Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 58
58 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book essential component parts: i. The posture of standing called Qiy a m. ii. The posture of Bowing down with the hands on one’s knees called Ruk u‘. iii. The position of Standing erect again with arms on the sides called Qaumah. iv. The position of Prostration called Sajdah. There are two Prostrations in one Rak‘at. v. Jilsah : The position of sitting in between the two Prostrations. vii. Qa‘dah : The position of sitting after the two Prostrations. If a latecomer joins the congregation before or during the Ruk u‘ , then it is deemed that he had offered that Rak‘at and he does not have to offer it again at the end of the Prayer. If he misses both the initial Standing position ( Qiy a m ) and the Bowing position ( Ruk u‘ ) and joins later in that Rak‘at he has to offer the whole Rak‘at again at the end of the Prayer when the Im a m has done both salutations. 4. Once the congregational Prayer has begun, one should not commence with Sunnat and Nafl Prayer. If someone is already engaged in Sunnat Prayer when the Im a m starts the Prayer, and he finds himself in the middle of a row formed for the congregational Prayer, he should terminate his Prayer immediately and join in the congregation. If he is offering his Sunnat or Nafl Prayer away from the Prayer Service and he thinks that he can join in the congregation without losing much of the first