Salatus-Subh (the Fajr, dawn prayer) is one of the five obligatory daily prayers. It consists of two rak'ah and is performed as follows:
- Perform ablution (Wudu) and stand facing the Qiblah (the direction of the Ka'bah in Mecca).
- Make the intention (Niyyah) in the heart to offer the two rak'ah of Salatus-Subh.
- Raise both hands to the level of the ears and say Allahu Akbar (Takbiratul-Ihram) to begin the prayer, then fold the hands over the chest.
- Recite Suratul-Fatihah aloud, followed by another Surah or some verses of the Qur'an. (In Fajr the recitation is made audibly.)
- Say Allahu Akbar and bow down (Ruku), placing the hands on the knees, and say Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem three times.
- Rise from bowing saying Sami'a Llahu liman hamidah, then standing upright say Rabbana wa lakal-hamd.
- Say Allahu Akbar and prostrate (Sujud), placing the forehead, nose, both palms, both knees and the toes on the ground, and say Subhana Rabbiyal A'la three times.
- Sit up saying Allahu Akbar, pause briefly, then make the second prostration in the same way. This completes the first rak'ah.
- Stand up saying Allahu Akbar and perform the second rak'ah exactly as the first (Fatihah, another Surah, Ruku and two Sujud).
- After the second prostration of the second rak'ah, sit and recite the Tashahhud, followed by the salawat (blessings) on the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
- End the prayer with the Taslim: turn the face to the right saying Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, then to the left repeating the same, to complete the two rak'ah of Salatus-Subh.