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Chapter 5

Snnat Acts in Namz(Snnat-e Namz)

Rules and Regulations

Pertaining to

Namz of Momin

(A comprehensive guide)


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Chapter 5: Snnat acts in namz

He who obeys the Rasool, he indeed obeyed Allh.(Qr'n Shareef, Soorah: 4 An-Nis, Verse: 80)

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Without offering snnat, namz remains incomplete

consequently leading to reduced achievement of avb. And,therefore it is essential to perform all snnat acts in namz.Performer of snnat acts will be rewarded.

Shariat says, It is bad to omit snnat.

Making a habit of omitting snnat is punishable.

More or less all snnat acts are discussed in detail in theform of issues in Chapter 3. A list of snnat acts is enlistedhereunder under following heads for easy reference.

Snnat acts in takbeer

Snnat acts in qiym

Snnat acts in qirat

Snnat acts in rkoo

Snnat acts in qaumah

Snnat acts in sajdah

Snnat acts in jalsah

Snnat acts in tadeel-e-arkn

Snnat acts in qadah Snnat acts in khrooj-be-nehi

1. Snnat acts in takbeert:

I.1 Snnat acts in takbeer-e tareemah:

I.1.1 To raise hands Up to ear lobule (for men)

Up to shoulder (for women)

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Prior to takbeerI.1.2 To keep head straight (without bowing)I.1.3 To keep belly of fingers and palm towards qib'lah

I.1.4 To keep fingers at ease (in rest position withoutspreading wide apart or approximating too much)

I.2 Snnat acts in takbeer-e intiql:

I.2.1 To commence articulation of syllable A of Allh-Akbar as soon as the act of moving from one position toanother begins and complete the verse(Allh-Akbar) with articulation of last syllable R at end

of the act

I.3 Snnat acts in general:

I.3.1 To say (Allh-Akbar) aloud by imm

I.3.2 To appoint mkabbir (to enable mqtadee of theback rows to perceive takbeer)I.3.3 To articulate syllable R of word (Allh-Akbar)like jzam in each and every takbeer

I.3.4To raise both hands prior to takbeer-e qnoot (invit'r namz)

I.3.5 To raise both hands prior to additional takbeer (innamz-e Eidain)

2. Snnat acts in qiym:

2.1 Not to hang hands after takbeer-e tareemah Fold hands below umbilicus (for men) Fold hands on breast (for women)

2.2 To keep the distance of at least four finger between bothlegs

2.3 To keep weight on either leg one by one.

3. Snnat acts in qirat:

3.1To silently recite an, taavvz and tasmiyah

3.2To recite first an, then taavvz and then tasmiyah oneafter another without gap.

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3.3 To recite an after takbeer-e tareemah and to recitetaavvz and tasmiyah after takbeert-e vajibt i.e. afterfourth takbeer, in Namz-e Eidain (both Eid)

3.4To say silently meen after completion of Soorah-e Ftiah.3.5To say tasmiyah after first rakat in each and every rakat.

4. Snnat acts in rkoo:

4.1 To say takbeer (Allh-Akbar) whilst going torkoo position.

4.2 To say at least thrice (Sb'n-Rabbiyal-Aeem)

4.3 To firmly hold the knee with widely separated fingers (for

men)4.4 Not to hold the knee firmly, rather just to keep hands on

knee with closely approximated fingers (for women)4.5 To bend sufficiently (90-degree flexion of hip joint) so that

back remains straight and parallel to the ground (formen)

4.6 To flex slightly (less than 90-degree flexion of hip joint) justto reach and touch knee (for women)

4.7 To keep the head in the same plane as of the back (headneither more bent downward nor elevated), which in turnis parallel to the ground (for men)

4.8 Not to keep the head in the same plane as of the back,rather to keep head elevated from the level of back (forwomen)

4.9 Not to flex the knee, rather keep knee and legs straight (formen)

4.10 To keep knee slightly flexed (for women)

4.11 To say (Samiallh leman amidah)aloud while coming to qaumah (for imm)

4.12 To say (Allhmma Rabban va lakalamd) silently with soft and low voice while coming toqaumah (for mqtadee)

4.13 To say both and(Samiallh leman amidah and Allhmma Rabbanva lakal amd) as well, while coming to qaumah (formnfarid)

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4.14 To utter the S of Samiallh leman amidahsimultaneously along with the process of raising thehead and to accomplish the utterance of of amidah

when stood up erect. of amidah should be syllabizedsa'kin1and dah should not be stressed too much.

5. Snnat act in qaumah:

Not to fold hands in qaumah (i.e. hands should not befolded while standing up after making rkoo and prior togoing for sajdah).

6. Snnat acts in sajdah:

6.1 To say (Allh-Akbar) whilst going to as well asraising head from sajdah

6.2 To place first of all knee, then hands, nose and lastlyforehead on the ground to make sajdah

6.3 To take off first of all forehead, then nose, hands and lastlyknee from the ground whilst coming back from sajdah toqiym

6.4 To say at least thrice (Sb'n-Rabbiyal- Al)6.5 To touch the belly of all ten toes to the ground in such a

manner that their tips remain towards qiblah6.6 To keep fingers in close proximity and tips of the fingers

towards qiblah6.7 To keep apart arms from trunk and abdomen from thighs (for

men)6.8 To draw whole body inward as much as possible, arms

touching the trunk and abdomen with thighs and thighs

with calf (for women)6.9 Not to spread wrist and elbow on the ground (for men)6.10 To spread wrist and elbow on the ground (for women)

7. Snnat acts in jalsah:

7.1 To spread out left foot horizontally on the ground to rest onit and to place the right foot on the ground in a

1 According to Urdu lexicographers, the word skin is generallyunderstood to mean: quiescent, quite, calm, and tranquil.

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perpendicular (erect, standing up) position with the tip ofthe toes towards qiblah, while sitting in jalsah (for men)

7.2 To rest posterior (buttocks) on the ground with both feet

spread out right side horizontally on the ground, whilesitting in jalsah (for women)

8. Snnat acts in tadeel-e arkn:

8.1To place both hands on the respective knee for support tostand up erect whilst coming back from sajdah to qiymposition

8.2 Not to place hands on the ground for support while standing

up for third rakat from qadah-e- ool

9. Snnat acts in qadah:

9.1 Snnat acts in mlaq2 qadah:

9.1.1 To sit in the same way as in jalsah (for both men andwomen)

9.1.2 To place both hands on their respective thighs near knee

with fingertips facing towards qiblah9.1.3 To keep fingers in resting position i.e. neither tightly held

together nor widely spread

9.1.4 To recite d-e moorah in Arabic language

9.1.5 To raise right index finger and keep remaining fingers

folded like a fist while reciting l ( ) of (l-ilha- il'lal'lh) and release all fingers and place them inoriginal position on the thigh near to knee with the word

(il'lal'lh)

9.2 Snnat acts in qadah-e ool:

2 Mlaq: According to Urdu lexicographers, the word mlaq isgenerally understood to mean: absolute, entirely, altogether. Term

mlaq qadah refers both qadah-e ool as well as qadah-ekheerah.

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To recite drood shareef and d-e moorah aftertashahhd in qadah-e ool of naf'l and snnat-e ghairmakkadah namz

9.3 Snnat acts in qadah-e kheerah:

To recite drood shareef and d-e moorah aftertashahhd in qadah-e kheerah of all namzes

10. Snnat acts in khrooj-be snehi:

10.1 To say (As-salm-alaikm-va-

ramatllh) to conclude the namz10.2 To say salm twice, to begin with on right and

subsequently on left side10.3 To say both salm loudly (for imm). The second salm

should be said with slightly less volume (of voice) thanfirst one.

10.4 To turn face for making salm in such a way that rightcheek should be visible whilst making salm on rightside, and left cheek should be visible whilst making

salm on left side, to those who are in back rows.

11. Snnat acts of khrij-e namz:

11.1To supplicate d after inirf3 either on right or left ortowards mqtadee, however inirf on right side isbetter (for imm)

11.2To raise hands to supplicate d and on conclusion movehands on face.

3Inirf: To turn away (from)

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