Conducting Maghrib Prayers

The Maghrib prayer is the fourth of the five daily prayers recited, and it requires three raka'ah. The time of Maghrib prayer is once the sun has completely set beneath the horizon
 

Position	Instructions	Recitation and Meaning
	Niyyat (Intention) - Beginning of Prayer	I OFFER MAGHRIB PRAYERS, 3 RAKATS, WAJIB QURBATAN ILAL LAH, I offer Off the Setting Sun prayers, 3 Rakats, seeking nearness to God, in obedience to Him
	Takbirat-ul-Ihram (The First Takbir - Allah hu Akbar) Lift both hands up to the ears and say	ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	First Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) It is Wajib (essential) to recite Surah al Fatiha (al Hamd), followed by any other complete Surah in the first two rakaats. First Surah (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (Surah al Kausar or any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah (Go down to sajdah so that the forehead touches the place of sajdah directly - make sure that the material covering the head is not in the way.)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Stand up saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Second Rakaat First Surah (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english texts
	Second Surah (Surah Tawheed - Qul Hu)	Please checl the Quran section for both arabic and english texts
	Qunoot (after Second Surah in 2nd Rakat - While still standing) Raise your hands and bring them together in front of your face, with the palms of your hands raised up, inclined towards you. Say	RABBANA AATINA FIDDOONYA HASANATAWN O our Lord! Bestow upon us good in this world WA FIL AAKHERA-TI HASANATAWN WA QINA AZABAN NAR And good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire. ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Stand up saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Third Rakaat Say 3 times (while standing)	SUBHAN ALLAHI WAL HAMDU LIL LAHI WA LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAHU WALLAHU AKBAR (3 times) Glory to God, all praise belong to God, and there is no God but Allah and God is Great
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud Then say the Tashahud and then the salaam (while still sitting)	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Salaam	ASSALAM MU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYYU WA RAHMAT UL LAHI WA BARAKATUH Peace be unto thee, O Apostle and the mercy of God and His bounties ASSALAM MU ALAINA WA ALA IBAD DIL LAHIS SUALIHEEN Peace be unto us and unto the virtuous servants of God ASSALAM MU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATUL LAHI WABARAKATUH. Peace be unto ye all, and the mercy of God and his bounties. ALLAH HU AKBAR(Three times) God is Great. LA ILAHA IL LAL LAH There is no God but Allah ALLA HUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD O our God, bless Muhammad, and the Progeny of Muhammad.

The Isha'a prayer is the fifth of the five daily prayers recited, and it requires four raka'ah. The time of Isha'a prayer is once the Maghrib prayer has been recited
 

Position	Instructions	Recitation and Meaning
	Niyyat (Intention) - Beginning of Prayer	I OFFER ISHA'A PRAYERS, 4 RAKATS, WAJIB QURBATAN ILAL LAH, I offer After Sunset prayers, 4 Rakats, seeking nearness to God, in obedience to Him
	Takbirat-ul-Ihram (The First Takbir - Allah hu Akbar) Lift both hands up to the ears and say	ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	First Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) It is Wajib (essential) to recite Surah al Fatiha (al Hamd), followed by any other complete Surah in the first two rakaats. First Surah (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (Surah al Kausar or any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah (Go down to sajdah so that the forehead touches the place of sajdah directly - make sure that the material covering the head is not in the way.)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Stand up saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Second Rakaat First Surah (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english texts
	Second Surah (Surah Tawheed - Qul Hu)	Please checl the Quran section for both arabic and english texts
	Qunoot (after Second Surah in 2nd Rakat - While still standing) Raise your hands and bring them together in front of your face, with the palms of your hands raised up, inclined towards you. Say	RABBANA AATINA FIDDOONYA HASANATAWN O our Lord! Bestow upon us good in this world WA FIL AAKHERA-TI HASANATAWN WA QINA AZABAN NAR And good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire. ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Stand up saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Third Rakaat Say 3 times (while standing)	SUBHAN ALLAHI WAL HAMDU LIL LAHI WA LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAHU WALLAHU AKBAR (3 times) Glory to God, all praise belong to God, and there is no God but Allah and God is Great
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Stand up saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Fourth Rakaat Say 3 times (while standing)	SUBHAN ALLAHI WAL HAMDU LIL LAHI WA LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAHU WALLAHU AKBAR (3 times) Glory to God, all praise belong to God, and there is no God but Allah and God is Great
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud Then say the Tashahud and then the salaam (while still sitting)	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Salaam	ASSALAM MU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYYU WA RAHMAT UL LAHI WA BARAKATUH Peace be unto thee, O Apostle and the mercy of God and His bounties ASSALAM MU ALAINA WA ALA IBAD DIL LAHIS SUALIHEEN Peace be unto us and unto the virtuous servants of God ASSALAM MU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATUL LAHI WABARAKATUH. Peace be unto ye all, and the mercy of God and his bounties. ALLAH HU AKBAR(Three times) God is Great. LA ILAHA IL LAL LAH There is no God but Allah ALLA HUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD O our God, bless Muhammad, and the Progeny of Muhammad.

Tasbeeh / Beeds

• ALLAH HU AKBAR (34 times)
      God is Great
• ALHAMDU LIL LAH (33 times)
      All praise be for God
• SUBHAN ALLAH (33 times)
      Glory to God

Du’a (supplications)

Ask God for forgiveness and fulfillment of your needs and righteous desires.

Sajdah-e-Shukr

Go to Sajdah and say:

• SHUKRAN LIL LAH (3 times)
  I     thank thee , O God