ ‫باركت‬ ‫كما‬
‫مجيد‬ ‫حميد‬ ‫إنك‬ ‫العالمين‬ ‫في‬ ،‫إبراهيم‬ ‫آل‬ ‫وعلى‬
.

27. THANK YOU
‫بارك‬
‫هللا‬
‫فيكم‬
‫جميعا‬