Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 44
44 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book forehead of the worshipper should be touching the ground. The head should be placed on the ground between the two hands. The arms should be away from the ground and away from one’s sides. The Holy Prophet sa has said: When you prostrate before God, you should place your limbs on the ground in the correct manner. In no way should you spread your arms on the ground like the front legs of a dog when it sits. (Musnad Ahmad bin H anbal, vol. III, p. 279; Al-Maktabah- Islam i, T ab‘a wan-Nashr, Beirut. . ) The fingers are held together pointing towards the Ka‘bah. The feet should be planted on the ground so that the toes are bent in the direction of the Ka‘bah. In this posture the Tasb ih given below should be recited silently three times at least. If the worshipper wishes to recite it more than three times, he should make sure that the number of recitations are odd and not even: � �� ريب ْٰﺳﺒﺤﺎن َََََُِّْْﻋ Transliteration: Sub ha na Rabbiyal-a‘l a. Translation: Glory to my Lord, the Most High. Prostration is a posture of utmost humility, submission and helplessness in which a supplicant pours his heart before God Almighty and asks for His