Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 81
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 81 9. To turn the face to the right and to the left, saying Assal a mu ‘Alaikum wa Ra h matull a h , to mark the end of the Prayer. 10. For the Im a m to say Takb i r-i-Ta h r i mah aloud. SUNAN (PLURAL OF SUNNAT ) OF THE S AL A T All other parts of the S al a t , besides the Far d and W a jib constituents, are either Sunnat or Musta h ab factors. The worshipper should strictly adhere to all the Sunnat and Musta h ab parts of the S al a t and should not omit any of them without any good reason. However, no prostrations of condonement are performed if any of the Sunnat or Musta h ab parts are omitted. The Sunnat parts of the S al a t (Prayer) are as follows: 1. To raise the hands up to the ear lobes when reciting Takb i r-i-Ta h r i mah. 2. Folding of arms in Qiy a m position. 3. To recite Than a ’. 4. To recite Ta‘awwudh before reciting S u rah Al- F a ti h ah. 5. To say A m i n at the end of S u rah Al-F a ti h ah. 6. To say All a hu Akbar while going to Ruk u‘. 7. To recite Sub ha na Rabbiyal ‘A zi m at least three times in Ruk u‘ position. 8. To say Sami‘all a hu liman H amidah while getting up from Ruk u‘ , and in case one is offering individual Prayer, to say Rabban a wa lakal H amd. If one is following the Im a m in a congregation, to say Rabban a wa lakal H amd is the Practice of the Holy Prophet sa.