Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 37
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 37 do we implore for help. Guide us in the right path— The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings, those who have not incurred Thy displeasure, and those who have not gone astray. At the end of S u rah Al-F a ti h ah , the worshippers say A m i n which means 'O Allah! Accept our supplications. ' The members of the M a lik i , Sh a f‘ i and H anbal i sects of Islam say A m i n loudly while the members of the H anaf i sect say it silently. Both forms are admissible. This is not one of those matters which makes S al a t valid or invalid. One can adopt whatever method one likes, i. e. to say it aloud or to say it silently. No one else should have the right to object, except when someone says it so loudly that other worshippers are disturbed. Thereafter, the Im a m recites a portion of the Holy Quran, at least three verses or a short chapter. For example: S U RAH AL-KAUTHAR ِﻴﻢ ا ﺮﺣ ﻦ ا ﺮ اﻪﻠﻟ ََِِّّْْﺑﺴﻢ ﻟ ِِِّْٰٰﻟ مح اﻟﻜﻮ ﺮ ا����ﻚ َََاﻧﺎ ََََِّْْْْٰۤﺛ ؕ ََِّﻓﺼﻞ ا ﺮ و ََْْﺮﺑﻚ حن ََِِّﻟ ؕ ۠ اﻻ رت ﻫﻮ ﺷﺎﻧِﺌﻚ َُْان ََََََُِّْﺑ Transliteration: Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m. Inn a a‘a t ain a kal- Kauthar. Fa s alli lirabbika wan h ar. Inna sh a ni’aka huwal abtar.