Method of Salah for Sisters

Stand erect facing the Qiblah with a distance of four fingers between feet. Now raise both hands up to the shoulders without bringing them out of the shawl. Fingers should neither be too close to each other nor too wide apart. Instead, they should remain in a normal position with palms facing the Qiblah and eyes focused on the place of Sajdah. Now make a firm intention of the Salah you are about to offer or say ‘I intend to offer four Rak’āt of today’s Farḍ Ṣalāt-uẓ-Ẓuĥr’.

Now, utter Takbīr Taḥrīmaĥ اللہ اکبر lowering your hands. Place the left palm on the chest beneath the bosoms and put the right palm over the back of the left palm. Now recite Sana, Ta’awwuż, Tasmiyaĥ, Surah Fatiha and Surah.

Now bow down for Ruku, Bow slightly in Rukū i.e. to the extent of placing hands on the knees. Neither apply weight to the knees nor hold them; fingers should be close together and legs should be slightly bent i.e. not completely straight, like men. Recite Tasbeeh of Ruku  سبحان ربی العظیم at least thrice in. Then utter the Tasmi and stand erect. To stand after Rukū’ is called Qawmaĥ. Then recite اللھمہ ربنا ولک الحمد

Then, go down for Sajdaĥ uttering اللہ اکبر first placing your knees on the ground, then the hands and then the head (the nose first and then the forehead) in between your hands. Make it sure that the nasal bone (not just the tip of the nose) and the forehead properly rest on the ground. In Sajdah, focus eyesight at the nose. Perform Sajdah keeping the parts of the body close together, i.e. arms touching sides, belly touching thighs, thighs touching shins and shins touching the ground. Draw feet out towards the right side.

Now recite سبحان ربی الاعلی at least three times. Then lift the head i.e. the forehead first then the nose and then the hands. Draw both feet out towards the right side and then sit on the left buttock. Place the right and the left hand in the middle of the right and the left thigh respectively. Sitting in between two Sujūd is called Jalsah. 

now perform the second Sajdaĥ uttering اللہ اکبر in the same way as the first one. You have completed one rakat. perform secord rakat in same way as you have performed first.

Now in the second Rak’at, start with بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم and then recite Sūraĥ Al-Fātiḥaĥ and some other Sūraĥ, then perform Rukū’ and Sujūd as you did in the first Rak’at. Lift the head from Sajdaĥ and draw both feet out towards the right side and then sit on the left buttock. Place the right and the left hand in the middle of the right and the left thigh respectively. To sit after the second Sajdaĥ of the second Rak’at is called Qa’daĥ. Now recite Tashaĥĥud and durood-e-Ibraheem in Qa’dah.

Then, to finish the Ṣalāĥ, first turn the face towards the right shoulder saying السلام علیکم ورحمتہ اللہ وبرکاتہ ۡand then towards the left shoulder saying the same words. The Salah has been completed.