The prayer, line by line
Bismillah: every word of a four-rak’ah prayer on one page, to keep beside you while you learn.
A four-rak’ah prayer, such as Dhuhr, Asr or Isha, written out from beginning to end. Fajr stops after the second rak’ah with the final sitting; Maghrib after the third.
| Position | Say | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Rak’ah 1 | ||
| Standing | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Standing | Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika, wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghairuk | سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ |
| Standing | A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim | أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ |
| Standing | Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem | بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin | ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ |
| Standing | Ar-Rahmanir-Raheem | ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Maliki yawmid-deen | مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ |
| Standing | Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een | إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ |
| Standing | Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqeem | ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ |
| Standing | Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dalleen | صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ |
| Standing | Ameen | آمِينَ |
| Standing | Recite any further passage of the Quran you know, short or long. This is only in the first two rak'ahs. | |
| Bowing (ruku) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Subhana Rabbiyal-Adheem ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ |
| Rising | Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah | سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ |
| Rising | Rabbana wa lakal-hamd | رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ |
| Rising | Hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih | حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Sitting | Rabbighfir li ×2 | رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Standing | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Rak’ah 2 | ||
| Standing | Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem | بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin | ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ |
| Standing | Ar-Rahmanir-Raheem | ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Maliki yawmid-deen | مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ |
| Standing | Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een | إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ |
| Standing | Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqeem | ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ |
| Standing | Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dalleen | صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ |
| Standing | Ameen | آمِينَ |
| Standing | Recite any further passage of the Quran you know, short or long. This is only in the first two rak'ahs. | |
| Bowing (ruku) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Subhana Rabbiyal-Adheem ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ |
| Rising | Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah | سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ |
| Rising | Rabbana wa lakal-hamd | رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ |
| Rising | Hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih | حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Sitting | Rabbighfir li ×2 | رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Middle sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Middle sitting | At-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibat. As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu alla ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh. | التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ |
| Middle sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Rak’ah 3 | ||
| Standing | Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem | بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin | ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ |
| Standing | Ar-Rahmanir-Raheem | ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Maliki yawmid-deen | مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ |
| Standing | Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een | إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ |
| Standing | Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqeem | ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ |
| Standing | Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dalleen | صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ |
| Standing | Ameen | آمِينَ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Subhana Rabbiyal-Adheem ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ |
| Rising | Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah | سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ |
| Rising | Rabbana wa lakal-hamd | رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ |
| Rising | Hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih | حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Sitting | Rabbighfir li ×2 | رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Standing | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Rak’ah 4 | ||
| Standing | Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem | بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin | ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ |
| Standing | Ar-Rahmanir-Raheem | ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ |
| Standing | Maliki yawmid-deen | مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ |
| Standing | Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'een | إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ |
| Standing | Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqeem | ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ |
| Standing | Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dalleen | صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ |
| Standing | Ameen | آمِينَ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Bowing (ruku) | Subhana Rabbiyal-Adheem ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ |
| Rising | Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah | سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ |
| Rising | Rabbana wa lakal-hamd | رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ |
| Rising | Hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih | حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Sitting | Rabbighfir li ×2 | رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي |
| Prostration (sujud) | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Prostration (sujud) | Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la ×3 | سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى |
| Final sitting | Allahu Akbar | اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ |
| Final sitting | At-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibat. As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu alla ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh. | التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ |
| Final sitting | Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid. | اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ |
| Ending | As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullah | السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ |
Two changes from the 2024 version of this page, both following the hadith: the further passage of the Quran is recited only in the first two rak’ahs (Sahih al-Bukhari 776), and a four-rak’ah prayer has a sitting for the tashahhud after the second rak’ah (Sahih al-Bukhari 828). The Arabic, sources and meanings of every line are on the step-by-step page.