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Salah module

How to pray, step by step.

Start with wudhu, then work through the six positions. Use practice mode to pray along with a timer, then read each position in detail with your child.

A clay boy stands in qiyam on a teal prayer rug, hands folded, facing a cream mihrab niche.

Verified Qur'an text

Tanzil Qur'an Text (Uthmani) · edition quran-uthmani · v1.0.0 · recited by Shaykh Mishary Rashid Alafasy

A clay-style illustration of a young boy washing his hands at a basin before prayer

Step zero

Wudhu comes first

Eight illustrated steps with drops to tap as your child washes, plus what the Qur'an says must be washed and the dua at the end.

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Tick a prayer for yourself, so you can look back and think about your own week. This is between you and Allah — it is not a score.

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Pray with me — hands free

Put the phone down and pray. A qari recites the Qur'an, the dhikr comes from human recitation, and a calm voice names every position from the takbir to the salaam. Full screen, screen stays awake, nothing to tap.

Start hands-free prayerQur'an: Mishary Rashid Alafasy · Dhikr: Hisn al-Muslim, Sulaiman al-Shuwaihi

Practice mode

Pray along, step by step

Follow the timer, check your body against the highlights, and repeat any position as many times as you like.

The timing taught in the lesson · this cue holds 15s

Praying for real?

Practice mode is for learning the positions. When it is time to pray, use hands-free mode — a real reciter, no tapping.

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Which prayer

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A young boy standing on a prayer rug facing the qiblah
Rakat 1 · Qiyam

Rakat 1 of 2 · Step 1 of 12

Qiyam — standing

Stand still and make your intention in your heart.

15

Your prayer, step and repeat count are saved on this device.

Check yourself

0/3 confirmed

Confirm you are facing the qiblah and your posture matches before the next cue.

Remember: Stand still and calm — the phone stays away.

The words can be combined

Several positions accept more than one authentic wording — three different tasbih in ruku, two tashahhuds, a short or long praise on rising. Build the set your child will pray, with the hadith for every line.

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Learn each position

A young boy standing on a prayer rug facing the qiblah

Step 1

Qiyam — standing

  1. 1Stand on your prayer mat facing the qiblah.
  2. 2Feet a little apart, eyes looking down at the spot you will sujood on.
  3. 3Make your intention in your heart: I am praying for Allah.

Remember: Stand still and calm — the phone stays away.

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A young boy raising both hands to his ears saying Allahu Akbar

Step 2

Takbir — starting the prayer

أَكْبَرُ

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Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest

  1. 1Raise both hands up to your ears and say Allahu Akbar.
  2. 2Place your right hand over your left, on your chest or tummy.
  3. 3Recite Surah Al-Fatihah, then a short surah.

Remember: When your hands go up, everything else goes away.

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A young boy standing and bowing forward with straight legs, hands gripping his knees and his back flat

Step 3

Ruku — bowing

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Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem

Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great

  1. 1Say Allahu Akbar and bend forward from your waist — keep your legs straight.
  2. 2Hold your knees with both hands, back flat like a table, head level with your back.
  3. 3Say Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem three times.
  4. 4Stand back up saying Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, then Rabbana lakal hamd.

Remember: Flat back — you could balance a cup of water on it.

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A young boy in sujood with forehead and palms on the prayer rug

Step 4

Sujood — prostrating

الْأَعْلَى

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Subhana Rabbiyal A'la

Glory be to my Lord, the Most High

  1. 1Say Allahu Akbar and go down to the floor.
  2. 2Seven parts touch the ground: forehead, nose, two palms, two knees, toes of both feet.
  3. 3Say Subhana Rabbiyal A'la three times.

Remember: This is the closest you ever get to Allah — ask Him for anything.

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A young boy kneeling upright on a prayer rug with his hands resting on his thighs between the two prostrations

Step 5

Jalsa — sitting

Tap any underlined word to see what it means.

Rabbighfir li

My Lord, forgive me

  1. 1Say Allahu Akbar and sit up, folding your legs under you — sit on your left foot with your right foot upright.
  2. 2Hands rest on your thighs, back straight.
  3. 3Say Rabbighfir li, then go into sujood one more time.

Remember: A little rest, and a little dua, in the middle.

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A young boy sitting and turning his head to the right to give salaam

Step 6

Salaam — finishing

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Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah

  1. 1Sit and recite the Tashahhud and the Durood.
  2. 2Turn your face to the right: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.
  3. 3Turn to the left and say it again. Your prayer is complete.

Remember: You greet the angels on both shoulders. Salah finished!

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One rakat, then repeat

Steps 1–5 make one rakat: stand, recite, bow, prostrate, sit, prostrate again. Then stand and do it again for as many rakats as the prayer needs, and finish with salaam.

  • Fajr · 2 fard
  • Dhuhr · 4 fard
  • Asr · 4 fard
  • Maghrib · 3 fard
  • Isha · 4 fard

1-to-1 lessons

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A tutor can check each position, listen to the recitation and correct it gently in a 45-minute online lesson. Your child's focus is carried over to the booking form.

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