Fiqh-us Sunnah Section 10. Sunnah Acts Of Prayer

Section : The Recitation in the Night Prayer. In the night prayer, the Prophet would recite at-Tin, and he taught Mu’azh to recite ash-Shams, al-A’la, al-Lail, and so on. He objected to Mu’azh reciting al-Baqarah at that time. After the…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, The Recitation in the Friday Prayer. He would recite alJumu’ah, al-Munafiqun or al-Ghashiyyah, in their complete forms, or al-A’la and al-Ghashiyyah. He never recited just the ending of some surahs which began with “O…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, The Recitation in the Two ‘Ids. He would recite Qafor al-Qamar completely, and sometimes al-A’la and al-Ghashiyyah. The rightly guided caliphs did the same. Once Abu Bakr read al-Baqarah in the morning prayer until…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, Reciting a Specific Surah. The Prophet, upon whom be peace, did not confine his recitation of the Qur’an in prayers to some specific surahs, (except for the Friday and ‘Id prayers). Concerning the other…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, Lengthening the First Rak’ah of the Morning Prayer. The Prophet, upon whom be peace, would make the first rak’ah of the morning prayer longer than the second. At times, he would continue to prolong…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, How The Prophet Would Recite the Qur’an. He would draw out his voice over the long vowels, pause at the end of every verse, and elongate his voice with the recital. This ends the…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, What Is Preferred to be Done During the Recitation. It is sunnah to make one’s voice beautiful and nice while reciting the Qur’an. The Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “Beautify your voices with…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, When The Prayer is to be Aloud or Subdued. It is sunnah to recite aloud in the two rak’ah of the morning and the Friday congregational prayer, in the first two rak’ah of the…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, It is best to be moderate in one’s recital. One night, the Prophet, upon whom be peace, passed by Abu Bakr when he was praying in a very low voice, and he passed by…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, Reciting Behind an Imam. One’s prayer is not accepted unless al-Fatihah is recited in every rak’ah. But, one who is praying behind an imam is to keep quiet while the imam is reciting aloud,…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, Making the Takbir upon Moving from Position to Position. It is sunnah to make the takbir upon every rising, lowering, standing or sitting, except when one comes up from bowing, in which case one…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, The Manner of Bowing. When one bows, one’s hands must reach one’s knees. It is sunnah to make the height of the head equal to that of the hips. The hands should be supported…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, The Remembrance of Allah During the Bowing. It is preferred to remember Allah with the following words, “Subhana Rabiyy al-‘Azheem (Glory to my Lord, the Great.)” Reported ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amr, “When ‘Glorify the name…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, What Is Said Upon Rising From Bowing and Standing. It is preferred for the one who is praying, whether he be the imam, follower or praying by himself, to say, “Allah hears him who…

Section : Sunnah acts of prayer, How To Prostrate. Most scholars prefer that one place his knees on the floor before his hands. Ibn al-Munzhir related this from ‘Umar an-Nakha’i, Muslim ibn Yasar, Sufyan al-Thauri, Ahmad, Ishaq and other jurists…