Hannah,
salamu alaikum,
Heres a few tips and things to say when your in doubt of knowing what to say.
Instructions on how to pray:
1. For the first raka, before raising the hands and saying allahu akbar.
you can initiate the adhan(prayer call)
'Allahu akbar allahu akbar,
ashadu an la ilaha ilallah,ashadu an la ilaha ilallah,
ashadu an a muhammad il rasull allah,
ashadu an a muhammad il rasull allah,
haya ala'l salah,
haya ala'l salah,
haya ala'l falah,
haya ala'l falah,
allahu akbar allahu akbar,
la ilaha illallah.
Then after that you can say..
allahuma rabi hathee hal da'wa tihtamm wa salatil ka'ima
ati muhammad il waseela ta wal fatheela
wa ba'athuma kamun mahmood il lathi wa 3ata...
Subhanaka allahuma wa ba hamdik wa tabarik ismuka
wa ta3ala jadik wa la ilaha ghayruk, 3aoothu bi illahi min il shaytan il rajim bismil lahir rahmanir rahim.
Then you say allahu akbar and raise your hands to the ears and read the fatiha and 1 surah. it can be any surah. doesn't matter but for beginners, view the last 14 surahs they are pretty short.if you dont know many or don't know enough to cover each raka in 1 daily prayer, then keep saying that one surah each raka but u might lose track of how many raka's you've done so you really have to pay attention.
The first part of this which is the adhan and the initiation, you don't need to say it again until the next salah..__________________________________________
Then say allahu akbar and put your hands on your knees and bend down a lil, ( because your a female).. and say:
Subhan il rabi il atheem (3 times)
Then as you go back up say:
sami3 allah wa ilan hamida
Then whisper:
rabana wa lakal hamd
Then say:
allahu akbar (and make sajud)
(Key Note)
While making sajud, some people say you can ask for forgiveness right there, because your at the favoral spot in sallah. This is the spot allah loves you in most( don't quote me, but i've heard it before so double check on it).
you then say:
Subhan il rabi il 3ala ( 3 times)
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Say allahu akbar,then sit on your calves then repeat allahu akbar and go back to sajud saying the same as previous
If this is your first raka, after you've made your 2nd sajud, you dont need to go back and sit on ur calves, you stand back up and start all over from allahu akbar
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If this is your 2nd or ANY EVEN raka(EXCEPT THE LAST RAKA) go back and sit on ur calves again after your 2nd sajud and say:
Atahiyat ilallah wa saluwat wa tayabat
asalamu alaikum wa rahmatallahi wa barakatu
asalamu alaina wa 3ala 3ibad ila saliheen
(point your right index finger)
ashadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharikala
wa ashadu ana muhammadan 3abduhu wa rasuluhu
(you can stop pointing if you'd like)
allahuma sali ala muhammad wa ala ali muhammad
kama salata ala ibrahima wa ala ali ibrahim
wa barak muhammad wa ala ali muhammad kama
barakta ala ibrahim wa ala ali ibrahin innaka hamidun majid
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To close it off you can say:
Allahuma ini 3aoothoo bika min 3adabil jahanna wa min 3athabil kabri wa minil fatnatil maya wal mamti wa min fatnatil maseehi dijjal.
Salamu alaikum wa rahamat allah
salamu alaikum wa rahamat allah
Then your done....
After your salam:
You can put your hands up to your face, and ask for forgiveness, ( that's what i do)you can say it in english, but just whisper it... But people who know the ayat il kursi say the ayat after there done...
then they say
allahu akbar 7 times
la ilaha illallah 7 times
muhammad il rasul allah 7 times
stgfarallah huwal atheem 7 times
When they say each of these, they count off each finger up to 7.
Note:
As mentioned before, saying the tashahud is on every even raka and the last rakah of each prayer.
In Maghrib:
There are 3 rakas, so on the 2nd raka, say the tashahud up until right after ashadu ana muhammad il rasull allah
and on the 3rd, say the whole entire thing.
In Isha:
There are 9 rakas, 4,2,3
the first 4, say the tashahud on 2nd and 4th ( Whole entire tashahud)
the next 2, say it on the 2nd one (Whole entire tashahud)
the last 3, say the short one on the 2nd and the entire thing on the last.
Good luck, and insha allah you master your salah and may allah guide you and barik you in everything you do.
saw
