Know Sunan of Salaat in different occasions
Recite Qunoot correctly
Recite Adhkaar of Salaat correctly
Desirables (Sunan) of Salaat part#2
Sunan of Rukū (الركُوع)
- Raising the both hands to the shoulders.
- Saying الله أَكْبَر at the time of bowing.
- Equaling level of the back, shoulder and the head.
- Straightening the two knees and having one span gap between the two.
- Saying the following Dhikr in Rukū (one time is minimum. The less perfect is three times).
سُبْحَانَ ربِّي العَظِيم وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Glory be to my Lord Almighty. I praise Him
Sunan of I’tidal (الاعْتِدَال) - While returning from Rukū to I’tidal, raise the hand to the shoulder and say the following:
سمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ
Allah listened to him who praised Him. - Saying the following Dhikr rafter standing in I’tidal
رَبَّنَا لَكَ الحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السمَواتِ ومِلْءَ الأَرْضِ ومِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْئٍ بَعْدُ
O Allah! Our Lord! To You be praise that would fill the skies and the earth and fill whatever you wish besides. - Reciting Qunoot (قُنُوت) in the last I’tidal of Subah prayer and in Witr prayer (صلاة الوتْر) of second half of Ramadan. Qunoot is also recommended in all Fard Salaat for calamity from which Muslims suffer. Qunoot for calamity is called قنوت النازلة
Qunoot is to recite any prayer (دعاء). The best prayer is as follows:
اللهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلاَ يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ ، وإِنَّهُ لاَ يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ ، وَلاَ يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا قَضَيْتَ ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَاَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ.
O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, give me health among those on whom You have given health, turn to me in friendship among those on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence You; and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended. And he is not dignified whom you have made hostile. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted. Praise is to you for which you have decreed. I seek Your pardon and turn to You in repentance.
It is recommended to say صَلاَة after Qunoot. Imam can recite it loudly in the plural words. Ma’moom can say Ameen loudly for Dua and Salaat. When Imam reading ثَنَاء (from فَإِنَّك تَقْضِي to أتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ) Ma’moom can recite the same in low voice with Imam. It is not Sunnah to wipe the face after Qunoot.
Sunan of Sujood: - Saying Takbeer for the bowing.
- Placing the nose on the earth
- Placing organs of Sujood in following sequence: the two knees, two palms, the forehead and then nose.
- Having one span gap between two feet and two knees.
- Straightening the two feet while turning their fingers towards Qiblah.
- Saying the following Dhikr (one time is minimum. The less perfect is three times).
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الأعْلَى وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Glory be to my Lord Almighty. I praise Him
Sunan while sitting between two Sujoods - Iftirash (الافْتِرَاش) position while sitting between two Sujoods. Iftirash is to sit on the left foot keeping the right foot standing vertically on the toes turning them towards the Qiblah.
- Saying Takbeer of moving.
- Placing the two palms on two thighs while his fingers are spread and directed towards Qiblah.
- Saying the following Dhikr.
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