Method of Performing Namaaz
(Explanation)
The method of performing
(reading) Namaaz is to stand upright with a space of four fingers between both
feet, raising both hands up to the ears, allowing the thumbs to touch the
earlobes. The fingers should neither be completely joined together and nor
should they be widely spread out, but should remain in its normal way, and the palms
of the hand should face the Qibla. One should then make the Niyyat and proclaim
whilst saying اﷲ اکبر ‘Allahu Akbar’ then one should bring the hands
down and tie the hands below the naval in a manner whereby the stomach (palm)
of the right hand is on the main section of the wrist of the left hand, and the
middle three fingers should be on the back (i.e. upper section) of the wrist
(hand) and the thumb and little finger should be on either sides (i.e.
grasping). Thereafter recite the Thana:
سُبْحَانَکَ اللّٰھُمَّ وَ بِحَمْدِکَ وَ
تَبَارَکَ اسْمُکَ وَتَعَالٰی جَدُّکَ وَلَا اِلٰـہَ غَیْرُکَ
‘Subnaakal’laah
Hum’ma wa Bi Hamdika Wa Tabaarakasmuka Wa Ta Aala Jad’duka wa Laa ilaaha
Ghayruka’
Translation:
All Glory be to Allah, and All Praise is for Allah; Your Name is the Most
Sanctified, Your Majesty is Most Exalted, and there is none worthy of worship
except You.
Then recite the Ta’ooz:
اَعُوْذُ بِاللہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ
A’oozu
Bil’laahi minash shaitaanir rajeem
Translation:
I seek refuge in Allah, from shaitaan the accursed.
Thereafter recite the Tasmiyah:
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
‘Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem’
Translation:
Allah, in Whose Name I begin, The Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Then recite الحمد Alhamdu Surah (Surah Faateha) and at the end of it say ‘Aameen’
silently. Thereafter recite any Surah or 3 Ayats (verses) or 1 verse that is
equal to 3 verses (in length). Now saying اﷲ اکبر ‘Allahu Akbar’ ‘Allah is the Greatest’, go into Ruku (bowing position)
and grasp the knees with the hands, in a manner whereby the palms are placed on
the knees with the fingers well spread out. It should not be in a manner where
all the fingers are placed on one side; or that four fingers are placed on one
side and only the thumb is placed on the other side.
The back should be flat and the
head should be in line with the back and not high or low. Whilst in this position
one should say at least thrice:
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیَ الْعَظِیْمِ
‘Subhaana
Rabbiyal Azeem’
Translation:
Glory be to Our Sustainer, The Most High.
Then whilst saying:
سَمِعَ اللہُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَہ
‘Sami
Allahu li mun Hamidah’
Translation:
Allah listens to the one who praises Him.
One should stand up straight and
if he is a Munfarid (one reading Namaaz individually), he should say:
اَللَّھُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَکَ الْحَمْدُ
‘Allahum’ma
Rab’bana wa Lakal Humd’
Translation:
O’ Allah, our Sustainer! All praise is for You alone.
Thereafter, he should say اﷲ اکبر ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go into Sajdah (prostration),
in a manner whereby he first places his knees on the ground followed by the
hands. He should then place the head (on the ground) between both hands. It
should not be done in a manner whereby only the forehead and the tip of the
nose touch the ground, but he should firmly plant the forehead and the bone of
the nose on the ground. The hands should be kept away from the sides. The stomach
should be kept away from the thighs and the thighs should be kept away from the
shin (in other words there should be a gap between each of these limbs and they
should not be against one another), and the stomach of all the toes of both
feet should be firmly on the ground facing the Qibla direction. The palms
should be flat on the ground, the fingers should face the Qibla and in this position,
one should say at least thrice:
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیَ الْاَعْلٰی
‘Subhaana
Rabbiyal Aala’
Glory
be to Allah, The Most Exalted
One should then raise the head (from
Sajdah) and then the hands. One should sit in the manner whereby the right foot
is upright in a manner where the toes are facing the Qibla, and place the left
foot flat on the ground, and sit upright on it, and place the palms on the lap
(thighs) near the knees, so that the fingers of both hands are facing the
Qibla. Then say اﷲ اکبر Allahu Akbar and (once again)
go into Sajdah and perform the Sajdah in the same manner. Thereafter raise the
head. Then, by placing the hands on the knees, stand up by rising using the tip
of the feet. Now (once standing) commence recitation (of the Qur’an) by
reciting the
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
‘Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem’.
Then perform Ruku and Sajdah in
the manner mentioned. Now sit with the right foot upright and the left foot
placed flat on the ground (i.e. by sitting on it) and recite
اَلتَّحِیَّاتُ لِلّٰہِ وَالصَّلَوٰتُ
وَالطَّیِّبَاتُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ اَیُّھَا النَّبِیُّ وَرَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ
بَرَکَاتُہٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْنَا وَعَلٰی عِبَادِ اللہِ الصَّالِحِیْنَ اَشْھَدُ
اَنْ لَّا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ وَاَشْھَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَرُسُوْلُہٗ
At
Tahiy’yaatu lil Laahi Was Salawaatu Wat Tay’yibaatu As’salaamu Alaika Ayuhan
Nabiy’yu Wa Rahmatul’laahi wa Barakaatuhu. As’salaamu Alaina Wa Ala
Ibaadil’laahis Saaliheen. Ash hadu Al Laa ilaaha il’lal laahu Wa Ash Hadu An’na
Muhammadan Abduhu Wa Rasooluhu.
Translation: All veneration,
worship and Glory is for Allah. Peace be upon you O’ (Beloved) Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! And the Mercy of Allah, and His Divine
Grace. Peace be upon us and upon all the virtuous servants of Allah. I bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness
that (Hazrat) Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم is His Chosen Servant and His (Most Beloved) Messenger.
When reciting the At’tahiyaat, do
not add or subtract any words in it. This is known as the ‘Tashahud’. When you
are close to saying لَا ‘Laa’ in the Kalima, make a circular
form with the middle finger and the thumb of the right hand and join the little
finger and fingers close to it, and bring them to the palm (like a clinched
fist) and on the word لَا ‘Laa’ raise the Shahaadat finger (index
finger), but do not shake it (or move it around), and drop the finger at the
word اِلَّا ‘il’la’ and immediately straighten all the
fingers. If one intends to perform more than 2 Raka’ats, then stand up and
follow the same manner (as explained for a 2 Raka’at Namaaz). However, it is
not necessary to join a Surah in the second two Raka’ats of a (four Raka’at)
Fard Namaaz.
Now, in his final Qa’da (sitting)
wherein he is going to complete his Namaaz, he should recite Durood Shareef
after the ‘Tashahud’:
اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
وَّعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ کَمَا صَلَّیْتَ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا
اِبْرَاھِیْمَ وَعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ اِنَّکَ حَمِیْدٌ مَّجِیْدٌ
اَللّٰھُمَّ بَارِکْ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰی اٰلِ سَیِّدِنَا
مُحَمَّدٍ کَمَا بَارَکْتَ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ وَعَلٰی اٰلِ
سَیِّدِنَا اِبْرَاھِیْمَ اِنَّکَ حَمِیْدٌ مَّجِیْدٌ.
Allahum’ma Sal’le Alaa
Say’yidina Muhammadiw Wa Alaa Aali Say’yidina Muham’madin Kama Sal’layta Alaa
Say’yidina Ibraheema Wa Alaa Aali Say’yidina Ibraheema In’naka Hameedum Majeed.
Allahum’ma Baarik Alaa Say’yidina Muhammadiw Wa Alaa Aali Say’yidina Muham’madin
Kama Baarakta Alaa Say’yidina Ibraheema Wa Alaa Aali Say’yidina Ibraheema
In’naka Hameedum Majeed.
Translation: O’ Allah!
(You) send Durood on our Master (Hazrat) Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم and the Descendants of (Hazrat) Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم as You sent Durood on our Master (Hazrat) Ibrahim
(alaihis salaam) and the (blessed) Descendants of (Hazrat) Ibrahim (alaihis
salaam). Indeed, You are the Most Praised, Most Glorified. O’ Allah! (You) send
Blessings on our Master (Hazrat) Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم and the Descendants of (Hazrat) Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم as You sent Blessings on our Master (Hazrat)
Ibrahim (alaihis salaam) and the Descendants of (Hazrat) Ibrahim (alaihis salaam).
Indeed, You are the Most Praised, Most Glorified.
He should then recite:
اَللّٰھُمَّ اغْفِرْلِیْ وَلِوَالِدَیَّ
وَلِمَنْ تَوَالَدَ وَلِجَمِیْعِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
وَالْمُسْلِمِیْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ
الْاَحْیَاءِ مِنْھُمْ وَالْاَمْوَاتِ اِنَّکَ
مُجِیْبُ الدَّعْوَاتِ بِرَحْمَتِکَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ
Allahum’magh firli Wa
li Waaliday’ya wa li mun Tawalada Wa Li Jamee’il Mu’mineena Wal Mu’minaati Wal
Muslimeena Wal Muslimaatil Ahya’I Minhum Wal Amwaati, In’naka Mujeebud Da’awati
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Raahimeen.
Translation: O’ Allah,
Forgive me and my parents, and those born to them, and all the Believing men
and Believing women, and Muslim men and Muslim women, and the living amongst
them, and the deceased. Verily You are the acceptor of Duas. (Accept our Duas)
by Your Mercy, O The Most Merciful of the Merciful.
One may either read the Dua just
mentioned, or read any other Duae- Maathura. For example:
اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِیْ ظُلْمًا
کَثِیرًا وَّ اِنَّہٗ لَا یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْلِی
مَغْفِرَۃً مِّنْ عِنْدِکَ وَارْحَمْنِیْ اِنَّکَ اَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ
Allahum’ma In’ni
Zalamtu Nafsi Zulman katheeraw Wa In’nahu La Yaghfiruz Zunooba il’la Anta, Fagh
firli Maghfiratan min Indaka War Humni In’naka Antal Ghafoorur Raheem.
Translation: O’ Allah!
I have done huge injustice to my soul and undoubtedly, there is no forgiver of
sins but You alone. O’ Allah! Forgive me and have mercy on me. Undoubtedly, You
are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُکَ مِنَ الْخَیْرِ
کُلِّہٖ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْہُ وَمَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْ وَاَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنَ الشَّرِ
کُلِّہٖ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْہُ وَمَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْ
Allahum’ma In’ni
As’aluka Minal Khairi Kul’lihi Maa Alimtu minhu Wa maa Lum A’lam, Wa A’oozubika
Minash Shar’ri Kul’lihi Maa Alimtu minhu Wa Ma Lum A’lam.
Translation: O’ Allah I
seek from You, everything good and virtuous, of which I know and of which I
know not; and I seek refuge in You from everything evil, of which I know, and
of which I know not.
اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّی اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ عَذَابِ
الْقَبْرِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَسِیْحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ
مِنْ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَحْیَا وَ فِتْنَۃِ الْمَمَاتِ اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ
اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنَ الْمَاْثَمِ وَمِنَ الْمَغْرَمِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ غَلَبَۃِ
الدَّیْنِ وَ قَھْرِ الرِّجَال
Allahum’ma In’ni
A’oozubika min Azaabil Qabri wa A’oozubika min Fitnatil Maseehid Daj’jaali, Wa
A’oozubika min Fitnatil Mahya Fitnatil Mamaati, Allahum’ma In’ni A’oozubika
minal Maathimi wa Minal Maghrami Wa A’oozubika min Ghalbatit Dain Wa Qahrir
Rijaal.
Translation: O’ Allah,
I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave, and from the turmoil of
Daj’jaal, and I seek Your Protection from the afflictions of life and death.
(O’ Allah) I seek Your protection from sins and damages, and I seek your from
being overwhelmed by debt, and from the fury of men.
اَللّٰھُمَّ رَبَّنَا اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا
حَسَنَۃً وَّفِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ حَسَنَۃً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Allahum’ma
Rab’bana Aatina Fid Dunya Hasanataw Wa Fil Aakhirati Hasanataw Wa Qina Azaaban
Naar.
Translation:
O’ Allah! Our Sustainer, grant us good in this world and good in there
hereafter, and protect us from the torment of hell.
These should not be recited
without the word : اَللّٰھُمَّ ‘Allahum’ma’. One should then turn the face
towards the right shoulder and say اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکُمْ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ ‘As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatul’laahi’ and then say the same turning the
face towards the left shoulder. This method of how to read Namaaz, which has
been explained above is applicable for an Imam or Munfarid who is male. There
are certain things in this regard which are impermissible for the Muqtadi (one
following Imam in congregational prayer), such as the reading of Surah Faateha
or any other Surah when following the Imam. Even females are مستثنیٰ ‘Mustathna’ in certain regards, in other
words there is a different method for them in regards to tying the hands,
Sajdah and sitting in Qa’da, which we will explain later. From those things
that have been mentioned above, there are certain things, which are Fard and without
them, the Namaaz will not be done. There are other actions which are Waajib,
and to omit them intentionally is sinful and it becomes واجب الاعادہ ‘Waajib ul I’aada’ in other words, if they are
omitted it is Waajib to repeat that Namaaz, and if it is left out by error,
then Sajdah-e-Sahw is sufficient for it. Some things are Sunnat-e- Mu’akkadah.
To habitually leave out this is sinful, whilst other things in Namaaz are
Mustahab, which if done gives reward and if not done, does not give any sin.
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