Then he turns to his right and says, “As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh” (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah), and to his left the same. If the prayer consists of three or four rakʿahs, he rises—saying the takbīr—after the first tashahhud and performs what remains exactly like the second rakʿah, reciting only Sūrat al-Fātiḥah. He then sits in the posture of tawarruk (1) for the final tashahhud; the same applies to a woman, except that she keeps herself compact and lets her legs fall to her right side while sitting (2).

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[Disliked and Recommended Acts within the Prayer]

Disliked during the prayer are: turning the head; raising the gaze to the sky; al-iqʿāʾ (3); spreading the forearms on the ground while prostrating; fidgeting; placing the hands on the waist (4); swaying from side to side (5); cracking or interlacing the fingers; praying while needing to relieve oneself (6) and the like; having desirable food present (7); and repeating Sūrat al-Fātiḥah—though not the combining of surahs (8)—whether in an obligatory or a voluntary prayer.

Recommended for him are: repelling anyone who tries to pass in front of him; praying toward a sutrah raised to about a cubit’s height (9); and, if none is available, drawing a crescent-shaped line on the ground instead.