How-To Guides
Concise, source-backed step-by-step guides for the prayers and acts of worship most often searched by Muslims. Every step is paired with the Arabic text to recite, a Latin transliteration, and an authentic hadith citation from Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, or Sunan Abu Dawud.
- Sunnah
How to Pray Salat al-Istikhara
Two rakats and the prophetic dua to seek Allah's guidance for any decision.
6·10 minRead guide - Foundational
How to Perform Wudu (Ablution)
The seven canonical steps of ritual purification, drawn from Quran 5:6 and the Sunnah.
8·5 minRead guide - Annual Sunnah
How to Pray Salat al-Eid
Two rakats with seven takbeers in the first and five in the second, followed by a khutbah.
7·15 minRead guide - Fardh Kifayah
How to Pray Salat al-Janazah (Funeral Prayer)
Four takbeers, one rakah without ruku or sujood, prayed standing for the deceased Muslim.
6·5 minRead guide - Fardh
How to Pray Salat al-Fajr
Two rakats of sunnah followed by two rakats of fardh, prayed in the dawn window before sunrise.
6·15 minRead guide - Recommended
How to Pray Qiyam al-Layl (Tahajjud)
The voluntary night prayer praised in Quran 17:79 — pray in pairs of two, end with witr.
6·30 minRead guide - Ramadan Sunnah
How to Pray Salat at-Taraweeh
The special Ramadan night prayer, offered after Isha — 8 or 20 rakats followed by witr.
6·45 minRead guide