Namaaz C Ages 7 & 8

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Dedicated

to our beloved Imam

Sahib-uz-Zaman (AF)

Du’a-e-Imam-e-‘Asr (AF)

In the Name of Allah (SWT), The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and his progeny O Allah, become, now and always, the Guardian, Shield, Leader, Helper, Guide, and Protector of Your wali (representative), Al-Hujjat-ibn-Al-Hasan (Your blessings be on him and his forefathers), so that he may become firmly established on Your earth and govern for a long time.

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Acknowledgements

The Shi’a Ithna ‘Asheri Madressa (www.madressa.net)

Compiled by:

Abu-Talib Learning Center

Houston, Texas, USA

First Ed.: 2002

Second Ed.: July 2006

Please send comments and corrections to: atlc@ailia.com

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Kalemah

There is no god but Allah (SWT).

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the messenger of Allah (SWT).

Imam ‘Ali (AS) is the guardian (Imam) appointed by Allah (SWT),

The successor of the Prophet (SAW),

And the Khalifah immediately (after the Prophet [SAW]).

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1. Introduction: Worshiping Allah (SWT) Every Day --------------------------------------------------6

2. Kinds of Namaaz-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3. Before Performing Namaaz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

ü Times of the Daily Namaaz------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

ü Direction of Namaaz---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

ü Place of Namaaz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

ü Clothing During Namaaz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

ü Tahaarat of Clothes and Body---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

4. Preparation for Namaaz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

ü Wudhoo--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

ü Adhaan (Call to Namaaz)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

ü Iqaamah (Call to Begin Namaaz)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

5. The Process of Performing Namaaz ------------------------------------------------------------------12

ü First Raka’at------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12

ü Second Raka’at--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

ü Third Raka’at----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

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1. Introduction: Worshiping Allah (SWT) Every Day

If something falls down from your schoolbag and your friend picks it up for you, what do you say? You say “thank you.” Why? Because whenever someone helps you, it is good manners to thank him. Allah (SWT) has always, and will always, help us. He created us, gave us eyes to see, ears to hear, a nose to smell, a mouth to taste, hands to hold things, legs to walk and run, and many other things. Therefore, we must thank Allah (SWT) all the time. One important way of thanking Allah (SWT) is known as namaaz. Namaaz is to pray to Allah (SWT) in a special way. It is one of the Furoo’-e-Deen (Branches of Religion).

2. Kinds of Namaaz

There are many different types of namaaz. Some are performed every day, while others are performed only on special days. There are five very important daily namaaz. Every girl who is 9 years old and every boy who is 15 years old must perform these namaaz every day.

• Fajr 2 rakaa-‘at

• Zuhr 4 rakaa-‘at

• ‘Asr 4 rakaa-‘at

• Maghrib 3 rakaa-‘at

• ‘Isha 4 rakaa-‘at

The rakaa-‘at will be explained in the chapter The Process of Performing Namaaz.

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3. Before Performing Namaaz

Before a person can perform namaaz, there are 5 things he should know:

ü Times of the Daily Namaaz • Fajr From true dawn up to sunrise

• Zuhr & ‘Asr From midday noon up to sunset

• Maghrib & ‘Isha From sunset up to midnight

ü Direction of Namaaz When you are ready to perform namaaz, what direction should you face? Everyone should perform namaaz facing the direction of the Holy Ka’bah in Makkah. This is called the qiblah. How can we find qiblah? o Ask a reliable person o Use a compass o Look at the mihrab in the masjid o Look at the direction of graves in a Muslim graveyard

ü Place of Namaaz • The place of namaaz must be paak (clean)

• You must have permission to perform namaaz there

ü Clothing During Namaaz • The clothes you wear during namaaz must be paak

• The clothes must not be stolen

ü Tahaarat of Clothes and Body • Your body must be clean

• Wudhoo must be performed

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4. Preparation for Namaaz

ü Wudhoo Wudhoo is a special way to wash yourself before namaaz. You must do Wudhoo before performing namaaz. It is also good to do wudhoo before sleeping and going to the Imam-baargah. If you are angry, doing wudhoo will calm you down. In fact, it is good to try to have wudhoo all the time. Before doing wudhoo, roll up your sleeves and take off your socks. If you are wearing a watch, ring, glasses, or hijaab, take them off too. Remember to wear slippers if the floor is dirty. Wudhoo has two parts: recommended actions and waajib actions. Recommended actions are: • Washing both hands 3 times

• Rinsing the mouth 3 times

• Rinsing the nose 3 times

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Waajib actions are: • Niyyah: “I am doing wudhoo, qurbatan ilallah (for the pleasure of

Allah [swt]).”

• Washing the face 2 times Always wipe downdard from the forehead to chin. Make sure the water reaches every part of your face.

• Rinsing the right arm and left arm 2 times

Always wipe downward from elbow to fingertips.

• Masah of the head 1 time

With three fingers of your right hand, wipe the middle part of your head. Make sure you do not touch your forehead.

• Masah of the feet 1 time

Start at the toes and wipe upward.

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ü Adhaan (Call to Namaaz) After getting ready for namaaz and doing wudhoo, you should stand facing qiblah and recite adhaan. If someone else is reciting adhaan, listen carefully and repeat after them. Adhaan is called in a loud voice, so that many can hear it loud and clear. Adhaan is recited as follows:

• 4 times:

• 2 times:

• 2 times:

• 2 times:

• 2 times:

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• 2 times:

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ü Iqaamah (Call to Begin Namaaz) Iqaamah is very similar to adhaan with a few differences:

• 2 times:

• 2 times:

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• 2 times:

• 1 times:

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5. The Process of Performing Namaaz

After adhaan and iqaamah, you are ready to begin performing namaaz. Remember, no moving around during namaaz. Here is a how to perform Maghrib namaaz (3 rakaa-‘at), as an example:

ü First Raka’at

Niyyah

• “I am offering three rakaa-‘at of Maghrib namaaz, waajib, qurbatan ilallah.”

Takbeeratul ihraam

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say:

Qiyaam

• Recitation of Surah al-Faatihah:

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3.

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5.

6.

7.

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• Recitation of Surah al-Ikhlaas:

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5.

Qiyaam before Ruku’

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then bow in ruku’.

Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Stand up from ruku’.

Qiyaam after Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then go down in sajdah.

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First Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah for juloos.

Juloos

• Say:

• Recite this:

• Say: Then go down in sajdah.

Second Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah in juloos and say:

• Rise for qiyaam Bihaw lillahi wa qoowat-e-hee while reciting aqoomo wa aq’ud this zhikr:

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ü Second Raka’at

Qiyaam

• Recitation of Surah al-Faatihah: see First Raka’at above.

• Recitation of any other Surah: see First Raka’at above.

Qunoot

• Raise the hands for qunoot and recite any du’a or zhikr.

• A common du’a:

Qiyaam before Ruku’

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then bow in ruku’.

Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Stand up from ruku’.

Qiyaam after Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then go down in sajdah.

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First Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah for juloos.

Juloos

• Say:

• Recite this:

• Say: Then go down in sajdah.

Second Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah in juloos and say:

• Sit up from sajdah in juloos and say:

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Tashahud

• Recite tashahud:

• Rise for qiyaam Bihaw lillahi wa qoowat-e-hee while reciting aqoomo wa aq’ud this zhikr:

ü Third Raka’at

Qiyaam

• Recitation of Surah al-Faatihah: see First Raka’at above.

Qiyaam before Ruku’

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then bow in ruku’.

Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Stand up from ruku’.

Qiyaam after Ruku’

• Recite this zhikr:

• Raise the hands up to the ears and say: Then go down in sajdah.

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First Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah for juloos.

Juloos

• Say:

• Recite this:

• Say: Then go down in sajdah.

Second Sajdah

• Recite this zhikr:

• or…Recite this three (3) times:

• Recite salawaat.

• Sit up from sajdah in juloos and say:

• Sit up from sajdah in juloos and say:

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Tashahud and Salaam

• Recite tashahud:

• Recite salaam:

• Say three (3) times:

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Du’a Al-Faraj In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

O Allah, terrible was the calamity, and its evil consequences are visible, the covering has been removed, (all) hopes have been cut off, the (plentiful) earth has shrunk (with very little to spare), the heavenly blessings have been withheld. You alone can help, we refer our grief and sorrow to You, we have full faith in You, in the time of distress, as well as in good fortune. O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad, whom we must obey as per Your command, through which we become aware of their rank and status, and let there be joy after sorrow for us, for their sake, right away, in the twinkle of an eye, more rapidly than that. O Muhammad, O ‘Ali, O ‘Ali, O Muhammad, Give me enough, because both of you provide sufficiently. Help me, because both of you help and protect. O our master, O the living Imam, HELP! HELP! HELP! Reach me! Reach me! Reach me! At once, in this hour. Be quick, be quick, be quick, O the most merciful, for the sake of Muhammad and his pure children.