Sunnats of Salaah

Fifty-One Sunnats of Salaah

Eleven Sunnats of Qiyaam:

1. At the time of saying Takbeer-e-Tahreemah (Allahu Akbar), the back should be kept upright. The head should not be bent downwards.
2. The feet should be placed four fingers apart. The toes should be facing towards Qiblah.

Note: Some jurists have mentioned that keeping the feet at a distance of four fingers is Mustahab. However, in Fiqh, the word Mustahab is used for Sunnah and vice versa.

3. The Muqatdees should raise their hands to say Takbeer-e-Tahreemah (Allahu Akbar) together with the Imaam.

Note: If the Muqtadis Takbeer-e-Tahreemah ends before the Imaam, his following (of the Imaam) will not be correct.

4. At the time of saying Takbeer-e-Tahreemah, both hands should be raised up to the ears.
5. The palms of the hands should be facing the Qiblah at the time of Takbeer.
6. The fingers should be in their natural position at the time of Takbeer i.e. neither spread out, nor tightly closed.
7. When folding the hands, the palm of the right hand should be placed on the back of the left hand.
8. The small finger and the thumb of the right hand should form a circle around the wrist of the left hand.
9. The middle three fingers should be placed flat over the forearm.
10. One should position the hands below the navel.  Females should place their hands on their chest. The right palm should be placed on the outer portion of the left hand.
11. It is Sunnah to recite the Thanaa:

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِك وتبارك اسْمك وَتَعَالَى جدك وَلَا إِلَه غَيْرك

 To be continued