Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 98
98 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book Lord! I seek from Thee the instruments of Thy Mercy and the ways and means of Thy forgiveness. I implore Thee to grant me abundantly from Thy virtue and I beg Thee to keep me away from every sin. O Most Merciful God! Eliminate all my sins by forgiving them, and all my grief by dispelling it, and fulfil all my needs which Thou art pleased with. ISHR A Q PRAYER This Naw a fil (optional) Prayer consists of two phases; offering two Rak‘ a t when the sun has risen for a while but not enough to have heated up the environment. Once the latter has occurred, this is the second phase, in which one may offer four or eight Rak‘ a t. The first phase is known as S al a tul-Ishr a q and the second S al a tu d - D u ha. It has also been named S al a tul-Awwab i n. In some Traditions, however, the six Rak‘ a t Prayer offered in between Maghrib and ‘Ish a ’ Prayers is called S al a tul-Awwab i n. FUNERAL PRAYER When it seems that someone is approaching his time of death, the recitation of S u rah Y a S i n (Ch. 36 of the Holy Quran) is recommended. The reason for this choice is that the topics dealt with in this S u rah are of a nature which alleviate the suffering of the person concerned and give him a kind of spiritual comfort. One should also recite, in low but audible tone, the Takb i r , and Kalimah Shah a dah near the person concerned. Once the person dies, all those who