How to perform Salah for beginners ?

1) Face the Qiblah (direction of the ka’bah in Makkah) 2) Make intention from the heart. 3) Begin the prayer by lifting the hands to earlobes and then fold them placing the right over the left. 4) Then recite Surah Fatihah (which is the opening of the Quran) and any portion which is easy to read from the Quran. A small chapter is given below along with surah Fatihah. أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم A’uzu billahi minash shaitaanir rajeem I seek Allah’s refuge from the accursed shaitaan Surah Fatihah: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Bismillaahir rahma nir Raheem In the name of Allah The most merciful the beneficent الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Alhamdu lillahi rabbil a’alameen All praise is for Allah the lord of worlds الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Ar rahmaa nir Raheem The most merciful the beneficent مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ Maaliki yawmid deen The owner of the day of reckoning إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ Iyyaka na’budu wa iyyaka nasta’een Only you do we worship and from only you do we seek help اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ Ihdinas siraatal mustaqeem Guide us to the straight path صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ Siraatal lazeena an’amta alaihim The path of those whom you have favoured غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ Gairil magdhoobi ‘alaihim wa ladh dhaaleen Not of those who have earned your anger nor of those who went astray Surah Ikhlaas قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ Qul huwal laahu ahad Say: he is Allah The one اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ Allahus samad Allah the independent لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ Lam yalid wa lam yoolad He doesn’t beget nor was he begotten ِوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad And there is no one equal to him 5) Then he performs the ruku’ (which is the bowing position) by saying Allahu akbar (Allah is the greatest). In which he recites three times: سبحان ربي العظيم Subhaana rabbiyal azeem Glory to my lord the exalted 6) Then he will come back to the standing position saying: سمع الله لمن حمده Sami’allahu liman hamidah Allah hears whoever praises him ربنا ولك الحمد Rabbana wa lakal hamd Our lord, praise is yours 6) He then goes into prostration. The prostration must be performed on 7 limbs; the forehead and nose, both hands, both knees and both feet, whilst separating the thighs without letting the stomach rest on any part of it (i.e. the thighs) and joining the fingers and directing them towards the Qiblah whilst saying thrice: سبحان ربي الأعلى Subhana rabbiyal a’laa Glory is to my lord, the most high 7) Thereafter, he goes into the sitting position, which is in between the two prostrations. Thereafter, the second prostration is the same as the first and the second unit of prayer is the same as the first. The only difference is that the opening supplication is not mentioned in the second unit and the recitation in the second unit is half (in length) in comparison to the first unit. 8) He then sits after the second unit for what is the first tashahud in the (obligatory) prayers besides fajr and he should sit after the second unit. Tashahhud is one of the obligations of the prayer, so, the prayer is broken if the tashahhud is left out intentionally. If it is missed forgetfully then a sajdah sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) should be performed. If someone out of forgetfulness stands up for the third unit of prayer without performing the first tashahhud and has already stood up straight, then they should not return to that tashahhud (after remembering that they missed the first tashahhud and should continue with the third unit of the prayer.) He should then recite the following: التحيات لله والصلوات والطيبات، السلام عليك أيها النبي ورحمة الله وبركاته السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله At tahiyyaatu lillahi was salawaatu wat tayyibaat, as salamu alaika ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh As salamu alainaa wa ‘laa I’baadillahis saaliheen, ash hadu al laa ilaha illallah wa ash hadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh All greetings of humility are for Allah, and all prayers and goodness. Peace be upon you, o prophet, and the mercy of Allah and his blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and his messenger. To send peace and salutations upon the messenger of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is a sunnah in the last tashahhud (before the tasleem- giving salaam to both sides) and can be said as follows: اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إنك حميد مجيد Allahumma salli a’laa Muhammad wa ‘la aali Muhammad kama sallayta ‘la Ibrahim wa ‘la aali Ibrahim, innaka hameedum majeed O Allah, bestow your favour on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad as you have bestowed your favour on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, you are praiseworthy, most glorious. Then a person could supplicate with a supplication which he has in memory followed by the tasleem (giving salam to both sides), in which he says: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله Asalamu alaikum wa rahma tulluh May peace and Allah’s mercy be upon you It is sunnah to turn facing the right until the people behind him can see his right cheek and (then) left so that those behind can see his left cheek. End of prayer Now below are those things that invalidate the salah: Talking. Laughing out loudly that you can hear your own voice. Crying loudly due to worldly affairs or due to pain or grief. Coughing without a good excuse. Standing ahead of the imam. Walking forward by the length of a salah row without a good excuse. -Combing your hair or beard. Embracing your child. Eating or drinking something. Swallowing a food particle the size of a chickpea stuck in the teeth. Turning your chest from the qibla direction without a good excuse. To recite the Qur’an wrongly to the extent that the meaning is changed.