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How to Perform DHUHR Namaz Step-By-Step Guide

October 27, 2024 / Comments Off on How to Perform DHUHR Namaz Step-By-Step Guide

Understanding Dhuhr Namaz

Dhuhr prayer, also known as Dhuhr Namaz, is one of the five daily obligatory prayers in Islam. It is performed after the sun passes its zenith, typically between midday and early afternoon. By following these steps and seeking guidance, you can successfully perform Dhuhr prayer and connect with your Creator. May Allah SWT accept your prayers and reward your efforts. At the end of this article, you will find additional tips for beginners and app which will make your learning easier.

Dhuhr namaz how many rakats?
Dhuhr prayer consists of 12 units of rakats. If we break it dow it is – four sunnah rakat, four fard rakat, two sunnah rakat and 2 nafl rakat. The rakat of Dhuhr Namaz will be performed in the just-mentioned order. You can check how many rakat are in each daily namaz here.

Preparing for Dhuhr Prayer

Before performing Dhuhr prayer, it’s essential to prepare both physically and spiritually. Here are some steps to follow:

  1. Intention: Before beginning, make a sincere intention to perform a dhuhr prayer for the sake of Allah SWT. For example: When you stand on your prayer mat ready to pray, you can say something like this ”I’m praying four sunnah namaz of dhuhr.”
  2. Ablution (Wudu): Ensure you are in a state of ritual purity by performing ablution according to the prescribed steps. We spoke about the importance of wudu and ghusl you can refresh your mind and go through the steps here.
  3. Facing the Kaaba: Orient yourself towards the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. You can use a Qibla compass or a Qibla app to determine the correct direction.
  4. Dress code: Make sure your dress code is appropriate for namaz.

Steps of Dhuhr Prayer

We will start of wit four sunnah rakat than, four fard rakat, two sunnah rakat and two nafl rakat.

4 SUNNAH RAKAT

  1. Takbir (Opening): Raising your hands to your ears (for men), raising hands to shoulder with elbows kept tide to body (for women) and saying “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest).
  2. Recite opening dua; ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta’ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk.’ (Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.)
  3. Recitation: You recite ‘Audhu Billahi Minashaitanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem’ (I seek refuge in Allah from satan the evil. in the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful)
    Reciting the Surah al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and another Surah or a few verses of Quran you remember.
  4. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Ruku (Bowing): Bending your waist at a 90-degree angle, placing your hands on your knees reciting 3x times “SubhanaRabbiy-al-‘Adheem”
  5. I’tidal (Standing up): While straightening your back say “Sami’allahu liman hamida” (God has heard those who praise Him).
  6. Going from standing up to Sujud recite – ‘Rabanaa lakal hamd’.
  7. Sujud (Prostration): Touching the ground with your forehead, nose, hands, forearms (for women only), and legs. And recite at least 3x times “Subhana Rabbiyal A’la” (“How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest”).
  8. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Jalsa (Sitting): Sitting up on your heels (for men). Sitting up on your legs, with your legs slightly to the right side so your bottom touches the ground (for women). Both hands are placed on knees.
  9. Say ‘Allahu Akbar‘ and do Second Sujud (Prostration): Performing a second prostration. Repeating the steps 7 and 8.
  10. Continue to do your second rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  11. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat”.
  12. Continue to do your third rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  13. Continue to do your fourth rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  14. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat” and ”Durood Shareef”.
  15. Salam (Greeting): When you finish step 11 you turn your head to the right and say “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” and then turn your head to the left and say the same “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” (Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings).

This is your four sunnah rakat of dhuhr done. The difference in performing four sunnah rakat and four fard rakat is that in sunnah rakat you continue to pray surah fatiha and follow up with another surah or verses of Quran. In four fard rakat after the second rakat you pray only surah fatiha (in third and fourth rakat). I found the Dhurh namaz the most confusing out of all of the five daily prayers. I promise you practise makes perfect, there will be some mistakes as you learn but ask Allah SWT for forgiveness and keep learning and educating yourself about islam. It will be easier with every step you take In’sha’allah.
Let’s continue.

4 FARD RAKAT

  1. Takbir (Opening): Raising your hands to your ears (for men), raising hands to shoulder with elbows kept tide to body (for women) and saying “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest).
  2. Recite opening dua; ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta’ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk.’ (Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.)
  3. Recitation: You recite ‘Audhu Billahi Minashaitanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem’ (I seek refuge in Allah from satan the evil. in the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful)
    Reciting the Surah al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and another Surah or a few verses of Quran you remember.
  4. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Ruku (Bowing): Bending your waist at a 90-degree angle, placing your hands on your knees reciting 3x times “SubhanaRabbiy-al-‘Adheem”
  5. I’tidal (Standing up): While straightening your back say “Sami’allahu liman hamida” (God has heard those who praise Him).
  6. Going from standing up to Sujud recite – ‘Rabanaa lakal hamd’.
  7. Sujud (Prostration): Touching the ground with your forehead, nose, hands, forearms (for women only), and legs. And recite at least 3x times “Subhana Rabbiyal A’la” (“How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest”).
  8. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Jalsa (Sitting): Sitting up on your heels (for men). Sitting up on your legs, with your legs slightly to the right side so your bottom touches the ground (for women). Both hands are placed on knees.
  9. Say ‘Allahu Akbar‘ and do Second Sujud (Prostration): Performing a second prostration. Repeating the steps 7 and 8.
  10. Continue to do your second rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  11. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat”.
  12. Continue to do your third rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9. Recite only surah Fatihah in step 3.
  13. Continue to do your fourth rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9. Recite only surah Fatihah in step 3.
  14. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat” and ”Durood Shareef”.
  15. Salam (Greeting): When you finish step 11 you turn your head to the right and say “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” and then turn your head to the left and say the same “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” (Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings).

2 SUNNAH RAKAT

  1. Takbir (Opening): Raising your hands to your ears (for men), raising hands to shoulder with elbows kept tide to body (for women) and saying “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest).
  2. Recite opening dua; ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta’ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk.’ (Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.)
  3. Recitation: You recite ‘Audhu Billahi Minashaitanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem’ (I seek refuge in Allah from satan the evil. in the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful)
    Reciting the Surah al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and another Surah or a few verses of Quran you remember.
  4. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Ruku (Bowing): Bending your waist at a 90-degree angle, placing your hands on your knees reciting 3x times “SubhanaRabbiy-al-‘Adheem”
  5. I’tidal (Standing up): While straightening your back say “Sami’allahu liman hamida” (God has heard those who praise Him).
  6. Going from standing up to Sujud recite – ‘Rabanaa lakal hamd’.
  7. Sujud (Prostration): Touching the ground with your forehead, nose, hands, forearms (for women only), and legs. And recite at least 3x times “Subhana Rabbiyal A’la” (“How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest”).
  8. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Jalsa (Sitting): Sitting up on your heels (for men). Sitting up on your legs, with your legs slightly to the right side so your bottom touches the ground (for women). Both hands are placed on knees.
  9. Say ‘Allahu Akbar‘ and do Second Sujud (Prostration): Performing a second prostration. Repeating the steps 7 and 8.
  10. Continue to do your second rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  11. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat” and ”Durood Shareef”.
  12. Salam (Greeting): When you finish step 11 you turn your head to the right and say “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” and then turn your head to the left and say the same “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” (Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings).

2 NAFL RAKAT

  1. Takbir (Opening): Raising your hands to your ears (for men), raising hands to shoulder with elbows kept tide to body (for women) and saying “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest).
  2. Recite opening dua; ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta’ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk.’ (Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.)
  3. Recitation: You recite ‘Audhu Billahi Minashaitanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem’ (I seek refuge in Allah from satan the evil. in the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful)
    Reciting the Surah al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and another Surah or a few verses of Quran you remember.
  4. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Ruku (Bowing): Bending your waist at a 90-degree angle, placing your hands on your knees reciting 3x times “SubhanaRabbiy-al-‘Adheem”
  5. I’tidal (Standing up): While straightening your back say “Sami’allahu liman hamida” (God has heard those who praise Him).
  6. Going from standing up to Sujud recite – ‘Rabanaa lakal hamd’.
  7. Sujud (Prostration): Touching the ground with your forehead, nose, hands, forearms (for women only), and legs. And recite at least 3x times “Subhana Rabbiyal A’la” (“How Perfect is my Lord, the Highest”).
  8. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Jalsa (Sitting): Sitting up on your heels (for men). Sitting up on your legs, with your legs slightly to the right side so your bottom touches the ground (for women). Both hands are placed on knees.
  9. Say ‘Allahu Akbar‘ and do Second Sujud (Prostration): Performing a second prostration. Repeating the steps 7 and 8.
  10. Continue to do your second rakat by saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to to standing position repeat steps 3 – 9.
  11. Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and go to Tashriq (Sitting): sit and recite the “At-Tahiyyat” and ”Durood Shareef”.
  12. Salam (Greeting): When you finish step 11 you turn your head to the right and say “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” and then turn your head to the left and say the same “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” (Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings).

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