Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 31
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 31 CHAPTER TWO 1. THE METHOD OF OFFERING PRAYER Normally, S al a t should be offered in congregation in a mosque, a place dedicated to Divine worship but it may be held anywhere, the only requirement being that the place chosen should be clean. Before a worshipper commences his Prayer, he should cleanse his body and ensure that his clothes are also clean. He should perform Wu du’ and then stand in a row along with other worshippers behind the Im a m , the person who leads the Prayer, all facing towards the Ka‘bah. The rows must be perfectly straight and the worshippers should stand shoulder to shoulder but in no way in a position to interfere with each other’s Prayer. The Holy Prophet sa was very particular about the straightness of rows. Thus, arranging themselves in rows behind the Im a m , each worshipper should then make his intention as to which Prayer he is going to offer and then recite the Tauj i h. Tauj i h is as follows: ِِّْإين ََُّْوﺟﻬﺖ ﻠﺬي ﻲ َِِّْو َِﻟ َْﺟﻬ ��� واﻷرض اﻟﺴﻤﺎوات ﺮ َََََََََِِّْْْ َﻓﻄ ۖ ًﻔﺎ َّو ﺮﻛني ا ﻦ أﻧﺎ َِِْْﻣﺎ ملﺸ ََََُِْﻣ Transliteration: Inn i wajjahtu wajhiya lilladh i fa t aras-sam a w a ti wal ar d a h an i fan wam a an a minal mushrik i n.