The Manner of Performing Prayers

INTRODUCTION

This prayer guide is a step by step guide to learning to pray.

The prayer guides in this section are for level three students. Those who are beginners or intermediate students please refer to the prayer guides on this following link  Beginners guide to prayer
 
Preparation for prayer

Before starting the prayer, a person should perform Wudhu (ablution).  

How to perform Ablution and Ghusl (Wudhu guide)

 

 However if a person has had a wet dream or sex then they should perform Ghusl.

 Ghusl should also be performed at the end of a   women  period of menstruation has ended and  at the end of 40 days after childbirth (unless the bleeding stops before completing the 40 days period, then she must make the Ghusl as soon as the bleeding stops).

 Ghusl in Islam means the bathing of the entire body with water. Proof of its legitimacy is embodied in the Holy Qur'an as follows:“ And if ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body” (Qur'an 5:6).

 How to make Ghusl

Tahaarah (purity and cleanliness)

Paint or dirt on hands when making wudoo’

Dressings on wounds

Traces of janaabah on clothes

Janaabah whilst travelling

Bleeding after miscarriage – nifaas or not?

 

PRAYER TIMES

Prayer timings vary throughout the globe and slight variations from day to day due to changes in daylight hours.

There are five obligatory prayers which are performed at five different times of the day.

1 FAJR PRAYER  (The Morning Prayer)


It is the first of the five obligatory prayers of the day. It starts at dawn and ends at sunrise. Thus it can be prayed between these points. But it is best to pray at the beginning of its time (i.e. just after start of dawn)


2 DHUHR  PRAYER  .(The Early Afternoon Prayer ) 

It starts  when the sun begins to decline from its zenith and ends when the the size of an object's shadow is equal to the objects size. 


3 ASR PRAYER (The Late Prayer )   

It starts when an object's shadow is equal to the objects size and ends when just before sunset.

It is better to pray Asr before the sky becomes yellow (even though it is allowed to pray at such a time) because the Prophet ( peace be upon him) disliked Muslims praying at such as time and. He remarked that the the Munafiq (Hypocrite ) offers his pray at this time. 

4   MAGHRIB PRAYER (The Sunset Prayer ) .
 Its time begins just after sunset and ends when twilight has just disappeared

 5 ISHA  PRAYER (The Night Prayer )
 It starts when twilight has disappeared and ends before  midnight  

 

Before starting the prayer, a person should perform Wudhu (ablution).  

How to perform Ablution and Ghusl (Wudhu guide)

 

 However if a person has had a wet dream or sex then they should perform Ghusl.

 Ghusl should also be performed at the end of a   women  period of menstruation has ended and  at the end of 40 days after childbirth (unless the bleeding stops before completing the 40 days period, then she must make the Ghusl as soon as the bleeding stops).

 Ghusl in Islam means the bathing of the entire body with water. Proof of its legitimacy is embodied in the Holy Qur'an as follows:“ And if ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body” (Qur'an 5:6).

 How to make Ghusl

Tahaarah (purity and cleanliness)

Paint or dirt on hands when making wudoo’

Dressings on wounds

Traces of janaabah on clothes

Janaabah whilst travelling

Bleeding after miscarriage – nifaas or not?

 

HOW TO PRAY

Each prayer consists of a number of Units called rakah's. 

The Fajr Prayer consists of 2 rakahs,

The Dhuhr , Asr and Isha prayers consist of 4 rakahs each

The Maghrib prayer consist of 3 rakahs.

The prayers start with intention in the heart and Takbir (Saying "Allahu Akbar") and end by turning the head to right and saying "Assalamu alaikum wa rahma-tullah " and then turning head to left and saying again "Assalamu alaikum wa rahma-tullah "

The Dhuhr and Asr prayers are recited silently. However the text in block B for the first 2 rakah's  for Fajr, Magrib and isha prayers is recited loudly.

 

Stage 3 (final stage)

This is the final and complete stage on how to perform the 5 daily Prayers.

 

How to perform the prayer

 

 

Advanced Guide to prayer for those who have progressed from stage 1 and 2 (please do not start on this stage if you have not learn  1 and 2.)

 

 

 

The following Prayer Animation with sound will Allah willing aid also you in learning how to pray. 

FLASH PRAYER MOVIE

1. If you are a beginner who needs to learn the basic steps of Prayer in Islam ( with sound )

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  More Material on Prayer


  Prophets prayer described 

The best book on prayer. Read online

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For those Muslims who already know how to pray please read the above prayer guide, watch the video and read the above online book to make sure you are doing your prayer correctly according to the way of  our beloved  Prophet  peace be upon him) and as He ( peace be upon him) showed his companions how to pray.

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Other prayers:

How To pray Witr Prayer

Funeral Prayer

How to pray istikharah prayer 

Dua (suplications)

 

 

ARTICLES AND ONLINE BOOKS ON PRAYER

 

Why do we pray Rational &Benefits of prayer   Prophets prayer described 

  

33 Sababun Lil-Khushoo’ Fi Salaah
33 Ways of developing Khushoo’ in Salaah
English Translation
Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

Introduction

Concealment of Khushoo'

Rulings on Khushoo'

The means of developing Khushoo'

Knowing the advantages of Khushoo' in Salaah

Warding off distractions and things that adversely affect khushoo

When a person suffers a great deal of waswaas

Conclusion

 Waswaas (insinuating thoughts from Shaytaan)

What if something happens during prayer?

Call of nature when the iqaamah is given

Doubts about passing wind

If adhaan for fajr is given whilst one is praying witr

Missed ‘asr and reaches masjid after maghrib prayer has started

Traveller joining congregation without knowing if imam is also a traveller

Being unable to stand for the rest of the prayer

A knock on the door when one is praying, or a mother seeing her child do something dangerous

Responding to salaam when praying

Joining a prayer in progress

Not hastening unduly to join a prayer in progress

Breaking wind during Friday prayer

When one has already prayed and comes to another mosque to find the people there praying

Still praying sunnah when the iqaamah is given

Being informed of the correct direction of the qiblah whilst praying

Falling behind when praying in congregation

When the imam nullifies his wudoo’

When the imam’s ‘awrah becomes uncovered

Realizing that one’s wudoo’ is invalid because of wiping over socks when doing so is no longer acceptable

When the imam forgets the ending of an aayah

Intending to pray for rain, then it rains before the people start the prayer

Feeling sleepy when listening to Friday sermon

Rulings about forgetfulness during prayer

Doubt about number of rak’ahs prayed

Imam remembers that he forgot to recite al-Faatihah during a silent rak’ah

A member of a congregation forgetting to recite al-Faatihah, or joining a prayer at the moment of rukoo’

Raising one's head from rukoo’, then realizing that one forgot to say the tasbeeh

Forgetting the first tashahhud

Imam says the salaam then makes prostrations of forgetfulness, but a latecomer stands up to complete the prayer

Imam makes a mistake but does not understand what the congregation is referring to when they say “Subhaan Allaah” to draw his attention to it

  

 

 

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