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Book of Prayer

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كتاب الصلاة

Muhammad bin 'Amr bin 'Ata said: I heard Abu Humaid (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up for prayer, he would face the Qibla and raise both his hands up to his shoulders. Then he would say "Allahu Akbar." And when he would bow, he would say "Allahu Akbar" again and raise his hands, then he would straighten his back, neither bowing his head too low nor raising it too high. Then, when he would raise his head, he would say, "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah." Then he would raise his hands up to his shoulders, then he would stand up straight until every bone was in its place. Then he would do the same in the second Rak'ah. And when he would stand up from the two Rak'ahs, he would say "Allahu Akbar" and raise his hands in the same way as he raised them at the beginning of the prayer. And when he would be in the last Sajdah of the last Rak'ah, in which he would turn for the Salam, he would raise his head from the Sajdah and sit in the Tawareek position, meaning he would raise his right foot and put his left foot out from under his right leg towards the right side.