A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 41
M AU L M AU L A A N N A A H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N R A R A 41 Sunan of S al a t [Excellences of Prayers] 1. Raising of the hands—that is to say, raising both hands up to the ears in a way that the thumb touches the earlobe, or comes parallel to it—and the rest of the fingers should not either be too open or close. 2. Offering S al a t by folding both hands below the navel in a way that the right hand should be placed on the left hand, and hold the left hand with the right hand. From authentic a ha d i th, the placing of hands on the chest is also proven. 3. Reciting Than a in the beginning of the S al a t. 4. Reciting T‘awwudh after Than a. 5. Reciting ِ ِ الرَّحِیۡم ہّٰللِّٰ الرَّحۡمٰن ِ ا بِسۡم [ Bismill a hir-Ra h manir- Ra hi m —In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful], in the beginning of every rak‘at. 6. Saying A m i n, after al- H amdu [ S u rah al-F a ti h ah ]. 7. While transitioning from one rukn [Component] to another rukn except for Qauma [rising to stand up] one should say, ُ َہّٰللُّٰ ا َ کۡبَر ا [ All a hu Akbar —Allah is the Greatest]. These are called transitionary takbir a t.