Chapter on the Manner of the Prayer

It is sunnah to rise when the caller reaches the word “qad” —that is, at “qad qāmati aṣ-ṣalāh” (“the prayer has been established”)—and to straighten the row. One then says, “Allāhu Akbar,” raising his hands with the fingers held together¹ and out-stretched, level with the shoulders as in prostration. The imam makes the takbir audible to those behind him, just as he recites aloud in the first two units of every prayer except the two midday prayers, whereas anyone else utters it only loud enough for himself to hear.² He next grasps the wrist of his left hand beneath his navel, fixes his gaze on the place of prostration, and says:

“Subḥānaka-llāhumma wa bi-ḥamdik, wa tabāraka ismuk, wa taʿālā jadduk, wa lā ilāha ghayruk.”

(Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise is Yours; blessed is Your Name, exalted is Your Majesty, and there is no deity but You.)