Way of Performing Salat e Zuhar

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Zuhar is the second namaz offered by Muslims in a day after Fajr. Zuhar is prayed in time that comes in afternoon like from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. The namaz and its qaza timings keep on changing and are different in every country and area.

Parts of zuhar namaz:

There are four parts of namaz e zuhar namely: four rikaat sunnat, four rikaat farz, two rikaat sunnat and two rikaat nafl.

Steps of salat e zuhar:

Following are the steps involved in salat e zuhar but before them wuzu is performed.

1. Steps in four rikaat sunnat

• Four rikaat sunnat is the first part of zuhar namaz. Neeyat is the first step of this part of zuhar namaz. We state our neeyat (intention) in heart that we are going to offer the salat-e-zuhar. In the neeyat we state, “I intend to perform four rikaat sunnat for Allah at time of zuhar with my face towards Khana Kabah,” and then we raise hands in a manner in the image below in article and say, “Allahu Akbar.”
• After neeyat, first rikaat of sunnat of zuhar namaz is offered. In first rikaat after neeyat, while folding hands on chest, we recite Subhanaka then taaooz, then tasmeeh and then Surat ul Fatiha. After Surah e Fatiha, we recite a surat of Quran. Usually, Muslims recite Surah e Ikhlas. After reciting Surah e Ikhlas, Takbir is said again the same way as before. The person goes in Ruku and recite, “Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem” three times calmly.
• The person returns to the standing position and recite, “Sami Allahu Liman hamida rabbana lakal hamd.” After that, we again say Allahu Akbar but in standing position. Then we go to prostration (sajdah) and recite, “Subhana Rabbiyal Ala” After sajdah we rise, sit and say, “Allahu Akbar.” Then we again go in sajdah and say “Subhana Rabbiyal Ala” thrice and rise, sit and say, “Allahu Akbar” again. Here first rikaat gets over.
• At completion of first rikaat, we stand up again for second rikaat and recite Surah e Fatiha with Surah ikhlas in same standing position while folding the hands on chest. Same steps of saying Takbir, performing ruku and two sajdahs are performed in second rikaat. After second sajdah in second rikaat, while sitting in the position shown below in image, we recite At-tahiyyat then tashhad with first finger of right hand raised. Then we lower down the finger after reciting tashhad till “muhammadan” and continue the recitation of remaining part of tashhad.
• Then we stand up again for third rikaat and recite the same holy things which we recited in last two rikaats in standing position till second sajdah. After second sajdah, we rise and sit down and recite Allahu Akbar and stand again for fourth rikaat.
• In fourth rikaat till second sajdah, everything remains same. After second sajdah, we again sit, recite Allahu Akbar then At-tahiyyat then tashhad with first finger of right hand raised. Then lower down the finger after reciting tashhad till “muhammadan” and continue the recitation of remaining part of tashhad. Then we recite darood shareef and Rabbana or Rabb-e-ja’alni.
• After reciting Rabbana or Rabb-e-ja’alni we turn our face towards right side or right shoulder and say, “As Salaam-u alaikum wa rahmatullahe wabarakatu.” Then we turn our face towards left side and say, “As Salaam-u alaikum wa rahmatullahe wabarakatu.” This is called salam and four rikaat sunnat of zuhar prayer is finished here.

2. Steps in four rikaat farz

• The four rikaat farz of zuhar is performed the same way the four rikaat sunnat is performed. The only difference is that in last two rikaats of four rikaat farz, Surah iklhas or any other surah of Quran isn’t recited after Surah fatiha in standing position.

3. Steps in two rikaat sunnat

• The two rikaat sunnat of zuhar is offered the same way in which the first rikaat and last rikaat of four rikaat sunnat are offered. Like offer first rikaat of third part of zuhar namaz the way you have offered first rikaat of four rikaat sunnat and then offer second rikaat of this two rikaat sunnat the same way you have offered last rikaat of four rikaat sunnat.

4. Steps in two rikaat nafl

• The two rikaat nafl is offered the same way as two rikaat sunnat.

Note that neeyat changes in all four steps. There is neeyat for every step and for every step you have to take the neeyat from first step and replace “four rikaat sunnat” with for example four rikaat farz if you’re offering farz and with two rikaat sunnat and two rikaat nafl if you are performing two rikaat sunnat and two rikaat nafl, respectively.

 

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