A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 42
A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE 42 A. Reciting سُبۡحَان َ رَبِّی َ الۡعَظِیۡم [ Sub ha na Rabbiyal-‘A zi m —Holy is my Lord, the Most Great] three, five, or seven times in Ruk u‘ —the bowing posture. 9. The Imam [person leading the S al a t ] saying ْ َ ا ہّٰللُّٰ لِمَن سَمِع حَمِدَہ [ Sami‘all a hu liman h amidah — Allah hears him who praises Him] after standing up from the ruk u‘ , that is called Tasm i ’ and followers should then say ُ رَبَّنَا لَك َ الْحَمْد [ Rabban a lakal- h amd —Our Lord, Yours is the praise] and those offering S al a t alone can either say just the tasm i ’ or both. 10. Reciting َ ااۡلَۡعۡلٰی سُبۡحَان َ رَبِّی [ Sub ha na Rabbiyal-A‘l a —Holy is my Lord, the Most Exalted] three, five, or seven times in the sajdah —prostration. 11. Reciting Dur u d-Shar i f ( S al a t ‘alan-Nabiyy ) after at-ta h iyy a t. 12. Reciting any prayer1 after Dur u d-Shar i f. Every person may supplicate in his own language. 1. Footnote: It is established from authentic a ha d i th [See S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a b-ul-Adh a n, B a b-ud-Du‘ a fir-Ruk u ‘, , Hadith 794] that the Holy Prophet s as also used to recite the following in the Sajdah and the Ruk u‘ : ْ سُبْحَانَك َ اللّٰهُم َّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِك َ اَللّٰهُم َّ اغْفِر ْ لِي [ Sub ha nak All a humma Rabban a wa bi h amdika All a hummaghfir l i —Holy are You, O Allah, and our Lord, all praise is Yours; O Allah, forgive me. ] Indeed, this was what he would ultimately recite.