How to Perform Salah - Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha

Fajr 00:01 | Dhuhr 05:55 | Asr 15:46 | Maghrib 25:41 | Isha 33:54

My Prayer have put together all the 5 daily prayers in full, in order to see first hand how the prayer is performed. Please note: The recitation is read out aloud for the purpose of demonstrating what needs to be said during prayer. Some prayers require the recitation and other aspects to be said silently. For further details, please consult your local Islamic centre.

For step by step instructions on how to perform the Salah, please watch "My Prayer - Step by Step Guide to Salah" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKblG-Zoagk


Prayer is a unique training and developmental program which, if well and devotedly performed, can achieve for a Muslim many valuable spiritual, physical, and ethical gains.

Salah is the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of Islam. It is performed five times a day by all Muslims. Salah is a precise worship, different from praying on the inspiration of the moment. Muslims pray or, perhaps more correctly, worship five times throughout the day:

· Between first light and sunrise.

· After the sun has passed the middle of the sky.

· Between mid-afternoon and sunset.

· Between sunset and the last light of the day.

· Between darkness and midnight.

Each prayer may take at least 5 minutes, but it may be lengthened as a person wishes. Muslims can pray in any clean environment, alone or together, in a mosque or at home, at work or on the road, indoors or out. Under special circumstances, such as illness, journey, or war, certain allowances in the prayers are given to make their offering easy.

Having specific times each day to be close to God helps Muslims remain aware of the importance of their faith, and the role it plays in every part of life. Muslims start their day by cleaning themselves and then standing before their Lord in prayer. The prayers consist of recitations from the Quran in Arabic and a sequence of movements: standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting. All recitations and movements express submission, humility, and homage to God. The various postures Muslims assume during their prayers capture the spirit of submission; the words remind them of their commitments to God. The prayer also reminds one of belief in the Day of Judgment and of the fact that one has to appear before his or her Creator and give an account of their entire life. This is how a Muslim starts their day. In the course of the day, Muslims dissociate themselves form their worldly engagements for a few moments and stand before God. This brings to mind once again the real purpose of life.

These prayers serve as a constant reminder throughout the day to help keep believers mindful of God in the daily stress of work, family, and distractions of life. Prayer strengthens faith, dependence on God, and puts daily life within the perspective of life to come after death and the last judgment. As they prepare to pray, Muslims face Mecca, the holy city that houses the Kaaba (the ancient place of worship built by Abraham and his son Ishmael). At the end of the prayer, the shahada (testimony of faith) is recited, and the greeting of peace, "Peace be upon all of you and the mercy and blessings of God," is repeated twice.

Though individual performance of salah is permissible, collective worship in the mosque has special merit and Muslims are encouraged to perform certain salah with others. With their faces turned in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, the worshipers align themselves in parallel rows behind the imam, or prayer leader, who directs them as they execute the physical postures coupled with Quran recitations.

Although not religiously mandated, individual devotional prayers, especially during the night, are emphasized and are a common practice among pious Muslims.

How and why Muslims pray (http://bit.ly/hx3Urf)

The Importance of Prayer (http://bit.ly/emVXdO)

Video by http://www.myprayer.org.au

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[xxfuturerevealedxx]

I have a question: after reciting: "allahuma sallee ala muhammad wa ala ale ala muhammad kama barakta ala ibraheem.....

are you not suppose to recite:

Allahuma inni auzobeka min azabil kabr wa min aza be jahanam...."

[khalifahklothing]

@xxfuturerevealedxx You should recite it, although it is not an obligation. That's why it's not in the video.

[xxfuturerevealedxx]

@khalifahklothing

I have one more question:

Do you put hands at the middle of chest? or can you also put hands at stomach when reciting al faatihah

[khalifahklothing]

@xxfuturerevealedxx You can place them on your stomach.

[RihadR]

brother, can you please make a video about the intentions at the begining of each prayer or inbox me it please inshallah. i cannot seem to find it anywhere on the internet. thank you

[khalifahklothing]

@RihadR The intention is in your heart, you don't say anything out loud regarding that.

[lorrainethepain]

It's amazing that you posted this today, of all days...I just made my Shahada...SubhanAllah!!!!!

May Alllah (SWT) bless the founders of the My Prayer Project and my husband, InshaAllah, who spent most of today teaching me how to perform wudu & salah.

[khalifahklothing]

@lorrainethepain Welcome sister! May Allah keep you steadfast on the truth.

[yoav91m]

I have a quest im in the steps to convert to islam.. but I dont know arabic I only know english and hebrew is there any text that I can read in those languages? or just how to say the prayer in arabic while its writting in a language which is known to me? I'd realy like some one to help me with this.. im alone in my quest to islam

[MrJusticex1]

@ConvertAid thanks, jazakallah

[Illacistmusic]

Thank you for this video brother helps a lot. do you know any websites where i can get good islamic speeches from and also to download surahs so i can listen to them and perfect the way i say them? Thank you, Sallam Allaykum

[ConvertAid]

@MrJusticex1 that is not a mandatory part of the prayer. 

[MrJusticex1]

hi

does anyone know why he didn't read 'rabana atina fid dunya hasanah wa fil aakhirati hasanah wa qina adhaaban-nar' after darood sharif????

thanks

[Ibik]

Would it be wrong, If i was to say my prayers and have this video on at the background? So I could say my prayer right?

[2011or1432youdecide]

i only know one surah to say after the surah al-fatiha in the 2 rakats, is it ok to use the same surah after the surah-al fatiha in the 2 rakats ?

[xRamim]

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