| Before Starting Salah |
| Purity
of | Body (Ghusl and Wudoo). |
| Purity
of | Salah Place (Prayer Rug, Ground etc). |
| Purity
of | Clothes. |
| Covering Body | Males: Navel to Knees. Females: Whole body except face, hands and feet. |
| Time | Salah must be offered within its time frame, not before or after. |
| Intention | Make
Intention of the Salah you are about to offer. |
| Direction: | Face towards Qibla (Direction of
Macca, Saudi Arabia) |
| Position: | Standing |
| During Salah |
| Start: | Takbeer Tahreemah (Recite ALLAAHU
AKBAR) |
| Qiraat: | Recite Qur-aan
(Soorah Faatihah is Waajib, Another Soorah in First Two Rakaats is
Sunnah) |
| Qyaam: | Standing. You must be Ma'dzoor Excusable to Adopt any other Position such as Sitiing etc. |
| Ruku: | Males: Bowing. It is important to keep your back straight. Females: Just bend enough to be able to touch you knees. |
| Sujood: | Males: Prostrating. It
is important to keep your back straight and your elbows up. Females: In general keep all your body parts as close to each other and to the ground as possible. |
| Qa'dah: | Last sitting. |
