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◦ 彡 ♡ السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته♡ 彡 ◦
devotee about the perform a ritual prayer is first to be careful that there is no folth on one's clothing or on one's clothing or on the place of prayer that will hinder one from performing a ritual prayer. Next, a devotee makes the minor ritual ablution, and then turns to face in the direction of the Holy Kaaba.One makes the intention in the heart for the performance of the ritual prayer.
For instance, if one is about to perform te sunnah rakahs of the Dawv Prayer, one makes the intention in the heart like this
Male :
One fixes the eyes on the place of where the head will rest between the palms facing in the direction of the Holy Kaaba and with the thumbs touching the ear lobes.
The ffet are parallel to each other with a space between them, equal to the width of four fingers.
Then saying the formulaof magnification of Allah, that is Allahu Akbar.
Female :
One fixes the eyes on the place where the head will rest in prostration, with the hands at the level of the chest so that the finger-tips do not go above the level of the shoulders.
Then saying the formulaof magnification of Allah, that is Allahu Akbar
- First Rakah
Male:
One fixes the eyes on the place where the head will rest in prostration, with the hands clapsed below the navel. The thumb and the small finger of the right hand hold wrist of the left arm by forming a ring.
The space between the two feet, which are parallel to each other, is four fingers
Female:
One fixes the eyes on the place of prostration, with the hands placed over the chest and with the right hand over the left one.
- Al Rukuh
 
In bowing, the glorification of Allah is at least three times with this expression :
"Subhana Rabbi'yal-adhim" (Glorified is my lord, the Most Great).
Then one raisesthe head and stands up at ease reciting:
"Sami-Allahu-liman-hamidah" and
"Rabb'ana-lakal-hamd" ("Allah hears one who praises Him", "Losr, to You alone belong all kinds of perfect praise).
Next, one goes down, on one's knees with the utterance of "Allahu Akbar" to assume the position of prostration
Male:
One fixes the eyes on the ends of the toes, with the head and the back up to the buttocks at the same level, the back being flat and parallel to the ground.
The legs and the arms are stretched, with the fingers spresd apart grasping the knees.
Female:
Her eyes are fixed upon the ends of the toes.
The head and the back are not on the same level, the head being at a higher level.
The joined fingers are put lightly over the knees.
Al-Sajdah
One recites in prostration three times the expression of glorification of Allah: "Subhana Rabb'iyal-a'la" (Glorified is my Lord). Then one utters the expression of magnification of Allah: "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest). and gets up from the first prostration to the sitting position, where one stays for a length of time equal to saying once the expression of Subhanallah. then one begins the second prostration with the expression of "Allahu Akbar" and again recites three times "Subhana Rabb'iyal-a'la" in the prostration position. After that, one raises the head from the prostration sayıng "Allahu Akbar" and stands up, without pushing his hands against the ground and without sitting, thus completing the first rakah
Male:
The head is between the two hands, with both the nose and the forehead touching the ground. The fingers are pointed in the direction of the Holy Kaaba.
The elbows do not touch the ground, and they are not in contact with the sides of the body.
The abdomen is away from the thighs. the toes face the Holy Kaaba and the heels are together.
Female:
The forehead and the nose touch the floor. The head is between the two hands, the fingers facing the Holy Kaaba.
The elbows touch the floor and touch the abdomen with the thighs also joined to the abdomen.
The tops of the feet touch the ground and both the feet bend to the right side.
- Second Rakah
The second rakah is like the first rakah, with the exception that in the beginning. one does not recite the expression of "Allahu Akbar" The recitation of the formula of Bismillah (without Audhu) and the chapter of the Opening (Surah al-Fatiha) follow this. One says "Amin" at the end of the Chapter of the Opening An additional chaptar (surah). Then one complates the bowing down and prostrations. However, at the completion of the second prostration of the second rakah, one sits on.
Male:
The eyes are fixed upon the thighs. The hands are on the thighs, the fingers being relaxed.
One sits on the left foot, which is pointing in towards the right foot.
The right foot is upright the toes bent in the direction of the Holy Kaaba.
Female:
The eyes look at the thighs upon which are placed the hands, with the fingers relaxed.
Both the feet protrude out on the right side, the sitting position being on the ground, not on the left foot.
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