Women’s Salaah – Qa’dah and Salaam

1. After the second sajdah of the second rakaat, sit in the position of qa’dah in the same manner as explained for jalsah.

2. Recite the tashahhud:

اَلتَّحِيَّاتُ لِلّٰهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلٰى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ

All verbal ibaadaat, physical ibaadaat and monetary ibaadaat be only for Allah Ta‘ala. May the special peace of Allah Ta‘ala descend upon you, O Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and Allah Ta‘ala’s choicest mercies and blessings. May peace descend upon us and upon all the pious servants of Allah Ta‘ala. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah Ta‘ala and I bear witness that Hazrat Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is His servant and messenger.

3. When saying أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ, form a ring with the thumb and middle finger of the right hand, raise the index finger towards the qiblah and close the remaining two fingers (the small finger and finger next to it). When saying إِلَّا الله, lower the index finger. The thumb and middle finger will remain joined like a ring until the end of the qa’dah. As for the left hand, leave the fingers spread out on the edge of the thigh. The fingers will be left in the natural position and will not be joined together.

4. If you are performing a three or four rakaat salaah then you should not recite anything besides the above tashahhud. After reciting the tashahhud, stand up for the third rakaat.

5. If it is the last qa’dah then recite Durood-e-Ebrahim after the tashahhud followed by a dua from the Quraan Majeed or Hadith.

The Durood-e-Ebrahim is as follows:

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰى اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ

اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰى اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلٰى اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ

O Allah Ta‘ala! Shower Your mercy on Hazrat Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and his family as You showered Your mercy on Hazrat Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) and his family. Surely You are praiseworthy and most high.

O Allah Ta‘ala! Bless Hazrat Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and his family as You have blessed Hazrat Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) and his family. Surely You are praiseworthy and most high.

One may recite the following dua which is reported in the Hadith:

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ مَغْفِرَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِيْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْم

O Allah Ta‘ala! I have oppressed myself excessively (through committing sins), and no one can forgive sins besides You, so forgive me with special forgiveness from Your side and show mercy to me, for indeed You alone are all-forgiving and all-merciful.

6. After completing your dua, make salaam by saying,

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهْ

while turning your head to the right side, and then again while turning your head to the left side.

7. Do not lower or jerk your head while making salaam.

8. When making salaam on either side, fix your gaze on your shoulders.

9. Turn your face on both sides to the extent that the cheek can be seen from behind.

10. After the salaam, recite أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله

11. Engage in dua (as this is a time for the acceptance of duas).

12. Recite Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi after every salaah. Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi is for one to recite 33 times Subhaanallah, 33 times Alhamdulillah, 33 times Allahu Akbar, and complete the hundred by reciting:

لَا إِلٰهَ إلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْر

There is no deity besides Allah Ta’ala alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom (of the entire universe), and only for Him belongs all praise and He alone has complete power over everything.