Before
we begin to say As-Salah, we must make ourselves ready for it.
We must make sure that our body, clothes an the place of As-Salah
are clean. Cleansing parts of the body for the purpose of As-Salah
is called Wudu.
Allah
(SWA) says in the Qur’an: “Oh you who believe, when you
prepare for As-Salah, wash your faces and your hand to the elbows;
rub your heads and wash your feet up to the ankles. And if
you are unclean, purify yourself”. (Suratul Ma idah
5:6).
This
verse clearly points out the compulsory aspects of wudu. These
are
Washing
face
Washing
hands up to elbows
Wiping
head with wet palms
Washing
feet up to ankles
There
are also the Sunnah (Practice) of the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh).
Wudu
is a must for performing As-Salah, We cannot offer As-Salah
without making Wudu. The steps to take for Wudu are:
First make Niyyah (Intension)
saying Bismillahir rahmanir rahim(In the
name of Allah the most Merciful, the most Kind); then wash
both hands up to the wrists three times making sure that
water has reached between the fingers.
Next, put a handful of water
into the month and rince it thoroughly three times
After this sniff water into
the nostrils three times to clean them and then wash the
tip of the nose.
Wash the face three times
from right ear to left and from forehead to throat.
Wash the right arm and then
left arm thoroughly from wrist to elbow three times.
Then move the wet palms
of both hands over head, starting from the top of the forehead
to the back of the head.
Then pass the wet tips of
index fingers into the grooves and holes of both ears and
also pass the wet thumbs behind the ears.
Next pass the backs of wet
hands over the nape.
Finally, wash both feet
to the ankles starting from the right foot making sure the
water has reached between the toes and all other parts of
the feet.
If
you made a complete Wudu before putting on your socks, it is
not necessary to take them off every time you repeat your wudu.
It is enough to wipe the upper part of the socks with wet fingers.
Leather socks are preferred for this, but any durable, untorn
think socks can serve the purpose. This type of wiping is valid
for twenty four hours only (three days in case of journey).
At
the end of all of the steps, recite:
Meaning: “I testify that there
is no god but Allah and He is one and has no partner and I
also testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.”
You should repeat your Wudu
after:
Natural
discharges, (e.g. urine, stool, wind and the like)
Flow
of blood or pus from any part of the body
Full
mouth vomiting
Falling
asleep
Tayammum
(Dry Ablution)
Islam
is a very practical way of life. It has not laid down any impossible
duties for us. For instance, if you cannot make Wudu for any
of the following reasons:
Water
is not available at all
Enough
water is not available (e.g. available water is enough for
drinking only)
Use
of water is harmful (e.g. in sickness)
You
are allowed to make tayammum and offer your salah. What you
are required is:
Make
niyah by saying bismisllah irrahmaaniraheem and place both
your hands lightly on earth, sand , stone or any other object
having dust on it.
Blow the dust
of the hands and wipe your face with the hands once in the
sameway as you do in wudu
Repeat as
in (1) and wipe the right arm from wrist to the elbow with
thelfet hand left arm with the right hand.
Adhaan
(Call to Prayer)
Fard (Compulsory) Salah should
preferably be offered in the mosque in congregation. All
other Salah can be offered privately at home. To call muslims
to salah, the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) introduced the system
of adhaan in the first Hijra (Migration of the Prophet (SAW)
to Madina. Adhaan signals that the time of Salah has arrived.
The person who gives Adhaan
is called Mu’adhdhin (Caller).Allah says in the Quran “ Who
speaks better than one who calls to Allah and acts righteously”
(Hamim As-Sajdah 41:33).
The first Mu’adhdhin of Islam
in Madinah was Ibn Rabah. When calling to Salah the Mu’adhdhin
stands in the minaret or in the courtyard of the mosque, facing
Qiblah and raises his hands up to his ears and calls out:
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
Ashadudu
an la ilaha illallah ( I testify that there is no god but
Allah)
Ashadudu
an la ilaha illallah ( I testify that there is no god but
Allah)
Ashhadu
anna muhammadar rasulullah ( I testify that Muhammad (SAW)
is Allah’s messenger)
Ashhadu
anna muhammadar rasulullah ( I testify that Muhammad (SAW)
is Allah’s messenger)
Hayya
Alas salah (Rush to Salah)
Hayya
Alas salah (Rush to Salah)
Hayya
Alas falah (rush to success)
Hayya
Alas falah (rush to success)
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the greatest)
La
ilaha illal lah (There is no god but Allah)
During
the Adhan for Fajr Salah the following words are added after
Hayya ‘alal falah:
Assalatu
khairum minan nawm (Salah is better than sleep)
Assalatu
khairum minan nawm (Salah is better than sleep)
Iqamah
Iqamah is the second call to
Salah said inside at the beginning of Salah in congregation
(Jama’ah). When the musallis (Persons saying Salah) stand
in rows, the Mu’adhdhin says Iqamah which exactly like Adhan
expect that after Hayya’alal falah, the following words are
added:
Qad
Qamatis Salah (Salah has begun)
Qad Qamatis Salah (Salah has
begun)
We should repeat the words
the Mu’adhdhin calls out after him. But when he says Hayya’alas
Salah and Hayya’alal falah, we should say La hawla wala quwwata
illa billah (there is no power and strength except Allah).
After hearing the Mu’adhdhin
say Assalatu khairum minan Nawm, we should say – Sadaqta wa
bararta (You told the truth and you did good). When the Mu’adhdhin
says, Qad qamatis Salah, we should say – Aqamahallahu wa adamaha
(May Allah establish it and make it permanent).
Du’a’ after Adhan
Allahhumma
rabba hadhihid da’watit tammah, wassala til Qa’imah, ati Muhammadanil
wasilata wl fadilata wd darajatar rafi’ah, waab ‘athhu mqamum
mahmuda alladhi wa’ad tahu wa arzuqna shafa’atahu yawmal qiamah,
innaka la tukhliful mi’ad.
Meaning:
‘O Allah , Lord of this complete call, and prayer of ours, grant
Muhammad SAW the right of intercession, most favoured and excellent
position and raise him to the praiseworthy place that you have
promised him and bestow us his intercession on the day of judgement,
for you do not fail in your promise.
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