Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 45
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 45 forgiveness. It should also be noted that during the Ruk u‘ and Sajdah , the Holy Prophet sa has forbidden the recitation of any Quranic verse. ( S a hih Muslim, Kit a bu s - S al a t, B a bun M an a h i an Qira’til-Quran fir- ruk u ‘ was-suj u d. ) The Im a m then says All a hu Akbar again, at which he and the congregation raise their heads and then their hands from the ground and go into the Sitting position called Jilsah. When sitting in this position, the worshipper spreads his left foot horizontally on the ground and rests on it while his right foot is placed on the ground in a perpendicular position, with the toes facing the Ka‘bah. The hands are placed on the thighs with the fingers pointing towards the Ka‘bah , very close to the knees. In this position, the following supplication is recited silently: ّٰا ﻠ ﻟ يل ﺮ ا ِِّْْﻬﻢ َُْﻏﻔ وﻋﺎ ىن،وار واﻫﺪىن، ىن، وار ،َ ََََِِِْْْﻓ ﻓ ََِِْْْْمح ﻌ ِْىن و َ ُِْْْاﺟربىن وارز ىن ،ِْْ َُْﻗ Transliteration: All a hum-maghfir l i war h amn i wahdin i wa ‘ a fin i warfa‘n i wajburn i warzuqn i. Translation: Lord forgive me and have mercy on me and guide me and grant me security and raise me up and make good my shortcomings and provide for me.